How to Buy a Twilio Phone Number
Once your Twilio account exists, buying a number takes about a minute. Here's what to search for and what to look for in the results.
Find the number search page
In the console's left sidebar: Products and services → Communications → Numbers and senders, then Overview (or go directly to Phone Numbers → Buy a number). This is where you search Twilio's available inventory.
Search by area code or pattern
You can search by area code (e.g. 561 for South Florida) for a locally-recognizable number, or by a vanity digit pattern if you want something memorable. Local (not toll-free) numbers work best for two-way conversational SMS.
What capabilities to look for
Make sure the number shows both SMS and MMS capability badges in the search results — not every number supports MMS, and Linxi's Compose & Send can attach images to campaigns. Voice capability is optional; Linxi doesn't have a calling feature.
Cost
A local US number runs about $1.15/month on Twilio, billed to whatever payment method is on the account. This is separate from, and in addition to, any Linxi subscription — Twilio bills you directly for the number itself and for every message segment sent/received.
E.164 format
Once purchased, your number will be shown as something like +15615550142 — that's E.164 format: a +, the country code (1 for the US), then the 10-digit number with no spaces, dashes, or parentheses. This is the exact format Linxi Settings expects when you paste the number in later.
