An error has occured. Please try again. Error message: The From phone number is not a valid, SMS-capable inbound phone number or short code for your account.

Modified on Thu, 10 Oct at 1:57 AM

If you're trying to send an SMS message and it's showing you this error message An error has occurred. Please try again. Error message: The From phone number is not a valid, SMS-capable inbound phone number or shortcode for your account.



That's because the Twilio phone number we use to send the SMS is Voice-capable only.

Let's make sure the Twilio number offers both SMS+voice capabilities based on the list of countries listed here: Twilio international phone number availability and their capabilities.


Since our search function is basic and it doesn't show much information about whether or not the Twilio number has SMS/voice capabilities, click here to learn how to buy a Twilio number for your account inside the Twilio console.


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