Building your first application
If you have not yet made your first API call, we recommend you start with our Getting Started experience
In previous sections of this getting started guide you completed key steps that have prepared you for coding your first application. This includes:
- Registering an application to obtain a client ID and client secret
- Creating a JWT auth credential to facilitate authentication
- Setting up a sandbox account to which you can direct API calls
With these key steps now behind you, the real work of actually building and coding an application can begin.
Choosing an API quick start guide
If you have been successful doing all the steps that have preceded this one, then the next step should be quite easy. All you have to choose is which API quick start and code sample you want to try. Listed below are the quick starts to choose from.
Send an SMS to multiple recipients
Use high-volume SMS to broadcast an SMS to multiple phone numbers.
BeginLoad an analytics report
Look for insights into your company's call history using our Analytics API.
BeginView list of your voicemail
Use the message store to view a list of received messages, including voicemail.
BeginView your call log history
Trace the path of every phone call as it is routed through our network.
BeginView current call handling rules
View the call routing and handling rules for the current user.
BeginWill your app be sending SMS messages?
If your application will be sending SMS messages then you will be required to meet and comply with a number of regulations and policies to help combat fraud. This is accomplished through the TCR process. If this applies to you, please familiarize yourself with this process next.
Setup your account to send SMS
Next step: graduating your application to production
Now that you have successfully called the API via an application that you have built, you can begin a process we call "graduation" which is how a developer obtains credentials for our production environment. This is among the final steps before you can officially use an application using real production data.