--- title: "Connect Twilio and Twist - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Call\" fires in Twilio, your agent runs \"Post Message\" in Twist, or \"New Comment Posted in Thread\" in Twist to \"Update Message\" in Twilio." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/twilio-to-twist" --- # Connect Twilio and Twist When **New Call** fires in [Twilio](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio), your agent runs **Post Message** in [Twist](https://apiant.ai/connections/twist), or **New Comment Posted in Thread** in Twist to **Update Message** in Twilio. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Twilio **4** triggers Twilio **11** actions Twist **3** triggers Twist **17** 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 Twist 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 and Twist can do together ### From Twilio to Twist - When **New Call** in Twilio then **Post Message** in Twist - When **New Incoming Call** in Twilio then **Add channel** in Twist ### From Twist to Twilio - When **New Comment Posted in Thread** in Twist then **Update Message** in Twilio - When **New Message Posted in Conversation** in Twist then **Get Message** in Twilio 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 Twist ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 28 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. - Trigger **New Comment Posted in Thread** Triggers when a new comment is added in a thread. - Trigger **New Message Posted in Conversation** Triggers when a new message is added anywhere inside a conversation. - Trigger **New Thread Added to Channel** Triggers when a new thread is added to a channel. - Action **Add channel** Create a new channel in a workspace. - Action **Delete comment** Deletes a comment from a Twist thread. - Action **Delete thread** Remove a thread. - Action **Find Comment by Id** Gets a single Twist comment by its ID. - Action **Find Thread** Returns the threads in a channel whose title contains the specified text (case-insensitive), plus the first match. - Action **Find Thread by Id** Returns the Twist thread with the specified ID. - Action **Find User by Id** Finds a user by matching against their id. - Action **List channels** Return all channels in a workspace. - Action **List comments** Lists the comments in a Twist thread, newest first by default. - Action **List threads** Lists threads in a Twist channel, newest-updated first by default, with optional filters. - Action **List users** Lists all users in a Twist workspace. - Action **List workspaces** Gets all the workspaces (teams) the connected user belongs to. - Action **Post Comment** Post a comment to a thread you choose. - Action **Post Message** Posts a new message to an existing Twist conversation (direct message). - Action **Post Thread** Adds a new thread to a Twist channel. - Action **Update comment** Edit an existing comment's content. - Action **Update thread** Updates the title, content, attachments, action buttons or mentions of an existing Twist thread. ## 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) - [ **Twist** Twist keeps your conversations on-topic and in one place.](https://apiant.ai/connections/twist) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Twilio - [ **Twilio to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-twist) - [ **Google Sheets to Twist** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-twist) - [ **Gmail to Twist** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-twist) - [ **Google Calendar to Twist** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-twist) Questions ## Twilio and Twist, 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 Twist when something happens in Twilio? Any of Twist's 17 actions, including Post Comment, Post Message, Post Thread and Update comment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Twist to Twilio? Yes. When something happens in Twist, your agent can act in Twilio too. This page covers both directions: Twist's triggers and Twilio's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Twilio or Twist? 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 Twist 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.