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Service Rate Limit Buckets

A Bucket defines the limit that should be enforced against the key it is associated with. A Rate Limit can have multiple buckets so that you can detect and stop attacks at different velocities.

Prerequisites:

  1. Create a Verification Service
  2. Create a Service Rate Limit
(information)

Info

If you are just getting started with Rate Limits in Verify we recommend checking out our guide on Using Verify Service Rate Limits to Protect Your Application before diving into the API.

Bucket Properties

Property nameTypePIIDescription
sidSID<BL>
Not PII

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Bucket.

Pattern: ^BL[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
rate_limit_sidSID<RK>
Not PII

The Twilio-provided string that uniquely identifies the Rate Limit resource.

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

The SID of the Service the resource is associated with.

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

The SID of the Account that created the Rate Limit resource.

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

Maximum number of requests permitted in during the interval.

intervalinteger
Not PII

Number of seconds that the rate limit will be enforced over.

date_createdstring<date-time>
Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in RFC 2822 format.

date_updatedstring<date-time>
Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated specified in RFC 2822 format.

urlstring<uri>
Not PII

The URL of this resource.

Create a Bucket

POST https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/RateLimits/{RateLimitSid}/Buckets

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<VA>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service the resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^VA[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
RateLimitSidSID<RK>required
Not PII

The Twilio-provided string that uniquely identifies the Rate Limit resource.

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

Request body parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
Maxintegerrequired
Not PII

Maximum number of requests permitted in during the interval.

Intervalintegerrequired
Not PII

Number of seconds that the rate limit will be enforced over.

Create a Bucket

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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 createBucket() {
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const bucket = await client.verify.v2
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.services("VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.rateLimits("RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.buckets.create({
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interval: 60,
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max: 4,
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});
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console.log(bucket.sid);
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}
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createBucket();

Output

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{
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"sid": "BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"rate_limit_sid": "RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"service_sid": "VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"max": 4,
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"interval": 60,
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"date_created": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
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"url": "https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/RateLimits/RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Buckets/BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}

Fetch a Bucket

GET https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/RateLimits/{RateLimitSid}/Buckets/{Sid}

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<VA>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service the resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^VA[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
RateLimitSidSID<RK>required
Not PII

The Twilio-provided string that uniquely identifies the Rate Limit resource.

Pattern: ^RK[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
SidSID<BL>required
Not PII

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Bucket.

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

Fetch a Bucket

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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 fetchBucket() {
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const bucket = await client.verify.v2
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.services("VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.rateLimits("RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.buckets("BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.fetch();
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console.log(bucket.sid);
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}
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fetchBucket();

Output

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{
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"sid": "BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"rate_limit_sid": "RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"service_sid": "VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"max": 5,
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"interval": 60,
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"date_created": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
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"url": "https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/RateLimits/RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Buckets/BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}

List all Buckets

GET https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/RateLimits/{RateLimitSid}/Buckets

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<VA>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service the resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^VA[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
RateLimitSidSID<RK>required
Not PII

The Twilio-provided string that uniquely identifies the Rate Limit resource.

Pattern: ^RK[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.

List all Buckets

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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 listBucket() {
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const buckets = await client.verify.v2
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.services("VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.rateLimits("RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.buckets.list({ limit: 20 });
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buckets.forEach((b) => console.log(b.sid));
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}
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listBucket();

Output

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{
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"buckets": [],
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"meta": {
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"page": 0,
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"page_size": 50,
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"first_page_url": "https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/RateLimits/RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Buckets?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"previous_page_url": null,
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"url": "https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/RateLimits/RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Buckets?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"next_page_url": null,
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"key": "buckets"
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}
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}

Update a Bucket

POST https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/RateLimits/{RateLimitSid}/Buckets/{Sid}

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<VA>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service the resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^VA[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
RateLimitSidSID<RK>required
Not PII

The Twilio-provided string that uniquely identifies the Rate Limit resource.

Pattern: ^RK[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
SidSID<BL>required
Not PII

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Bucket.

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

Request body parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
MaxintegerOptional
Not PII

Maximum number of requests permitted in during the interval.

IntervalintegerOptional
Not PII

Number of seconds that the rate limit will be enforced over.

Update a Bucket

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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 updateBucket() {
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const bucket = await client.verify.v2
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.services("VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.rateLimits("RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.buckets("BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.update({ max: 10 });
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console.log(bucket.sid);
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}
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updateBucket();

Output

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{
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"sid": "BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"rate_limit_sid": "RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"service_sid": "VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"max": 10,
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"interval": 60,
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"date_created": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-07-30T20:00:00Z",
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"url": "https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/RateLimits/RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Buckets/BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}

Delete a Bucket

DELETE https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/RateLimits/{RateLimitSid}/Buckets/{Sid}

Path parameters

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ServiceSidSID<VA>required
Not PII

The SID of the Service the resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^VA[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
RateLimitSidSID<RK>required
Not PII

The Twilio-provided string that uniquely identifies the Rate Limit resource.

Pattern: ^RK[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
SidSID<BL>required
Not PII

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Bucket.

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

Delete a Bucket

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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 deleteBucket() {
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await client.verify.v2
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.services("VAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.rateLimits("RKaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.buckets("BLaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.remove();
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}
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deleteBucket();

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