Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In this lesson, Alex walks you through setting up your Twilio account, buying an SMS-enabled phone number, and getting ready to send messages with Twilio's APIs.

💻 Sign up for a Twilio account here: twil.io/trytwilio-yt
👉 Subscribe for more Twilio updates: twil.io/sub-twiliodevs

Key Topics:
📝 Signing up for your Twilio account
📱 Buying your first SMS-enabled phone number
🚀 Tips for starting with Twilio APIs
✅ Compliance and phone number registration guidelines

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:04 Getting started with Twilio sign up
0:12 Buying an SMS-enabled phone number
0:18 Using the Twilio Console
0:31 Next steps: Coding and compliance resources