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Services are containers for your environments. You may only need one Service with many environments. When you begin working on a new application, you will likely want to create a new Service.

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Warning

The unique name of your service forms the first part of your Serverless domain and cannot be updated.

Service Properties

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Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
sidSID<ZS>Optional
Not PII

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

Pattern: ^ZS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
account_sidSID<AC>Optional
Not PII

The SID of the Account that created the Service resource.

Pattern: ^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
friendly_namestringOptional
PII MTL: 7 days

The string that you assigned to describe the Service resource.

unique_namestringOptional
PII MTL: 7 days

A user-defined string that uniquely identifies the Service resource. It can be used in place of the Service resource's sid in the URL to address the Service resource.

include_credentialsbooleanOptional
Not PII

Whether to inject Account credentials into a function invocation context.

ui_editablebooleanOptional
Not PII

Whether the Service resource's properties and subresources can be edited via the UI.

domain_basestringOptional
Not PII

The base domain name for this Service, which is a combination of the unique name and a randomly generated string.

date_createdstring<date-time>Optional
Not PII

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

date_updatedstring<date-time>Optional
Not PII

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

urlstring<uri>Optional
Not PII

The absolute URL of the Service resource.

linksobject<uri-map>Optional
Not PII

The URLs of the Service's nested resources.

Create a Service resource

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POST https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services

Request body parameters

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Encoding type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded
SchemaExample
Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
UniqueNamestringrequired
PII MTL: 7 days

A user-defined string that uniquely identifies the Service resource. It can be used as an alternative to the sid in the URL path to address the Service resource. This value must be 50 characters or less in length and be unique.

FriendlyNamestringrequired
PII MTL: 7 days

A descriptive string that you create to describe the Service resource. It can be a maximum of 255 characters.

IncludeCredentialsbooleanOptional
Not PII

Whether to inject Account credentials into a function invocation context. The default value is true.

UiEditablebooleanOptional
Not PII

Whether the Service's properties and subresources can be edited via the UI. The default value is false.

Create ServiceLink to code sample: Create Service
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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 createService() {

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  const service = await client.serverless.v1.services.create({

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    friendlyName: "My New App",

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    includeCredentials: true,

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    uniqueName: "my-new-app",

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  });

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  console.log(service.sid);

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}

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createService();

Output

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{

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  "sid": "ZS00000000000000000000000000000000",

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  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "friendly_name": "My New App",

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  "unique_name": "my-new-app",

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  "include_credentials": true,

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  "ui_editable": false,

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  "domain_base": "service-unique-1234",

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  "date_created": "2018-11-10T20:00:00Z",

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  "date_updated": "2018-11-10T20:00:00Z",

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  "url": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000",

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  "links": {

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    "environments": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Environments",

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    "functions": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Functions",

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    "assets": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Assets",

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    "builds": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Builds"

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  }

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}

Fetch a Service resource

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GET https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/{Sid}

Path parameters

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
Sidstringrequired
Not PII

The sid or unique_name of the Service resource to fetch.

Fetch a ServiceLink to code sample: Fetch a Service
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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 fetchService() {

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  const service = await client.serverless.v1.services("Sid").fetch();

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  console.log(service.sid);

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}

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fetchService();

Output

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{

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  "sid": "Sid",

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  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "friendly_name": "test-service",

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  "unique_name": "test-service-1",

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  "include_credentials": true,

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  "ui_editable": false,

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  "domain_base": "test-service-1-1234",

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  "date_created": "2018-11-10T20:00:00Z",

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  "date_updated": "2018-11-10T20:00:00Z",

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  "url": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000",

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  "links": {

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    "environments": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Environments",

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    "functions": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Functions",

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    "assets": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Assets",

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    "builds": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Builds"

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  }

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}

Read multiple Service resources

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GET https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services

Query parameters

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
PageSizeintegerOptional
Not PII

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

Minimum: 1Maximum: 1000
PageintegerOptional
Not PII

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

Minimum: 0
PageTokenstringOptional
Not PII

The page token. This is provided by the API.

List multiple ServicesLink to code sample: List multiple Services
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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 listService() {

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  const services = await client.serverless.v1.services.list({ limit: 20 });

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  services.forEach((s) => console.log(s.sid));

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}

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listService();

Output

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{

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  "services": [],

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  "meta": {

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    "first_page_url": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services?PageSize=50&Page=0",

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    "key": "services",

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    "next_page_url": null,

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    "page": 0,

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    "page_size": 50,

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    "previous_page_url": null,

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    "url": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services?PageSize=50&Page=0"

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  }

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}

Update a Service resource

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POST https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/{Sid}

Path parameters

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
Sidstringrequired
Not PII

The sid or unique_name of the Service resource to update.

Request body parameters

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Encoding type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded
SchemaExample
Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
IncludeCredentialsbooleanOptional
Not PII

Whether to inject Account credentials into a function invocation context.

FriendlyNamestringOptional
PII MTL: 7 days

A descriptive string that you create to describe the Service resource. It can be a maximum of 255 characters.

UiEditablebooleanOptional
Not PII

Whether the Service resource's properties and subresources can be edited via the UI. The default value is false.

Update a Service to be editable in the Console UILink to code sample: Update a Service to be editable in the Console UI
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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 updateService() {

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  const service = await client.serverless.v1

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    .services("Sid")

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    .update({ uiEditable: true });

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  console.log(service.sid);

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}

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updateService();

Output

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{

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  "sid": "Sid",

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  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "friendly_name": "service-friendly-update",

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  "unique_name": "service-unique-update",

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  "include_credentials": true,

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  "ui_editable": true,

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  "domain_base": "service-unique-update-1234",

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  "date_created": "2018-11-10T20:00:00Z",

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  "date_updated": "2018-11-10T20:00:00Z",

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  "url": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000",

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  "links": {

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    "environments": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Environments",

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    "functions": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Functions",

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    "assets": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Assets",

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    "builds": "https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/ZS00000000000000000000000000000000/Builds"

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  }

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}

Delete a Service resource

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DELETE https://serverless.twilio.com/v1/Services/{Sid}

Path parameters

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
Sidstringrequired
Not PII

The sid or unique_name of the Service resource to delete.

Delete a ServiceLink to code sample: Delete a Service
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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 deleteService() {

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  await client.serverless.v1.services("Sid").remove();

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}

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deleteService();

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