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Error
Application error

19023: Invalid channel type

Twilio Messaging DocumentationMessaging

Description

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Twilio returns this error when a request includes an invalid channel type. This usually happens when rich content falls back to a channel that does not support the content type you sent.

Possible causes

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  • You are sending rich content and the message falls back to a channel that does not support that content type.
  • Your template does not include a fallback content type that matches the destination channel. Twilio uses fallback content types so a single template can deliver rich content to one channel and plain text or media to another.
  • Add a twilio/text fallback when the message can fall back to SMS. Twilio supports twilio/text as a fallback content type for mixed-channel messaging.
  • Add a twilio/media fallback when the message can fall back to MMS. Twilio supports twilio/media for MMS and other rich messaging channels.
  • When you use Content Templates, include fallback content types for each supported channel before you send the message. Twilio lets you specify fallback content types when rich content is not supported.

Additional resources

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