An interactive voicemail proxy for checking messages
This project requires some environment variables to be set. To keep your tokens and secrets secure, make sure to not commit the .env
file in git. When setting up the project with twilio serverless:init ...
the Twilio CLI will create a .gitignore
file that excludes .env
from the version history.
In your .env
file, set the following values:
Variable | Description | Required |
---|---|---|
MY_PHONE_NUMBER | Your phone number | true |
/handle-user-input
is protected and requires a valid Twilio signature as well as the following parameters:
Parameter | Description | Required |
---|---|---|
Digits |
Automatically provided by Twilio | No |
SpeechResult |
Automatically provided by Twilio | No |
From |
Automatically provided by Twilio | No |
To |
Automatically provided by Twilio | No |
- Install the Twilio CLI
- Install the serverless toolkit
twilio plugins:install @twilio-labs/plugin-serverless
- Initiate a new project
twilio serverless:init example --template=voice-ivr && cd example
- Start the server with the Twilio CLI:
twilio serverless:start
- Open the web page at https://localhost:3000/index.html and follow the instructions to test your application.
ℹ️ Check the developer console and terminal for any errors, make sure you've set your environment variables.
Deploy your functions and assets with either of the following commands. Note: you must run these commands from inside your project folder. More details in the docs.
With the Twilio CLI:
twilio serverless:deploy