telnyx <command> --help for detailed options.
The CLI is auto-generated from the Telnyx REST API. For full request/response schemas, see the corresponding API reference for each resource.
Global Options
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--debug # Enable debug logging (shows HTTP requests/responses)
--base-url <url> # Override the API base URL
--format <format> # Output format: auto, json, jsonl, pretty, yaml, raw
--format-error <format> # Error output format
--transform <gjson> # Transform output using GJSON syntax
--help, -h # Show help
--version, -v # Show version
Phone Numbers
See Phone Numbers API for full response schemas.
List & Manage Numbers
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# List your phone numbers
telnyx phone-numbers list
telnyx phone-numbers list --filter.status active
telnyx phone-numbers list --page-size 50
# Get number details
telnyx phone-numbers retrieve --id <phone-number-id>
# Update number settings
telnyx phone-numbers update --id <phone-number-id> --connection-id <id>
# Delete a number
telnyx phone-numbers delete --id <phone-number-id>
Search Available Numbers
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# Search available numbers
telnyx available-phone-numbers list --filter.country-code US
telnyx available-phone-numbers list --filter.country-code US --filter.limit 10
telnyx available-phone-numbers list --filter.country-code US --filter.locality "San Francisco"
# Search number blocks
telnyx available-phone-number-blocks list --filter.country-code US
Purchase Numbers
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# Create a number order
telnyx number-orders create --phone-number +15551234567
telnyx number-orders create --phone-number +15551234567 --messaging-profile-id <id>
# List/retrieve orders
telnyx number-orders list
telnyx number-orders retrieve --id <order-id>
Number Reservations
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telnyx number-reservations create --phone-numbers +15551234567
telnyx number-reservations list
telnyx number-reservations retrieve --id <reservation-id>
telnyx number-reservations delete --id <reservation-id>
Messaging
See Messaging API for full payload options.
Send Messages
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# Send SMS
telnyx messages send --from +15551234567 --to +15559876543 --text "Hello!"
# Send MMS
telnyx messages send --from +15551234567 --to +15559876543 \
--text "Check this out" \
--media-url https://example.com/image.jpg
# Send WhatsApp message
telnyx messages send-whatsapp --from +15551234567 --to +15559876543 --text "Hello!"
# Schedule a message
telnyx messages schedule --from +15551234567 --to +15559876543 \
--text "Reminder!" --send-at "2024-12-01T10:00:00Z"
# Cancel scheduled message
telnyx messages cancel-scheduled --id <message-id>
Retrieve Messages
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telnyx messages retrieve --id <message-id>
Messaging Profiles
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telnyx messaging-profiles list
telnyx messaging-profiles retrieve --id <profile-id>
telnyx messaging-profiles create --name "Production"
telnyx messaging-profiles update --id <profile-id> --name "Updated Name"
telnyx messaging-profiles delete --id <profile-id>
# List associated phone numbers
telnyx messaging-profiles list-phone-numbers --messaging-profile-id <id>
Optouts
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telnyx messaging-optouts list
telnyx messaging-optouts create --from +15551234567 --to +15559876543
telnyx messaging-optouts retrieve --id <optout-id>
telnyx messaging-optouts delete --id <optout-id>
10DLC (US A2P Messaging)
See 10DLC documentation for registration requirements.
Brands
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# List brands
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand list
# Create brand
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand create \
--entity-type PRIVATE_PROFIT \
--display-name "My Company" \
--company-name "My Company Inc" \
--ein 12-3456789 \
--phone +15551234567 \
--street "123 Main St" \
--city "San Francisco" \
--state CA \
--postal-code 94102 \
--country US \
--vertical TECHNOLOGY \
--website https://example.com
# Retrieve/update brand
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand retrieve --brand-id <id>
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand update --brand-id <id> --display-name "New Name"
# Revet brand (resubmit for verification)
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand revet --brand-id <id>
# SMS OTP verification for sole proprietor
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand trigger-sms-otp --brand-id <id>
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand verify-sms-otp --brand-id <id> --otp 123456
# Get brand feedback
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand get-feedback --brand-id <id>
# Delete brand
telnyx messaging-10dlc:brand delete --brand-id <id>
Campaigns
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# List campaigns
telnyx messaging-10dlc:campaign list --brand-id <id>
# Retrieve campaign
telnyx messaging-10dlc:campaign retrieve --campaign-id <id>
# Update campaign (only sample messages editable)
telnyx messaging-10dlc:campaign update --campaign-id <id> --sample-messages "New sample"
# Get campaign operation status
telnyx messaging-10dlc:campaign get-operation-status --campaign-id <id>
# Deactivate campaign
telnyx messaging-10dlc:campaign deactivate --campaign-id <id>
# Submit appeal for rejected campaign
telnyx messaging-10dlc:campaign submit-appeal --campaign-id <id>
Use Cases
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telnyx messaging-10dlc:campaign:usecase list
Phone Number Campaigns
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telnyx messaging-10dlc:phone-number-campaigns list
telnyx messaging-10dlc:phone-number-campaigns retrieve --phone-number +15551234567
Voice / Call Control
See Call Control API for advanced call flow options.
