Objective
This article helps you use the Voice overview page as your starting point for setting up Programmable Voice. The overview page walks you through the steps needed before you can make and receive calls, and it links straight to the place where you configure call handling.
Product
Programmable Voice
Environment
Twilio Console
Procedure
- In the Twilio Console, select Communications in the left sidebar.
- Select Voice, then Overview.
- Find the Start building section, titled Get up and running with Twilio Voice.
- Step through the setup items in the carousel to see what each one covers:
- Create a Primary Compliance Profile — verify your identity and meet compliance regulations.
- Choose & configure a sender — pick the phone number you will use to make and receive calls.
- Enable TwiML app — configure a TwiML app to manage incoming calls, then assign it to any number.
- Monitor & optimize — use insights, fraud protection, and optimization tools once calls are flowing.
- Select Set up Voice. The console opens the TwiML Apps page, where you create the app that tells Twilio how to handle your calls.
Additional Information
The Start building section appears on upgraded accounts. On a trial account, the overview page shows introductory content about TwiML instead, along with a way to try Voice from the console.
For the next step after this one, see the article on creating a TwiML App.
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