Incoming Twilio Programmable SMS Messages can be forwarded to an email inbox with just a few lines of code. Here is an example to get you up and running quickly.

Forward Incoming SMS Messages using Webhooks

To host your own code as a Twilio webhook, you can use any language you like. The following example uses PHP. Here's what it takes to make this code work:

1. Modify the code below to update the From and To email addresses.
2. Publish this file to a Twilio-accessible URL on your web server.
3. Update your Twilio Phone Number's webhook with your application's URL. 

<?php 
/** 
* This section ensures that Twilio gets a response. 
*/ 
header('Content-type: text/xml');
echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>';
echo '<Response></Response>'; //Place the desired response (if any) here

/** 
* This section actually sends the email. 
*/ 

/* Your email address */
$to = "your-email@example.com";
$subject = "Message from {$_REQUEST['From']} at {$_REQUEST['To']}"; 
$message = "You have received a message from {$_REQUEST['From']}. Body: {$_REQUEST['Body']}"; 
$headers = "From: webmaster@example.com"; // Who should it come from?

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers); 

Any of the parameters which are part of the Twilio Request can also be used.