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Programmable Chat API Credential Resource


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A Credential resource represents one credential record for a specific push notifications channel. We support the APNS, FCM, and GCM push notification channels. Each push notification channel vendor issues its own Credentials and they can vary between vendors. This resource allows you to save the Credentials that should be used for push notifications to a specific channel.

You can learn more about provisioning vendor-specific credentials in these topics.


Twilio Console

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You can also manage the Credentials for Programmable Chat in your Twilio console when you are logged in.


Each Credential resource contains these properties.

Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
sidSID<CR>Optional
Not PII

The unique string that we created to identify the Credential resource.

Pattern: ^CR[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

account_sidSID<AC>Optional

The SID of the Account that created the Credential resource.

Pattern: ^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

friendly_namestringOptional
PII MTL: 30 days

The string that you assigned to describe the resource.


typeenum<string>Optional

The type of push-notification service the credential is for. Can be: gcm, fcm, or apn.

Possible values:
gcmapnfcm

sandboxstringOptional

[APN only] Whether to send the credential to sandbox APNs. Can be true to send to sandbox APNs or false to send to production.


date_createdstring<date-time>Optional

The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in ISO 8601(link takes you to an external page) format.


date_updatedstring<date-time>Optional

The date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated specified in ISO 8601(link takes you to an external page) format.


urlstring<uri>Optional

The absolute URL of the Credential resource.


Create a Credential resource

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POST https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials

Request body parameters

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Encoding type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded
SchemaExample
Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
Typeenum<string>required

The type of push-notification service the credential is for. Can be: gcm, fcm, or apn.

Possible values:
gcmapnfcm

FriendlyNamestringOptional

A descriptive string that you create to describe the new resource. It can be up to 64 characters long.


CertificatestringOptional

[APN only] The URL encoded representation of the certificate. For example, -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIFnTCCBIWgAwIBAgIIAjy9H849+E8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEF.....A== -----END CERTIFICATE-----


PrivateKeystringOptional

[APN only] The URL encoded representation of the private key. For example, -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- MIIEpQIBAAKCAQEAuyf/lNrH9ck8DmNyo3fG... -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----


SandboxbooleanOptional

[APN only] Whether to send the credential to sandbox APNs. Can be true to send to sandbox APNs or false to send to production.


ApiKeystringOptional

[GCM only] The API key for the project that was obtained from the Google Developer console for your GCM Service application credential.


SecretstringOptional

[FCM only] The Server key of your project from the Firebase console, found under Settings / Cloud messaging.

Create a Credential resourceLink to code sample: Create a Credential resource
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function createCredential() {
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const credential = await client.chat.v2.credentials.create({ type: "gcm" });
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console.log(credential.sid);
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}
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createCredential();

Output

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{
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"sid": "CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"friendly_name": "Test slow create",
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"type": "gcm",
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"sandbox": "False",
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"date_created": "2015-10-07T17:50:01Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-10-07T17:50:01Z",
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"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials/CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}

Fetch a Credential resource

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GET https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials/{Sid}

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
SidSID<CR>required

The SID of the Credential resource to fetch.

Pattern: ^CR[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function createCredential() {
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const credential = await client.chat.v2.credentials.create({ type: "gcm" });
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console.log(credential.sid);
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}
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createCredential();

Output

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{
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"sid": "CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"friendly_name": "Test slow create",
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"type": "gcm",
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"sandbox": "False",
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"date_created": "2015-10-07T17:50:01Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-10-07T17:50:01Z",
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"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials/CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}

Read multiple Credential resources

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GET https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
PageSizeintegerOptional

How many resources to return in each list page. The default is 50, and the maximum is 1000.

Minimum: 1Maximum: 1000

PageintegerOptional

The page index. This value is simply for client state.

Minimum: 0

PageTokenstringOptional

The page token. This is provided by the API.

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function listCredential() {
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const credentials = await client.chat.v2.credentials.list({ limit: 20 });
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credentials.forEach((c) => console.log(c.sid));
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}
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listCredential();

Output

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{
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"credentials": [
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{
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"sid": "CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"friendly_name": "Test slow create",
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"type": "apn",
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"sandbox": "False",
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"date_created": "2015-10-07T17:50:01Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-10-07T17:50:01Z",
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"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials/CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}
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],
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"meta": {
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"page": 0,
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"page_size": 50,
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"first_page_url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"previous_page_url": null,
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"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"next_page_url": null,
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"key": "credentials"
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}
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}

Update a Credential resource

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POST https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials/{Sid}

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
SidSID<CR>required

The SID of the Credential resource to update.

Pattern: ^CR[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
Encoding type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded
SchemaExample
Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
FriendlyNamestringOptional

A descriptive string that you create to describe the resource. It can be up to 64 characters long.


CertificatestringOptional

[APN only] The URL encoded representation of the certificate. For example, -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIFnTCCBIWgAwIBAgIIAjy9H849+E8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEF.....A== -----END CERTIFICATE-----


PrivateKeystringOptional

[APN only] The URL encoded representation of the private key. For example, -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- MIIEpQIBAAKCAQEAuyf/lNrH9ck8DmNyo3fG... -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----


SandboxbooleanOptional

[APN only] Whether to send the credential to sandbox APNs. Can be true to send to sandbox APNs or false to send to production.


ApiKeystringOptional

[GCM only] The API key for the project that was obtained from the Google Developer console for your GCM Service application credential.


SecretstringOptional

[FCM only] The Server key of your project from the Firebase console, found under Settings / Cloud messaging.

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function updateCredential() {
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const credential = await client.chat.v2
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.credentials("CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.update({ friendlyName: "FriendlyName" });
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console.log(credential.sid);
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}
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updateCredential();

Output

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{
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"sid": "CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"friendly_name": "FriendlyName",
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"type": "apn",
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"sandbox": "False",
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"date_created": "2015-10-07T17:50:01Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-10-07T17:50:01Z",
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"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials/CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
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}

Delete a Credential resource

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DELETE https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Credentials/{Sid}

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
SidSID<CR>required

The SID of the Credential resource to delete.

Pattern: ^CR[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function deleteCredential() {
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await client.chat.v2
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.credentials("CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.remove();
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}
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deleteCredential();

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