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Messaging Service AlphaSender Resource

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Public Beta

The Service Resource is currently available as a Public Beta product. This means that some features for configuring your Messaging Service via the REST API are not yet implemented, and others may be changed before the product is declared Generally Available. Messaging Service Configuration through the Twilio Console is Generally Available.

Public Beta products are not covered by a Twilio SLA.

The resources for sending Messages with a Messaging Service are Generally Available.

The AlphaSender is a subresource of a Service resource and represents an Alphanumeric Sender ID (alpha sender) you have associated with the Service.

When an alpha sender has been added to the Messaging Service, Twilio Programmable Messaging will always attempt to prioritize message delivery with your Alpha Sender where possible.

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Each Messaging Services may only have one alpha sender associated with it. To change the Alpha Sender ID, you must first delete the current alpha sender before adding the new one.

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This subresource is only available to Accounts in which the Alphanumeric Sender ID is enabled.

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Please see this support article for more information on how to use Alphanumeric Sender ID with Messaging Services.

AlphaSender Properties

Property nameTypePIIDescription
sidSID<AI>
Not PII

The unique string that we created to identify the AlphaSender resource.

Pattern: ^AI[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
account_sidSID<AC>
Not PII

The SID of the Account that created the AlphaSender resource.

Pattern: ^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
service_sidSID<MG>
Not PII

The SID of the Service the resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
date_createdstring<date-time>
Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in ISO 8601 format.

date_updatedstring<date-time>
Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated specified in ISO 8601 format.

alpha_senderstring
Not PII

The Alphanumeric Sender ID string.

capabilitiesarray[string]
Not PII

An array of values that describe whether the number can receive calls or messages. Can be: SMS.

urlstring<uri>
Not PII

The absolute URL of the AlphaSender resource.

Create an AlphaSender resource

POST https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/AlphaSenders

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<MG>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service to create the resource under.

Pattern: ^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

Request body parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
AlphaSenderstringrequired
Not PII

The Alphanumeric Sender ID string. Can be up to 11 characters long. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, space, hyphen -, plus +, underscore _ and ampersand &. This value cannot contain only numbers.

Create: an Alpha Sender

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function createAlphaSender() {
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const alphaSender = await client.messaging.v1
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.services("MG2172dd2db502e20dd981ef0d67850e1a")
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.alphaSenders.create({ alphaSender: "My company" });
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console.log(alphaSender.sid);
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}
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createAlphaSender();

Output

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{
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"sid": "AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"service_sid": "MG2172dd2db502e20dd981ef0d67850e1a",
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"date_created": "2015-07-30T20:12:31Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-07-30T20:12:33Z",
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"alpha_sender": "My company",
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"capabilities": [
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"SMS"
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],
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"url": "https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/AlphaSenders/AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}

Fetch an AlphaSender resource

GET https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/AlphaSenders/{Sid}

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<MG>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service to fetch the resource from.

Pattern: ^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
Sidstringrequired
Not PII

The SID of the AlphaSender resource to fetch.

Fetch an Alpha Sender

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function fetchAlphaSender() {
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const alphaSender = await client.messaging.v1
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.services("MG2172dd2db502e20dd981ef0d67850e1a")
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.alphaSenders("AIc781610ec0b3400c9e0cab8e757da937")
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.fetch();
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console.log(alphaSender.sid);
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}
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fetchAlphaSender();

Output

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{
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"sid": "AIc781610ec0b3400c9e0cab8e757da937",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"service_sid": "MG2172dd2db502e20dd981ef0d67850e1a",
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"date_created": "2015-07-30T20:12:31Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-07-30T20:12:33Z",
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"alpha_sender": "Twilio",
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"capabilities": [
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"SMS"
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],
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"url": "https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/AlphaSenders/AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}

Read multiple AlphaSender resources

GET https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/AlphaSenders

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<MG>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service to read the resources from.

Pattern: ^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

Query parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
PageSizeintegerOptional
Not PII

How many resources to return in each list page. The default is 50, and the maximum is 1000.

Minimum: 1Maximum: 1000
PageintegerOptional
Not PII

The page index. This value is simply for client state.

Minimum: 0
PageTokenstringOptional
Not PII

The page token. This is provided by the API.

Read Alpha Senders

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twilio-cli
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function listAlphaSender() {
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const alphaSenders = await client.messaging.v1
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.services("MG2172dd2db502e20dd981ef0d67850e1a")
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.alphaSenders.list({ limit: 20 });
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alphaSenders.forEach((a) => console.log(a.sid));
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}
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listAlphaSender();

Output

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{
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"meta": {
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"page": 0,
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"page_size": 20,
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"first_page_url": "https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/AlphaSenders?PageSize=20&Page=0",
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"previous_page_url": null,
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"next_page_url": null,
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"key": "alpha_senders",
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"url": "https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/AlphaSenders?PageSize=20&Page=0"
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},
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"alpha_senders": [
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{
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"service_sid": "MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"sid": "AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"date_created": "2015-07-30T20:12:31Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-07-30T20:12:33Z",
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"alpha_sender": "Twilio",
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"capabilities": [
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"SMS"
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],
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"url": "https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/AlphaSenders/AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}
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]
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}

Delete an AlphaSender resource

DELETE https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/AlphaSenders/{Sid}

Returns "204 NO CONTENT" if the alpha sender was successfully removed from the Service.

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<MG>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service to delete the resource from.

Pattern: ^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
Sidstringrequired
Not PII

The SID of the AlphaSender resource to delete.

Delete: Remove a Alpha Sender from a Service

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twilio-cli
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function deleteAlphaSender() {
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await client.messaging.v1
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.services("MG2172dd2db502e20dd981ef0d67850e1a")
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.alphaSenders("AIc781610ec0b3400c9e0cab8e757da937")
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.remove();
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}
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deleteAlphaSender();

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