Objective
This article walks you through the guided Voice setup on a new Twilio account — from making a trial call to calling from your own registered phone number — so you know what each step asks of you and in what order.
Product
Programmable Voice
Environment
Twilio Console
Procedure
- In the Twilio Console, select Home in the left sidebar.
- Open the Set up Voice with Twilio guide. It lists the steps under Complete these steps to get started, with a time estimate on each one, and unlocks them in order.
- Make and receive trial calls — use your verified number to explore Voice with a Twilio trial phone number. Select Try it out to open the Voice tryout page, place a call, and call your trial number back. Once you return, the step is marked complete. If you would rather not test first, skip the step.
- Upgrade to pay as you go — select Upgrade to add funds. This unlocks the remaining steps and gives you unlimited pay as you go usage, your own phone number, unlimited recipients, and global reach. If you already tried the trial and want to go back to it, select Go back in this step.
- Set up a phone number — select Get started to get recommendations and buy a number. If you already have one, the button reads Continue or Review and takes you to that number's registration. This step must be completed before you can make production calls.
- Watch this step's status as registration progresses: In review while the carrier checks your registration, Rejected if it was not approved, and complete once it is approved.
- Make and receive production calls — select Try it out to place a call using the Programmable Voice API with your own Twilio phone number.
- When every step is done, the guide shows Great work! Voice setup is complete. Select Go to Voice to explore more Voice capabilities, or Account home to go back to your account home.
Additional Information
- Steps marked Upgrade to unlock stay disabled until you have upgraded. Upgrade to pay as you go and Set up a phone number are required; the two call steps are optional and can be skipped.
- Verified recipients are shared between Voice and Messaging, so a number you verified while testing SMS can also be called.
- Your progress is saved, so you can leave the guide and come back to it later.
- The equivalent guide for messaging is described in "How do I complete the Messaging setup guide?".
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