Make Calls
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# Dial outbound call
telnyx calls dial \
--connection-id <id> \
--from +15551234567 \
--to +15559876543
# With answering machine detection
telnyx calls dial \
--connection-id <id> \
--from +15551234567 \
--to +15559876543 \
--answering-machine-detection detect
Call Status
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telnyx calls retrieve-status --call-control-id <id>
Call Actions
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# Answer incoming call
telnyx calls:actions answer --call-control-id <id>
# Hang up
telnyx calls:actions hangup --call-control-id <id>
# Transfer call
telnyx calls:actions transfer --call-control-id <id> --to +15559876543
# Bridge two calls
telnyx calls:actions bridge --call-control-id <id> --call-control-id-b <id2>
# Play audio
telnyx calls:actions start-playback --call-control-id <id> --audio-url https://...
# Stop audio
telnyx calls:actions stop-playback --call-control-id <id>
# Text-to-speech
telnyx calls:actions speak --call-control-id <id> --payload "Hello, how can I help?"
# Gather DTMF input
telnyx calls:actions gather --call-control-id <id> --minimum-digits 1 --maximum-digits 4
# Send DTMF
telnyx calls:actions send-dtmf --call-control-id <id> --digits "1234"
# Start recording
telnyx calls:actions start-recording --call-control-id <id>
# Stop recording
telnyx calls:actions stop-recording --call-control-id <id>
# Start transcription
telnyx calls:actions start-transcription --call-control-id <id>
# Stop transcription
telnyx calls:actions stop-transcription --call-control-id <id>
# Start AI assistant
telnyx calls:actions start-ai-assistant --call-control-id <id> --assistant-id <id>
# Stop AI assistant
telnyx calls:actions stop-ai-assistant --call-control-id <id>
Call Control Applications
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telnyx call-control-applications list
telnyx call-control-applications retrieve --id <id>
telnyx call-control-applications create --application-name "My App" --webhook-event-url https://...
telnyx call-control-applications update --id <id> --application-name "Updated"
telnyx call-control-applications delete --id <id>
Conferences
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telnyx conferences list
telnyx conferences retrieve --id <id>
telnyx conferences create --call-control-id <id> --name "Team Call"
# Conference actions
telnyx conferences:actions join --id <id> --call-control-id <id>
telnyx conferences:actions mute --id <id> --call-control-ids <id1>,<id2>
telnyx conferences:actions unmute --id <id> --call-control-ids <id1>,<id2>
Recordings
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telnyx recordings list
telnyx recordings retrieve --id <id>
telnyx recordings delete --id <id>
# Transcriptions
telnyx recording-transcriptions list
telnyx recording-transcriptions retrieve --id <id>
AI
Chat Completions
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telnyx ai:chat create-completion --model meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct \
--messages '[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]'
AI Assistants
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# List/create assistants
telnyx ai:assistants list
telnyx ai:assistants create --name "My Assistant" --model meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
telnyx ai:assistants retrieve --assistant-id <id>
telnyx ai:assistants update --assistant-id <id> --name "Updated"
telnyx ai:assistants delete --assistant-id <id>
# Chat with assistant
telnyx ai:assistants chat --assistant-id <id> --conversation-id <id> --input "Hello!"
