ansible.builtin.twilio (v2.9.27) — module

Sends a text message to a mobile phone through Twilio.

| "added in version" 1.6 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Matt Makai (@makaimc)

preview | supported by community

Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.9.27

Description

Sends a text message to a phone number through the Twilio messaging API.

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# send an SMS about the build status to (555) 303 5681
# note: replace account_sid and auth_token values with your credentials
# and you have to have the 'from_number' on your Twilio account
- twilio:
    msg: All servers with webserver role are now configured.
    account_sid: ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    auth_token: ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    from_number: +15552014545
    to_number: +15553035681
  delegate_to: localhost
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# send an SMS to multiple phone numbers about the deployment
# note: replace account_sid and auth_token values with your credentials
# and you have to have the 'from_number' on your Twilio account
- twilio:
    msg: This server configuration is now complete.
    account_sid: ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    auth_token: ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    from_number: +15553258899
    to_numbers:
      - +15551113232
      - +12025551235
      - +19735559010
  delegate_to: localhost
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# send an MMS to a single recipient with an update on the deployment
# and an image of the results
# note: replace account_sid and auth_token values with your credentials
# and you have to have the 'from_number' on your Twilio account
- twilio:
    msg: Deployment complete!
    account_sid: ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    auth_token: ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    from_number: +15552014545
    to_number: +15553035681
    media_url: https://demo.twilio.com/logo.png
  delegate_to: localhost

Inputs

    
msg:
    description: the body of the text message
    required: true

media_url:
    description: a URL with a picture, video or sound clip to send with an MMS (multimedia
      message) instead of a plain SMS
    required: false

auth_token:
    description: user's Twilio authentication token
    required: true

to_numbers:
    aliases:
    - to_number
    description: one or more phone numbers to send the text message to, format +15551112222
    required: true

account_sid:
    description: user's Twilio account token found on the account page
    required: true

from_number:
    description: the Twilio number to send the text message from, format +15551112222
    required: true