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{
  "sid": "SM3f8e9a1b2c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j1k2l3m4",
  "status": "sent",
  "to": "+1 (555) 000-1234",
  "from": "+1 (415) 599-2671",
  "body": "Hello from my first Twilio app! 🚀",
  "date_created": "2026-02-24T02:08:09Z",
  "price": "-0.0075",
  "direction": "outbound-api"}
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10M+developers worldwide
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1.8saverage delivery
$0.0075per SMS sent
3%delivery lift (Forrester)
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5 minto first message
47carrier relationships managed for you
201HTTP status: success
10M+developers worldwide
180+countries covered
1.8saverage delivery
$0.0075per SMS sent
3%delivery lift (Forrester)
99.95%API uptime SLA
6SDK languages
5 minto first message
47carrier relationships managed for you
201HTTP status: success
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# pip install twilio
from twilio.rest import Client

client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)

message = client.messages.create(
    body="Hello from my Twilio app 🚀",
    from_="+14155992671",
    to="+15558675310"
)

print(message.sid)  # SM3f8e9a...
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