Can't successfully find a Twilio subaccount with twilio-rb

Question

Big fan of using twilio-rb over twilio-ruby, but i'm stuck when trying to provide the Twilio subaccount's friendly_name to request the account_sid.

app.rb

Twilio::Config.setup \
  :account_sid  => '[MAIN ACCOUNT_SID]',
  :auth_token   => '[AUTH_TOKEN]'

subaccount.rb

post '/subaccount/create' do
  Twilio::Account.create :friendly_name => params[:friendly_name]
  account = Twilio::Account.find :friendly_name => params[:friendly_name]

  @subaccount = Subaccount.new
  @subaccount.friendly_name = params[:friendly_name]
  @subaccount.account_sid = account.sid
  if @subaccount.save
    redirect '/subaccount/create'
  else
    erb 'There has been an error saving.'
  end
end

It creates the subaccount in Twilio just fine, it does not however find the subaccount with the friendly_name.

When I break this down further, I have a subaccount named 'hello' and I want the SID for it:

account = Twilio::Account.find :friendly_name => "hello"
puts account.sid

This is what is returned in the Terminal

Called from: /Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/builder.rb:86:in `new'.
URI::InvalidURIError - bad URI(is not URI?): /Accounts/{:friendly_name=>"hello"}.json:
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/uri/common.rb:176:in `split'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/uri/common.rb:211:in `parse'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/uri/common.rb:747:in `parse'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/httparty-0.10.2/lib/httparty/request.rb:44:in `path='
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/httparty-0.10.2/lib/httparty/request.rb:33:in `initialize'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/httparty-0.10.2/lib/httparty.rb:456:in `new'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/httparty-0.10.2/lib/httparty.rb:456:in `perform_request'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/httparty-0.10.2/lib/httparty.rb:398:in `get'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/twilio-rb-2.3.0/lib/twilio/resource.rb:116:in `block (2 levels) in singleton class'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/twilio-rb-2.3.0/lib/twilio/finder.rb:9:in `find'
/Users/chadsakonchick/Projects/cloud-phone/lib/subaccounts.rb:27:in `block in <top (required)>'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1603:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1603:in `block in compile!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:966:in `[]'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:966:in `block (3 levels) in route!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:985:in `route_eval'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:966:in `block (2 levels) in route!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1006:in `block in process_route'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1004:in `catch'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1004:in `process_route'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:964:in `block in route!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:963:in `each'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:963:in `route!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1076:in `block in dispatch!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1058:in `block in invoke'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1058:in `catch'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1058:in `invoke'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1073:in `dispatch!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:898:in `block in call!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1058:in `block in invoke'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1058:in `catch'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1058:in `invoke'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:898:in `call!'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:886:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/xss_header.rb:18:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/base.rb:49:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/base.rb:49:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/path_traversal.rb:16:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/json_csrf.rb:18:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/base.rb:49:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/base.rb:49:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/frame_options.rb:31:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:225:in `context'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:220:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/logger.rb:15:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/commonlogger.rb:33:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:217:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:210:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/head.rb:13:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:22:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/show_exceptions.rb:21:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:180:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:2014:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1478:in `block in call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1788:in `synchronize'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1478:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/handler/webrick.rb:89:in `service'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/httpserver.rb:138:in `service'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/httpserver.rb:94:in `run'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/server.rb:295:in `block in start_thread'
[2014-11-07 18:22:32] ERROR NoMethodError: undefined method `join' for #<String:0x007fc7548fa570>
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/show_exceptions.rb:37:in `rescue in call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/show_exceptions.rb:21:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:180:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:2014:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1478:in `block in call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1788:in `synchronize'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/sinatra-1.4.5/lib/sinatra/base.rb:1478:in `call'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.6.0.beta/lib/rack/handler/webrick.rb:89:in `service'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/httpserver.rb:138:in `service'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/httpserver.rb:94:in `run'
/Users/chadsakonchick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.2/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/server.rb:295:in `block in start_thread'
localhost - - [07/Nov/2014:18:22:32 CST] "GET /subaccount/twilio-rb/hello HTTP/1.1" 500 340

Answer 1

Try this:

account = Twilio::Account.all :friendly_name => "hello"
puts account[0].sid

It took me a few minutes of digging in the twilio-rb gem, it's the Finder class that is being included into the Account class that does the work. In this scenario we want to use the API List resource which Stevie and co supported with the all method with a filter parameter.

Using the find method requires the account SID, and doesn't seem to support parameters. I think it might be worth making a pull request to add this to the documentation, as it's not obvious.

Update

See above as I added the [0] indexer to account as this is an Array.