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Messaging Service Destination 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(link takes you to an external page) is Generally Available.

Public Beta products are not covered by a Twilio SLA(link takes you to an external page).

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

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

When a destination alpha sender has been added to the Messaging Service, Twilio Programmable Messaging will always attempt to prioritize message delivery with your Destination Alpha Sender where possible(link takes you to an external page).

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This subresource is only available to Accounts in which the Alphanumeric Sender ID is enabled(link takes you to an external page).

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See this support article(link takes you to an external page) for more information on how to use Alphanumeric Sender ID with Messaging Services.

DestinationAlphaSender Properties

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Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
sidSID<AI>

Optional

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>

Optional

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>

Optional

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>

Optional

Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in ISO 8601(link takes you to an external page) format.

date_updatedstring<date-time>

Optional

Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated specified in ISO 8601(link takes you to an external page) format.

alpha_senderstring

Optional

Not PII

The Alphanumeric Sender ID string.

capabilitiesarray[string]

Optional

Not PII

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

urlstring<uri>

Optional

Not PII

The absolute URL of the AlphaSender resource.

iso_country_codestring

Optional

Not PII

The Two Character ISO Country Code the Alphanumeric Sender ID will be used for. For Default Alpha Senders that work across countries, this value will be an empty string

Create a Destination AlphaSender resource

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

Path parameters

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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

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Encoding type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded
SchemaExample
Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
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.

IsoCountryCodestring

Optional

Not PII

The Optional Two Character ISO Country Code the Alphanumeric Sender ID will be used for. If the IsoCountryCode is not provided, a default Alpha Sender will be created that can be used across all countries.

Create an Alpha SenderLink to code sample: 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 createDestinationAlphaSender() {

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  const destinationAlphaSender = await client.messaging.v1

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    .services("MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")

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    .destinationAlphaSenders.create({

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      alphaSender: "My company",

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      isoCountryCode: "FR",

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    });

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  console.log(destinationAlphaSender.sid);

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}

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createDestinationAlphaSender();

Output

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{

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  "sid": "AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",

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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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  "iso_country_code": "FR",

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  "url": "https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/DestinationAlphaSenders/AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

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}

Fetch a Destination AlphaSender resource

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

Path parameters

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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 SenderLink to code sample: 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 fetchDestinationAlphaSender() {

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  const destinationAlphaSender = await client.messaging.v1

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    .services("MGXXXXXXXXXXXXX")

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    .destinationAlphaSenders("AIXXXXXXXXXXXXX")

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    .fetch();

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  console.log(destinationAlphaSender.sid);

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}

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fetchDestinationAlphaSender();

Output

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{

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  "sid": "AIXXXXXXXXXXXXX",

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  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXX",

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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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  "iso_country_code": "FR",

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  "url": "https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/DestinationAlphaSenders/AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

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}

Read multiple Destination AlphaSender resources

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

Path parameters

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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

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
PageSizeinteger<int64>

Optional

Not PII

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

Minimum: 1Maximum: 1000
Pageinteger

Optional

Not PII

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

Minimum: 0
PageTokenstring

Optional

Not PII

The page token. This is provided by the API.

Read Alpha SendersLink to code sample: Read Alpha Senders
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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 listDestinationAlphaSender() {

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  const destinationAlphaSenders = await client.messaging.v1

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    .services("MGXXXXXXXXXXX")

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    .destinationAlphaSenders.list({ limit: 20 });

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  destinationAlphaSenders.forEach((d) => console.log(d.sid));

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}

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listDestinationAlphaSender();

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/DestinationAlphaSenders?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/DestinationAlphaSenders?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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      "iso_country_code": "FR",

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      "url": "https://messaging.twilio.com/v1/Services/MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/DestinationAlphaSenders/AIaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

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    }

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  ]

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}

Delete a Destination AlphaSender resource

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

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

Path parameters

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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.

Remove a Alpha Sender from a ServiceLink to code sample: Remove a Alpha Sender from a Service
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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 deleteDestinationAlphaSender() {

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  await client.messaging.v1

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    .services("MGXXXXXXXX")

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    .destinationAlphaSenders("AIXXXXXXXXXXXXX")

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    .remove();

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}

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deleteDestinationAlphaSender();