{
  "slug": "twilio",
  "name": "Twilio",
  "url": "https://www.twilio.com",
  "cat": "comms",
  "group": "ship",
  "tagline": "SMS, voice and WhatsApp API",
  "price": "Pay as you go: US SMS from $0.0083 per message plus carrier fees of $0.0025-$0.0045. Long-code number $1.15/mo, toll-free $2.15/mo, MMS $0.022 outbound. New accounts get trial credit.",
  "tier": "paid",
  "pick": false,
  "what": "The default programmable communications API for SMS, MMS, voice, WhatsApp and RCS. Provides phone number provisioning, two-way messaging webhooks, Verify for one-time passcodes, and Messaging Services with automatic number pooling and compliance handling. Also owns SendGrid and Segment.",
  "why": "When you need an SMS one-time code or an alert that reaches a phone, Twilio is three lines and works in almost every country. Verify handles the whole OTP flow including rate limiting and fraud checks.",
  "warn": "US A2P 10DLC brand and campaign registration is mandatory before sending to US numbers — expect registration fees plus days of carrier review. Carrier surcharges are billed on top of the quoted per-message rate.",
  "install": "npm i twilio",
  "category": {
    "key": "comms",
    "name": "Email, forms & notifications",
    "desc": "Transactional mail, form capture, push. Deliverability is the thing to buy for.",
    "group": "ship",
    "groupName": "Ship it & keep it alive"
  },
  "freshness": null,
  "health": {
    "ok": true,
    "status_code": 200,
    "final_url": "https://www.twilio.com/en-us",
    "checked_at": "2026-08-19T00:37:41.862+00:00"
  },
  "corrected_at": null,
  "upstream_changed_at": null
}