Objective
Before you write any code, you can send yourself a message from the Console to see how Twilio Messaging works end to end. This article shows you how to start that from the Messaging overview page.
Product
Programmable Messaging
Environment
Twilio Console
Procedure
- In the Twilio Console, select Communications in the left sidebar.
- Select Messaging, then Overview.
- Find the card titled Send an SMS to yourself to see how Messaging works and select Try out SMS.
- Follow the panel that opens to send the message to your own number and, if you want, reply to it.
Additional Information
- On a trial account the same panel is reached from the Try out SMS action in the messaging channels section of the overview page, alongside Try WhatsApp.
- The overview page also links you to the rest of the product: Start building walks through choosing a sender, building and testing your application, and monitoring it; the Messaging Trust & Compliance cards take you to the registration you need for each sender type; and the Use cases & Code samples section holds ready-made examples by scenario.
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