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Definition
twilio.send()
Sends an SMS text message with Twilio.
Usage
Note
To send or receive messages via the Twilio API for WhatsApp,
prepend the to or from numbers with whatsapp:.
to: "whatsapp:+15558675309", from: "whatsapp:+15551234567",
Example
Parameters
Return Value
The twilio.send() action does not return a value.
Rule Templates
Users Can Send Only Messages from a Specific Phone Number
{ "%%args.from": "+15551234" }
Users Can Only Send Messages to a Limited Set of Phone Numbers
{ "%%args.to": { "$in": [ "+15551234", "+18675309" ] } }
Users Can Only Send Messages to Themselves
{ "%%true": { "%function": { "name": "isCurrentUsersPhoneNumber", "arguments": [ "%%args.to" ] } } }
Note
This template calls an example function named
isCurrentUsersPhoneNumber that does the following:
Accepts the phone number provided in the
toargumentQueries MongoDB for a user document that matches the current user's id
Compares the provided phone number to the number listed in the user document
Returns the boolean result of the comparison
exports = function(toPhone) { const mdb = context.services.get('mongodb-atlas'); const users = mdb.db('demo').collection('users'); const user = users.findOne({ _id: context.user.id }); return user.phoneNumber === toPhone; }