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No-code Voice quickstart with Twilio Studio

This quickstart shows you how to build an application that answers phone calls using Twilio Studio, our no-code application builder.

Complete the prerequisites

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  1. Create a Twilio account(link takes you to an external page).
  2. Buy a voice-enabled phone number(link takes you to an external page).

Create a Flow

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A Flow is an application in Twilio Studio that handles calls and messages. Each Flow has a visual, flowchart-like interface.

  1. Go to Studio > Flows(link takes you to an external page).
  2. Click Create new Flow.
  3. In the Flow Name field, enter a name for your Flow.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Keep Start from scratch selected, and click Next.

Use a Widget

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A canvas with a Trigger Widget and the Widget Library is displayed. Follow these steps to create a Widget:

  1. In the Widget Library, find Say/Play.
  2. Click and drag Say/Play onto the canvas. The canvas displays a Say/Play Widget.
  3. Connect the Trigger Widget to the Say/Play Widget:
    • Click the red dot next to Incoming Call on the Trigger Widget.
    • Drag to the gray dot on the Say/Play Widget.
  4. Select the Say/Play Widget.
  5. In the configuration pane on the side of the canvas, find the Text to say field and enter the message you want callers to hear.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Click Publish.

Connect a phone number to your Flow'

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Twilio consoleLegacy console
  1. Go to the Numbers & senders(link takes you to an external page) page in the Twilio Console.
  2. Click a phone number.
  3. Go to the Configuration details tab and select Voice and emergency calling.
  4. Click Edit details.
  5. On the Edit voice configuration dialog, select the Webhook, TwiML Bin, Function, Studio Flow, Proxy Service option.
  6. Under How do you want to set up your primary method?, select Studio Flow.
  7. Select the Studio Flow you'd like to connect to your phone number, then click Save.

Test your application with a call

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Place a call to your Twilio number. The message you entered earlier plays.

Next steps

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