Objective
This article helps you create a Twilio Sync Service. A Service is the top-level scope for all of your other Sync resources, so you need at least one before you can create Documents, Lists, Maps, or Message Streams.
Product
Twilio Sync
Environment
Twilio Console
User Account Permission/Role(s) Required
Your user role must allow listing and creating Twilio Sync Services. Without those permissions the Services page shows an access-denied message instead of the list.
Procedure
- In the Twilio Console, select Builder tools in the left sidebar.
- Select Sync, then Services.
- Select Create new Sync Service.
- In Sync Service friendly name, enter a descriptive name. This field is required, selecting Create with it empty leaves you on the form.
- Select Create.
- The console confirms the SID of the new Service and opens its Configure tab, where you can set webhooks, access control, and reachability options.
Additional Information
- The friendly name can be up to 255 characters. It is the only field you set at creation time; everything else is configured afterwards on the Configure tab.
- Services are completely siloed from one another, so use a separate Service per environment or per use case.
- A Sync Service is addressed by its SID. Unlike Documents, Lists, Maps, and Message Streams, a Service has no unique name you can set.
- The Services table shows 10 rows per page by default; you can switch to 40 or 100 rows using the rows-per-page selector.
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