Install the Twilio CLI

The suggested way to install the Twilio CLI on macOS is to use Homebrew. If you don't already have it installed, visit the Homebrew site for installation instructions and then return here.

Once you have installed Homebrew, run the following command to install the CLI:

brew tap twilio/brew && brew install twilio

The suggested way to install the Twilio CLI on Windows is by using Scoop. If you don't already have it installed, visit the Scoop site for installation instructions and then return here.

Once you have verified your Scoop installation, do the following:

1. Add the twilio-cli Bucket:

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   scoop bucket add twilio-scoop https://github.com/twilio/scoop-twilio-cli

2. Install the app:

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   scoop install twilio

The Twilio CLI can be installed using the Advanced Package Tool (apt) on most distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and more.

To install with apt, run the following commands in your terminal:

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wget -qO- https://twilio-cli-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/twilio_pub.asc \
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  | sudo apt-key add -
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sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list.d/twilio.list
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echo 'deb https://twilio-cli-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/apt/ /' \
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  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/twilio.list
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install -y twilio

As an alternative, you may also install the Twilio CLI using apt and a local .deb file:

1. In your browser, download the latest .deb file.

2. Install the downloaded package using apt:

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   apt install /path/to/file.deb

The Twilio CLI can also be installed using package managers for Red Hat-based Linux distributions, primarily yum and dnf

1. In your browser, download the latest RPM package.

2. Install the downloaded package using the package manager of your choice, for example:

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   yum install /path/to/package.rpm
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   # or
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   dnf install /path/to/package.rpm
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Another way to install the Twilio CLI is by using the standard macOS user interface and your browser:

1. In your browser, download the latest macOS installation file.
2. Run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

Another way to install the Twilio CLI is by using the standard Windows user interface and your browser:

1. In your browser, download the latest Windows installation file.
2. Run the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.

The Twilio CLI is also installable via npm. This is a manual install method that can be used in environments where auto-updating is not ideal, or where we do not offer a prebuilt binary, and requires that Node.js and npm be installed already on your machine. (npm is installed along with Node.js)

To globally install the CLI so that it can be used from any directory, use:

npm install -g twilio-cli

To verify your Twilio CLI installation, open a command prompt window and use:

twilio version

The output will be similar to the following:

twilio-cli/5.0.0 darwin-x64 node-v14.19.0

You should see twilio-cli/x.y.z in the output where x.y.z is a version number, such as 5.0.0. If you don't, but you have installed the CLI, you may need to restart the command prompt window.

twilio --version

twilio -v

Now that you've installed the Twilio CLI, you should set up autocomplete, then log in with your Twilio account and create a CLI Profile.

Once you're logged in, you're ready to learn more about how to use the Twilio CLI, and you can begin exploring CLI commands!