Installation
pip install telnyx
Setup
import os
from telnyx import Telnyx
client = Telnyx( api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted )
All examples below assume `client` is already initialized as shown above.
## Error Handling
All API calls can fail with network errors, rate limits (429), validation errors (422),
or authentication errors (401). Always handle errors in production code:
```python
import telnyx
try:
result = client.messages.send(to="+13125550001", from_="+13125550002", text="Hello")
except telnyx.APIConnectionError:
print("Network error — check connectivity and retry")
except telnyx.RateLimitError:
# 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
import time
time.sleep(1) # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
except telnyx.APIStatusError as e:
print(f"API error {e.status_code}: {e.message}")
if e.status_code == 422:
print("Validation error — check required fields and formats")
Common error codes: 401 invalid API key, 403 insufficient permissions,
404 resource not found, 422 validation error (check field formats),
429 rate limited (retry with exponential backoff).
Important Notes
- Pagination: List methods return an auto-paginating iterator. Use
for item in page_result:to iterate through all pages automatically.
List messaging profiles
GET /messaging_profiles
page = client.messaging_profiles.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)
Returns: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), created_at (date-time), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), health_webhook_url (url), id (uuid), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), name (string), number_pool_settings (object | null), organization_id (string), record_type (enum: messaging_profile), redaction_enabled (boolean), redaction_level (integer), resource_group_id (string | null), smart_encoding (boolean), updated_at (date-time), url_shortener_settings (object | null), v1_secret (string), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url), whitelisted_destinations (array[string])
Create a messaging profile
POST /messaging_profiles — Required: name, whitelisted_destinations
Optional: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), health_webhook_url (url), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), number_pool_settings (object | null), resource_group_id (string | null), smart_encoding (boolean), url_shortener_settings (object | null), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url)
messaging_profile = client.messaging_profiles.create(
name="My name",
whitelisted_destinations=["US"],
)
print(messaging_profile.data)
Returns: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), created_at (date-time), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), health_webhook_url (url), id (uuid), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), name (string), number_pool_settings (object | null), organization_id (string), record_type (enum: messaging_profile), redaction_enabled (boolean), redaction_level (integer), resource_group_id (string | null), smart_encoding (boolean), updated_at (date-time), url_shortener_settings (object | null), v1_secret (string), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url), whitelisted_destinations (array[string])
Retrieve a messaging profile
GET /messaging_profiles/{id}
messaging_profile = client.messaging_profiles.retrieve(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(messaging_profile.data)
Returns: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), created_at (date-time), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), health_webhook_url (url), id (uuid), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), name (string), number_pool_settings (object | null), organization_id (string), record_type (enum: messaging_profile), redaction_enabled (boolean), redaction_level (integer), resource_group_id (string | null), smart_encoding (boolean), updated_at (date-time), url_shortener_settings (object | null), v1_secret (string), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url), whitelisted_destinations (array[string])
Update a messaging profile
PATCH /messaging_profiles/{id}
Optional: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), created_at (date-time), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), id (uuid), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), name (string), number_pool_settings (object | null), record_type (enum: messaging_profile), smart_encoding (boolean), updated_at (date-time), url_shortener_settings (object | null), v1_secret (string), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url), whitelisted_destinations (array[string])
messaging_profile = client.messaging_profiles.update(
messaging_profile_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(messaging_profile.data)
Returns: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), created_at (date-time), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), health_webhook_url (url), id (uuid), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), name (string), number_pool_settings (object | null), organization_id (string), record_type (enum: messaging_profile), redaction_enabled (boolean), redaction_level (integer), resource_group_id (string | null), smart_encoding (boolean), updated_at (date-time), url_shortener_settings (object | null), v1_secret (string), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url), whitelisted_destinations (array[string])
Delete a messaging profile
DELETE /messaging_profiles/{id}
messaging_profile = client.messaging_profiles.delete(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(messaging_profile.data)
Returns: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), created_at (date-time), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), health_webhook_url (url), id (uuid), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), name (string), number_pool_settings (object | null), organization_id (string), record_type (enum: messaging_profile), redaction_enabled (boolean), redaction_level (integer), resource_group_id (string | null), smart_encoding (boolean), updated_at (date-time), url_shortener_settings (object | null), v1_secret (string), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url), whitelisted_destinations (array[string])
List phone numbers associated with a messaging profile
GET /messaging_profiles/{id}/phone_numbers
page = client.messaging_profiles.list_phone_numbers(
messaging_profile_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)
Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), eligible_messaging_products (array[string]), features (object), health (object), id (string), messaging_product (string), messaging_profile_id (string | null), organization_id (string), phone_number (string), record_type (enum: messaging_phone_number, messaging_settings), tags (array[string]), traffic_type (string), type (enum: long-code, toll-free, short-code, longcode, tollfree, shortcode), updated_at (date-time)
List short codes associated with a messaging profile
GET /messaging_profiles/{id}/short_codes
page = client.messaging_profiles.list_short_codes(
messaging_profile_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
page = page.data[0]
print(page.messaging_profile_id)
Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), id (uuid), messaging_profile_id (string | null), record_type (enum: short_code), short_code (string), tags (array), updated_at (date-time)
List short codes
GET /short_codes
page = client.short_codes.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.messaging_profile_id)
Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), id (uuid), messaging_profile_id (string | null), record_type (enum: short_code), short_code (string), tags (array), updated_at (date-time)
Retrieve a short code
GET /short_codes/{id}
short_code = client.short_codes.retrieve(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(short_code.data)
Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), id (uuid), messaging_profile_id (string | null), record_type (enum: short_code), short_code (string), tags (array), updated_at (date-time)
Update short code
Update the settings for a specific short code. To unbind a short code from a profile, set the messaging_profile_id to null or an empty string. To add or update tags, include the tags field as an array of strings.
PATCH /short_codes/{id} — Required: messaging_profile_id
Optional: tags (array)
short_code = client.short_codes.update(
id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
messaging_profile_id="abc85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c9600000000",
)
print(short_code.data)
Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), id (uuid), messaging_profile_id (string | null), record_type (enum: short_code), short_code (string), tags (array), updated_at (date-time)