---
type: docs
title: "Twilio SMS binding spec"
linkTitle: "Twilio SMS"
description: "Detailed documentation on the Twilio SMS binding component"
---

```yaml
apiVersion: dapr.io/v1alpha1
kind: Component
metadata:
  name: <NAME>
  namespace: <NAMESPACE>
spec:
  type: bindings.twilio.sms
  metadata:
  - name: toNumber # required.
    value: 111-111-1111
  - name: fromNumber # required.
    value: 222-222-2222
  - name: accountSid # required.
    value: *****************
  - name: authToken # required.
    value: *****************
```

- `toNumber` is the target number to send the sms to.
- `fromNumber` is the sender phone number.
- `accountSid` is the Twilio account SID.
- `authToken` is the Twilio auth token.

> **Note:** In production never place passwords or secrets within Dapr components. For information on securely storing and retrieving secrets refer to [Setup Secret Store](../../../howto/setup-secret-store)

## Output Binding Supported Operations

* create