Getting Started with Linxi
Here's the complete path from zero to sending your first message. Linxi can buy and register a number for you, or you can connect your own Twilio or Telnyx account. Each step links to its own detailed guide.
📋 Using your own Twilio account? About the new Twilio console
In May 2026, Twilio launched a completely redesigned console at 1console.twilio.com. The new console is now Generally Available and is where new Twilio accounts land by default. It replaces the old console.twilio.com with a unified interface for managing channels, compliance, billing, and settings.
- console.twilio.com
- Auth Token on main dashboard
- Phone Numbers in left sidebar
- Messaging → Services
- What most guides online show
- 1console.twilio.com
- Auth Token under Settings
- Numbers under Products & services
- Unified sender onboarding
- Built-in Console Assistant
Create your Linxi account
Sign up with Google or an email/password at linxi.app/register. Everything after this is about getting a real phone number behind your workspace.
Choose how to get your number
Open Linxi Settings → Number → Linxi Number. You'll be asked how you'd like to set up your number:
Search & Buy a Number (recommended) — Linxi buys a managed number for you (Linxi Number via Telnyx, $1.50/month; the first number is included on paid plans) and handles the carrier and A2P registration. You answer questions about your business and your messages in the app; no Twilio or Telnyx account is needed. If you take this path, you can skip to step 8.
Add Manually — connect a Twilio or Telnyx account you already have. For Telnyx, follow Connect Telnyx. For Twilio, carry on with steps 3–7.
Own Twilio account: create it
On this path Twilio is the carrier layer underneath Linxi — your Twilio account owns the phone number and routes SMS to carriers. See Creating a Twilio Account.
Buy a phone number on Twilio
A local US number cost about $1.15/month on Twilio at the time of writing. See Buying a Phone Number.
Set up your Compliance Profile (Trust Hub)
This is where you tell Twilio who your business actually is — legal name, EIN, address, and an authorized representative. It's required before you can register for A2P 10DLC, which is required before carriers (especially Verizon) will reliably deliver your messages. See Compliance Profile.
Create a Messaging Service and register for A2P
A Messaging Service groups your number together with your A2P registration and webhook configuration. Linxi can create it for you from Linxi Settings → Number → Setup Progress. See Messaging Service.
Then two separate registrations: the Brand identifies your business to carriers, the Campaign describes what kind of messages you'll actually send. Both need to be approved before US carriers will deliver your texts — unregistered traffic is blocked. See A2P Brand and A2P Campaign.
Connect your Twilio account to Linxi
In Linxi Settings → Number → Linxi Number, choose Add Manually, pick Linxi Number via Twilio, and enter your Twilio phone number, Account SID, Auth Token and Messaging Service SID. Click Test Account Connection to check them.
Import contacts and send
Once your number is registered, import your contacts and send. See Import Contacts and Send Your First Message.