Twilio node: Alphanumeric Sender ID

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I have an Alphanumeric Sender (Geographic restriction) on my Twilio account, but I cannot figure out how to connect it to any other apps inside of n8n. The Twilio node requires me to put in a phone number in the “from” field, but Alphanumeric senders do not have numbers. They have an SID and a name. That’s it. But they exist under an account. And, in my case, this account has been linked to my n8n instance. Is there a way to go about connecting my Sender to n8n using the ID?

I would love to share my workflow, but this is node-specific.

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Information on your n8n setup

  • Version 1.79.3
  • Can’t recall. Most likely PostgreSQL
  • Running n8n via Docker
  • Linux; Ubuntu
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Hi, never used twillio to send sms. But you did receive a Alphanumeric sender that you are allowed to use from twillio?
Why don’t you insert that into the From field? Is the node giving an error when you do that?

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Hi there Crisl. Yes, I did. Inside of n8n, I can only insert a number into the “from” field. Alphanumeric Senders don’t have numbers. They have an SID and a name. That’s kind of all you get. The SID is a sort of key it seems.

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