---
title: "Create Twilio Channel"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/channels/twilio/"
tags: ["channels.twilio"]
deprecated: true
---

# Create Twilio Channel

`POST /api/v1/channels/twilio/`

> **Deprecated.**

## Request body

- TwilioChannelCreateRequest — Request model for creating a Twilio channel.
  - `name` string, required — The channel name
  - `config` TwilioChannelConfigCreate, required — Twilio channel config information.
    - `account_sid` string, required — SID of the Twilio account
    - `auth_token` string, required — The Twilio auth token

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- Channel
  - `name` string, required — The channel name
  - `channel_service` 'sip' | 'twilio' | 'email' | 'webchat' | 'africastalking' | 'whatsapp', required — The communication service for a channel.
  - `supported_modes` string, nullable — The comma-delimited list of supported modes for the channel, which defines the possible communication methods for channel targets linked to it.
  - `is_system_channel` boolean — Whether the channel is a built-in system channel (i.e., is not customizable)
  - `id` integer, required — The channel ID
  - `config` ChannelConfigView
    - `telephony` TelephonyConfigurations
      - `pre_input_timeout` number, nullable — Pre input silence threshold
      - `post_speech_input_timeout` number, nullable — Post speech silence timeout to determine input as ended.
      - `post_dtmf_input_timeout` number, nullable — Post dtmf silence timeout to determine input as ended.
      - `overall_input_timeout` number, nullable — Total input timeout
      - `output_padding` number, nullable — Number of seconds to start listening to user input before assistant speech ends
      - `interruptibility` string, nullable — Interruptibility setting for user input.Valid values: none, dtmf_only, speech_only, all
      - `passive_speech_input_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether passive speech input is enabled (input while assistant is speaking)
      - `passive_input_start` number, nullable — Waiting time to start passive input (in seconds) after start of assistant speech
      - `async_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether asynchronous mode is enabled for the conversation
      - `transfer_leg_voicemail_detection_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether transfer leg voicemail detection is enabled
      - `sip_configuration` SipConfiguration — SIP routing configuration for transferring a call to a destination. This is internal telephony/routing configuration used to direct a transfer to specific SIP endpoints.
        - `sip_transfer_mode` 'refer' | 'invite' — How a call should be transferred to a SIP endpoint.
        - `sip_endpoints` SipEndpoint[], nullable — List of SIP endpoints to attempt for the transfer.
          - `host` string, required — SIP endpoint host (IP address or hostname).
          - `port` string, nullable — SIP endpoint port.
          - `transport` 'tls' | 'tcp' | 'udp' — The transport protocol to use for the SIP endpoint.
        - `call_info_placement` string, nullable — Where to place call information during a transfer. Supported values are `uri_parameters`, `to_parameters`, `from_parameters`, or `sip_header:<header-name>`.
    - `email` EmailConfigurations — Email channel configurations.
      - `sending_domain` string, required — The domain to use for sending emails. Must be authenticated in SendGrid.
    - `credentials` object, nullable — Exposed credentials for the channel - currently just account_sid_last_four for Twilio channels

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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