The suggested way to install the Twilio CLI on macOS is to useHomebrew. 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:

brewtap twilio/brew&&brewinstall twilio

The suggested way to install the Twilio CLI on Windows is by usingScoop. 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 thetwilio-cliBucket:

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

2. Install the app:

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   scoopinstall 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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|sudoapt-key add -
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sudotouch /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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|sudotee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/twilio.list
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sudoapt update
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sudoapt install-ytwilio

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

1. In your browser, download thelatest .deb file.

2. Install the downloaded package using apt:

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   aptinstall /path/to/file.deb

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

1. In your browser, download thelatest RPM package.

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

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   yuminstall /path/to/package.rpm
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   # or
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   dnfinstall /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 thelatest 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 thelatest 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 thatNode.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:

npminstall-gtwilio-cli

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

twilioversion

The output will be similar to the following:

twilio-cli/6.0.1linux-x64 node-v20.19.3

You should seetwilio-cli/x.y.z in the output wherex.y.z is a version number, such as5.0.0. If you don't, but you have installed the CLI, you may need to restart the command prompt window.

You may also use the following, which are equivalent totwilio version:

twilio--version

twilio-v

Now that you've installed the Twilio CLI, you should set upautocomplete, then log in with your Twilio account and create aCLI 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!