Parse and Twilio

Question

I want to use Twilio's SMS and Recorded Voice services, which allow users to send USSD code to update certain object fields on their entry in parse.com 's database. Also other users should be able to send different USSD code to retrieve very basic information using cloud code. I would like to implement this in two ways: - send USSD code and receive info (written) directly - Recorded Sound System that helps the user get what he/she needs, similar to the voice service provided by communication companies.

The problem is that I don't know what are the technical names of the specific services/REST APIs I need to get this done. After some research I came across IVR and USSD, are these what I need to explore more?

Answer 1

Twilio developer evangelist here.

To get started with Twilio on Parse you should check out the Parse documentation and these getting started blog posts:

• Sending SMS with Parse
• Making and receiving calls on Parse

If you want to look further into responding to SMS messages, take a look at:

• This explanation of how Twilio inbound message requests work
• This introduction of the Twilio Node.js helper

If you're looking into building an IVR, take a look at:

• This IVR building walkthrough (It's written for Ruby on Rails, but the theory is the same)
• This Node.js tutorial on building a survey with Voice

I hope this helps. Let me know if there's anything else I can help with.