# Clone assistant
telnyx ai:assistants clone --assistant-id <id>
Audio (Speech-to-Text / Text-to-Speech)
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# Transcribe audio
telnyx ai:audio create-transcription --file @audio.mp3 --model openai/whisper-large-v3
# Text-to-speech
telnyx ai:audio create-speech --input "Hello world" --voice alloy
Embeddings
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telnyx ai:embeddings create --input "Your text here" --model text-embedding-ada-002
Conversations
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telnyx ai:conversations list
telnyx ai:conversations create --assistant-id <id>
telnyx ai:conversations retrieve --conversation-id <id>
telnyx ai:conversations:messages list --conversation-id <id>
Verify (2FA)
Profiles
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telnyx verify-profiles list
telnyx verify-profiles retrieve --verify-profile-id <id>
telnyx verify-profiles create --name "my-app" --default-verification-timeout-secs 300
telnyx verify-profiles update --verify-profile-id <id> --name "updated"
telnyx verify-profiles delete --verify-profile-id <id>
# Message templates
telnyx verify-profiles create-template --verify-profile-id <id> --text "Your code is {{code}}"
telnyx verify-profiles retrieve-templates --verify-profile-id <id>
Send Verification
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# Trigger SMS verification
telnyx verifications trigger-sms --phone-number +15551234567 --verify-profile-id <id>
# Trigger voice call verification
telnyx verifications trigger-call --phone-number +15551234567 --verify-profile-id <id>
# Trigger flash call verification
telnyx verifications trigger-flashcall --phone-number +15551234567 --verify-profile-id <id>
# Retrieve verification status
telnyx verifications retrieve --verification-id <id>
Verify Code
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telnyx verifications:actions verify --verification-id <id> --code 123456
Fax
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# Send fax
telnyx faxes create \
--connection-id <id> \
--from +15551234567 \
--to +15559876543 \
--media-url https://example.com/document.pdf
# List/retrieve faxes
telnyx faxes list
telnyx faxes retrieve --id <id>
telnyx faxes delete --id <id>
Number Lookup
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telnyx number-lookup retrieve --phone-number +15551234567
Billing
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# Check balance
telnyx balance retrieve
# Billing groups
telnyx billing-groups list
telnyx billing-groups retrieve --id <id>
telnyx billing-groups create --name "Production"
telnyx billing-groups update --id <id> --name "Updated"
telnyx billing-groups delete --id <id>
SIM Cards (IoT)
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# List SIM cards
telnyx sim-cards list
telnyx sim-cards retrieve --id <id>
telnyx sim-cards update --id <id> --tags production
telnyx sim-cards delete --id <id>
# SIM card groups
telnyx sim-card-groups list
telnyx sim-card-groups create --name "Fleet 1"
telnyx sim-card-groups retrieve --id <id>
telnyx sim-card-groups delete --id <id>
# SIM card orders
telnyx sim-card-orders list
telnyx sim-card-orders create --quantity 10 --address-id <id>
Porting
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# Porting orders
telnyx porting-orders list
telnyx porting-orders retrieve --id <id>
telnyx porting-orders create --phone-numbers +15551234567
# Portability check
telnyx portability-checks create --phone-numbers +15551234567
# Port-outs
telnyx portouts list
telnyx portouts retrieve --id <id>
Storage
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# Presigned URLs for upload/download
telnyx storage:buckets create-presigned-url --bucket-name my-bucket --key my-file.txt
Video Rooms
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# Rooms
telnyx rooms list
telnyx rooms create --unique-name "Team Meeting" --max-participants 10
telnyx rooms retrieve --room-id <id>
telnyx rooms update --room-id <id> --max-participants 20
telnyx rooms delete --room-id <id>
# Sessions
telnyx rooms:sessions list --room-id <id>
# Recordings
telnyx room-recordings list
telnyx room-recordings retrieve --room-recording-id <id>
telnyx room-recordings delete --room-recording-id <id>
# Compositions
telnyx room-compositions list
telnyx room-compositions create --room-session-id <id>
Networking
WireGuard
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telnyx wireguard-interfaces list
telnyx wireguard-interfaces create --network-id <id>
telnyx wireguard-interfaces retrieve --id <id>
telnyx wireguard-interfaces delete --id <id>
telnyx wireguard-peers list --wireguard-interface-id <id>
telnyx wireguard-peers create --wireguard-interface-id <id>
Global IPs
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telnyx global-ips list
telnyx global-ips create
telnyx global-ips retrieve --id <id>
telnyx global-ips delete --id <id>
Getting Help
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telnyx --help # General help
telnyx <resource> --help # Resource help
telnyx <resource> <command> --help # Command help
# Examples
telnyx phone-numbers --help
telnyx messages send --help
telnyx calls:actions --help