Action: API Request

Twilio Operation

The API Request action sends or retrieves calls, SMS, and other messages via Twilio’s cloud platform.

Example User Story

I want to automatically send an SMS confirmation via Twilio API whenever a user books an appointment, so they receive instant details.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
method	String	Yes
path	String	Yes
headers	Map	No
queryParams	Map	No
body	String	No

Related Connections

Twilio

Related Automations

Example link

Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "api-request",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "API Request",
    "description": "Make an API request to Twilio's service"
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "method",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "HTTP method for the request (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE)"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "path",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Endpoint path for the API request"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "headers",
      "type": "Map",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Headers to include in the request"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "queryParams",
      "type": "Map",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Query parameters for the request"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "body",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Request body content"
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "response",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["body"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "Response body from the API request"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "statusCode",
      "type": "Integer",
      "selector": ["status"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "HTTP status code of the response"
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "{{method}}",
        "path": "{{path}}",
        "headers": "{{headers}}",
        "queryParams": "{{queryParams}}",
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{{body}}"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}