# Send data to Twilio

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See the changelog of this Data sink type [here](/data-sinks/twilio-data-sink.md).
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## Overview

Onum supports integration with [Twilio](https://www.twilio.com/en-us).

Twilio is a cloud communications platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that provides developers with programmable communication tools for building and scaling communication features into their applications.

## Onum Setup

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Log in to your Onum tenant and click **Data Sinks> New Data sink**.
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Double-click the **Twilio** Sink.
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Enter a **Name** for the new Data Sink. Optionally, add a **Description** and some **Tags** to identify the Sink.
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Decide whether or not to include this Data sink info in the metrics and graphs of the [**Home**](/the-workspace/home.md) area.
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Enter your **Twilio account SID**<mark style="color:red;">**\***</mark> [string identifier](https://www.twilio.com/docs/glossary/what-is-a-sid). Select it from your [Secrets](/administration/global-settings/organization-settings/secrets-management.md) or create a new one.

Enter your [Twilio authorization token](https://help.twilio.com/articles/223136027-Auth-Tokens-and-How-to-Change-Them). Select it from your [Secrets](/administration/global-settings/organization-settings/secrets-management.md) or create a new one.
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In the [Secrets](/administration/global-settings/organization-settings/secrets-management.md) area, **New secret** to create a new one:

* Give the secret a **Name**.
* Turn off the **Expiration date** option.
* Click **Add new value** and paste the corresponding value.
* Click **Save**.

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You can now select the created secrets in the configuration.
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Toggle **SMS** or **WhatsApp** and enter the **Phone number**<mark style="color:red;">**\***</mark> used to send the message.
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Specify the **Maximum requests per second**<mark style="color:red;">**\***</mark>. The minimum value is `1`, and the maximum value is `100`.
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If your organization uses proxy servers, activate the **Proxy configuration** toggle and establish the connection here:

* **Scheme**<mark style="color:red;">**\***</mark> - Choose the required proxy scheme (**HTTP** or **HTTPS**).
* **Host**<mark style="color:red;">**\***</mark> - Set the required proxy address.
* **Port**<mark style="color:red;">**\***</mark> - Set the required proxy port.
* **Username** - Enter your proxy username.
* **Password** - Select your proxy password from the list of your tenant's [Secrets](/administration/global-settings/organization-settings/secrets-management.md) or create a new one.
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Click **Finish** when complete. Your new Data sink will appear in the **Data sinks** area list.

## Pipeline configuration

When it comes to using this Data sink in a [Pipeline](/the-workspace/pipelines.md), you must configure the following output parameters. To do it, simply click the Data sink on the canvas and select **Configuration**.

### Output configuration

<table><thead><tr><th width="169.859375">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Event field</strong><mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>Select the incoming field containing the message to send on.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### **Destination phone numbers**

<table><thead><tr><th width="169.8125">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Phone number</strong><mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>Select the incoming field containing the destination phone numbers.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Click **Save** to save your configuration.


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