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# Configuring Twilio SMS Provider

> Send phone verification messages through Twilio.

Enter your Twilio credentials to enable OwnID to send OTP verification messages to users by SMS.

## Configuring Twilio

You configure Twilio uniquely for each of your apps.

To get started, go to the OwnID console and login to your account.

1. From the Apps page, click the app you want to configure for SMS verification.
2. Click the **User journey** link from the navigation panel. <img align="center" width="200" src="https://mintcdn.com/ownid/I82uk9jjVUEg_6q6/images/oi_user_journey_nav.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=I82uk9jjVUEg_6q6&q=85&s=e4381e48aee505302dff50c65bbd60be" data-path="images/oi_user_journey_nav.png" />
3. In **Login identifier**, select **Phone number**. Click **Customize list of countries** if you need to control which phone number country codes users can select.
4. In the **OTP configuration** panel, select **SMS** under Delivery Channel.
5. Click the **Twilio** bar.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/ownid/RkMgT8XfAZQBw_sA/images/customize-sms/sms-otp-configuration.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkMgT8XfAZQBw_sA&q=85&s=12eac198311212dc559e83401215425a" alt="OTP configuration panel with the Twilio SMS provider option" width="1028" height="548" data-path="images/customize-sms/sms-otp-configuration.png" />

1. When the configuration form opens, enter:
   * Twilio Account SID.
   * Twilio Auth Token.
   * Sender phone number in the **From** field.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/ownid/RkMgT8XfAZQBw_sA/images/customize-sms/sms-twilio-settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RkMgT8XfAZQBw_sA&q=85&s=bc009dc686fd13ddf79a6534b483e895" alt="Twilio Settings form with Account SID, Auth Token, and From phone number fields" width="885" height="444" data-path="images/customize-sms/sms-twilio-settings.png" />

1. Click **Save Changes**.

Test your configuration by running through a login workflow with a phone number on a device without biometric verification.

Be sure to complete Twilio configuration for all your apps before deployment.
