--- title: "Connect Twilio to DocsBot AI - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Call\" fires in Twilio, your agent runs \"Add lead\" in DocsBot AI. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/twilio-to-docsbot-ai" --- # Connect Twilio to DocsBot AI When **New Call** fires in [Twilio](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio), your agent runs **Add lead** in [DocsBot AI](https://apiant.ai/connections/docsbot-ai). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Twilio **4** triggers Twilio **11** actions DocsBot AI **13** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Twilio and DocsBot AI to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Twilio can start in DocsBot AI - When **New Call** in Twilio then **Add lead** in DocsBot AI - When **New Incoming Call** in Twilio then **Chat Agent Message (Recommended)** in DocsBot AI Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Twilio and DocsBot AI ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **New Call** Polls for voice calls on your Twilio account. - Trigger **New Incoming Call** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives a call. - Trigger **New Message Received** Polls for inbound SMS/MMS messages received by your Twilio account. - Trigger **New SMS received** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives an SMS/MMS. Activating the automation points the number's incoming-message webhook at this automation; deactivating clears it. - Action **Delete Message** Deletes a message from your Twilio account's message logs. - Action **Find available phone numbers by criteria** Returns up to 50 phone numbers available to buy in a country that match the specified criteria (area code, pattern, capabilities, location). - Action **Get Call** Retrieves details of a single voice call by its Call SID. - Action **Get Message** Retrieves a single SMS/MMS message by its Message SID. - Action **List Calls** Lists voice calls on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or status. - Action **List Messages** Lists SMS/MMS messages on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or date sent. - Action **List Phone Numbers** Lists the Twilio phone numbers (incoming phone numbers) owned by your account. - Action **Lookup Phone Number** Looks up details (carrier, line type, caller name) for a phone number via the Twilio Lookup v2 API. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedules an SMS or MMS message to be sent later through one of your Messaging Services. A scheduled message can be canceled with Update Message until it is sent. - Action **Update Message** Updates a Twilio Message: replaces or redacts its text, or cancels a scheduled message that has not been sent yet. - Action **Update Phone Number** Update settings (voice/SMS URLs, friendly name) of an owned incoming phone number. - Action **Add bot** Creates a new DocsBot bot in a team, optionally copying sources from an existing bot. - Action **Add lead** Captures or updates a lead for a DocsBot conversation, merging the supplied contact details (email, name, company and so on) into the lead record. - Action **Add source** Creates a new training source (URL, sitemap, document, Q&A and more) on a DocsBot bot. - Action **Ask Question (Legacy)** Asks a DocsBot bot a question using the legacy Chat API and returns the answer, its sources and the updated chat history. - Action **Chat Agent Message (Recommended)** Sends a message to a DocsBot bot in a stateful conversation and returns the agent's answer, sources and conversation history. - Action **Create Web Source** Adds a web-based training source (a page URL, sitemap, RSS feed or YouTube video) to a DocsBot bot and returns the created source. - Action **Delete bot** Permanently deletes a bot from a DocsBot team. - Action **Delete lead** Deletes one captured lead record from a DocsBot bot. - Action **Delete source** Deletes a training source from a DocsBot bot. The source may still appear in chat answers for a few minutes afterwards. - Action **Get bot** Returns one DocsBot bot with its settings, model, status and source counts. - Action **List bots** Returns the bots in a DocsBot team, optionally filtered by text or privacy and sorted. - Action **Semantic Search** Searches a bot's trained content and returns the most relevant source chunks for a natural-language query. - Action **Update bot** Updates the settings of an existing DocsBot bot, such as its name, description, prompt, model, privacy and widget appearance. Only the fields you fill in are changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio) - [ **DocsBot AI** DocsBot AI provides instant & accurate answers for you, your customers, or your team with AI powered...](https://apiant.ai/connections/docsbot-ai) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Twilio - [ **Twilio to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/twilio-to-slack) - [ **Twilio to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/twilio-to-zoom) - [ **Twilio to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/twilio-to-webflow) - [ **Twilio to OpenAI** OpenAI's platform for text generation (Responses + Chat Completions), image generation (gpt-image-1 /...](https://apiant.ai/connect/twilio-to-openai) - [ **Twilio to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/twilio-to-anthropic) - [ **Twilio to MySQL** Connect directly to a MySQL database and run SQL statements from your automations.](https://apiant.ai/connect/twilio-to-mysql) ## More into DocsBot AI - [ **HubSpot to DocsBot AI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-docsbot-ai) - [ **Salesforce to DocsBot AI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-docsbot-ai) - [ **Slack to DocsBot AI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-docsbot-ai) - [ **Google Sheets to DocsBot AI** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-docsbot-ai) - [ **Gmail to DocsBot AI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-docsbot-ai) - [ **Google Calendar to DocsBot AI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-docsbot-ai) Questions ## Twilio and DocsBot AI, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Twilio? Any of Twilio's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Call, New Incoming Call, New Message Received and New SMS received. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in DocsBot AI when something happens in Twilio? Any of DocsBot AI's 13 actions, including Create Web Source, Update bot, Add bot and Add lead. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from DocsBot AI to Twilio? DocsBot AI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Twilio. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads DocsBot AI's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Twilio or DocsBot AI? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Twilio and DocsBot AI without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.