# Twilio API for AI Agents

Twilio developer APIs call the Twilio API from the agent stack you already run. Swytchcode supplies the manifest, then handles authentication, retries, idempotency, and validation on every call.

## Use cases

### What can you build with the Twilio API?

1. Call Twilio directly from an AI agent without writing custom auth, retry, or error-handling code.
2. Get the right endpoints and call sequence for the workflow you need, instead of having the agent explore the Twilio API surface.
3. Chain Twilio with other approved integrations in one workflow, each step validated against your policy before it runs.
4. Give an agent safe read/write access to Twilio in production, with idempotent retries if a call fails.

## Setup guide

### How to connect the Twilio API to an AI agent

Four steps, no SDK, no boilerplate. Every Twilio call routed through Swytchcode is idempotency-keyed and safe to retry.

1. **Install the CLI**  
   Run "npx swytchcode" to install the Swytchcode CLI—no account required to start.
2. **Pull the manifest**  
   Run "swytchcode get twilio" to pull the Twilio API manifest, including its schema and available actions.
3. **Authenticate once**  
   Provide your Twilio API credentials a single time. Swytchcode stores and refreshes them so your agent never handles raw secrets.
4. **Call it from your agent**  
   Run "swytchcode exec twilio.<action> --key value" from any agent or script. No SDK, no framework lock-in.

```  
swytchcode get twilio  
swytchcode exec twilio.<action> --key value  
```

## FAQ

### Frequently asked questions

#### What is Swytchcode?  
#### How do I get started with Swytchcode?  
#### How does an AI agent actually call the Twilio API through Swytchcode?  
#### What happens if a Twilio call fails, times out, or hits a rate limit?  
#### Can I restrict which Twilio actions my agent is allowed to run?  
#### Where does Swytchcode store my Twilio credentials?  
#### Do I need to write a custom Twilio SDK integration for my agent?  
#### How is calling Twilio through Swytchcode different from calling its API directly?  
#### Do I need a specific framework to call Twilio?  
#### Does Swytchcode log what my agent does with Twilio?

## Build me a Twilio AI assistant

Copy the prompt into your agent. It will load Swytchcode and wire up Twilio.