How to Connect SMS to Clientish With Twilio

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Link a Twilio number so client texts land in Live Chat and your replies go out from the same number.

In Clientish, SMS works through Twilio: connect a number you own in Twilio, and texts to it arrive in Live Chat while your replies go out from the same number.

Applies to: Starter, Growth, Pro and Enterprise (not on Solo)
Who can do it: the workspace owner, and team members who are allowed into Settings

Before You Begin

  • A Twilio account with a number that can send and receive SMS.
  • Your Twilio Account SID (it starts with AC) and Auth Token, unless Twilio is already connected in Integrations.

How to Connect SMS Through Twilio

  1. Open the SMS form

    Go to Settings → WhatsApp, SMS, Telegram (under Communication) and click Add channel. Choose SMS — Twilio.

  2. Enter the number and keys

    Give the channel a name, enter the Twilio number in international form, starting with + and the country code, then the Account SID and Auth Token. Or tick Use my connected Twilio account.

    SMS Twilio form with the channel name, Twilio number, Account SID and Auth Token
  3. Save it

    Clientish sets the number’s incoming-message address in Twilio for you, so there’s nothing to paste. Texts start arriving in Live Chat.

SMS Connection Problems

“This number is not on that Twilio account”⌄
The number has to belong to the Twilio account whose Account SID you entered. Use one of that account’s own numbers.
“Use the international form”⌄
Write the number with + and the country code, without spaces or a leading zero.
Twilio didn’t accept the keys⌄
Copy the Account SID and Auth Token again from your Twilio console; the SID is 34 characters and starts with AC.

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