canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/twilio.com/twilio---api

# Twilio - Api

This is the public Twilio REST API. The API exposes 197 endpoints secured with basic authentication.

## For AI agents

Programmatically create a new twilio subaccount from the account making the request, retrieves a collection of accounts belonging to the account used to make the req. Covers 197 operations with basic authentication.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for developer tools only.

## Capabilities

- Create a new Twilio Subaccount from the account making the request
- Retrieves a collection of Accounts belonging to the account used to make the req
- Modify the properties of a given Account
- Fetch the account specified by the provided Account Sid
- Retrieve a list of applications representing an application within the requestin
- Updates the application's properties

## Use cases

### Developer Tools Operations

Use the Twilio - API to perform developer tools operations programmatically. The API provides 197 endpoints covering core functionality including create a new twilio subaccount from the account making the request, retrieves a collection of accounts belonging to the account used to make the req, modify the properties of a given account.

Example prompt: Call POST /2010-04-01/Accounts.json to create a new twilio subaccount from the account making the request

### Automated Api20100401Account Management

Automate api20100401account operations by combining multiple Twilio - API endpoints. Agents can retrieves a collection of accounts belonging to the account used to make the req and then modify the properties of a given account in a single workflow.

Example prompt: Call GET /2010-04-01/Accounts.json to retrieves a collection of accounts belonging to the account used to make the req, then verify the result

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call Twilio - API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle basic tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'create a new twilio subaccount from the account making the request', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| POST | /2010-04-01/Accounts.json | Create a new Twilio Subaccount from the account making the request |
| GET | /2010-04-01/Accounts.json | Retrieves a collection of Accounts belonging to the account used to make the req |
| POST | /2010-04-01/Accounts/{Sid}.json | Modify the properties of a given Account |
| GET | /2010-04-01/Accounts/{Sid}.json | Fetch the account specified by the provided Account Sid |
| POST | /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications.json | Create a new application within your account |
| GET | /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications.json | Retrieve a list of applications representing an application within the requestin |
| POST | /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications/{Sid}.json | Updates the application's properties |
| GET | /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications/{Sid}.json | Fetch the application specified by the provided sid |

## Key resources

- **Api20100401Account** — Operations related to Api20100401Account
- **Api20100401AddOnResult** — Operations related to Api20100401AddOnResult
- **Api20100401Address** — Operations related to Api20100401Address
- **Api20100401AllTime** — Operations related to Api20100401AllTime
- **Api20100401Application** — Operations related to Api20100401Application

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring Twilio - API by hand means learning its basic auth with Account SID and Auth Token, threading the account SID through every path, and handling errors and retries yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import Twilio - API from the API Directory, store the credentials once, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** Twilio - API puts the account and application SID in the URL path (/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications/{Sid}.json), so a rule can pin your agent to one application: it can read and update that application and nothing else. You choose the operations it may call, so creating or updating subaccounts are not included unless you add them.
- **Credential handling:** Your Twilio Account SID and Auth Token are stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. They never enter the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'create a subaccount' or 'update an application', and Jentic returns the matching Twilio - API operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Github** — Alternative developer tools API
- **Gitlab** — Alternative developer tools API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the Twilio - API use?

The Twilio - API uses HTTP Basic authentication with username and password. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

### Can I create a new twilio subaccount from the account making the request with the Twilio - API?

Yes. Use the POST /2010-04-01/Accounts.json endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

### What are the rate limits for the Twilio - API?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

### How do I create a new twilio subaccount from the account making the request through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'create a new twilio subaccount from the account making the request'. Jentic returns the matching Twilio - API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

### How many endpoints does the Twilio - API have?

The Twilio - API exposes 197 endpoints covering api20100401account, api20100401addonresult, api20100401address operations.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Twilio API?

Yes. Because Jentic One is self-hosted, you set the rules that decide which Twilio operations and credentials your agent may use. Since the account and application SIDs sit in the URL path (for example /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications/{Sid}.json), a rule can pin the agent to a single application so it can only fetch and update that one and nothing else. You also choose the exact operations it can call, so account-level actions like creating or modifying subaccounts stay off limits unless you explicitly add them.