There is no field labelled 'API Key', only 'SID' and 'FRIENDLY NAME' in the dashboard

[mikemaccana]

From twilio login output:

export TWILIO_API_KEY=an API Key created at twil.io/get-api-key
export TWILIO_API_SECRET=the secret for the API Key

But the UI at twil.io/get-api-key does not have an "API KEY" field. It has:

• FRIENDLY NAME
• SID
• KEY TYPE
• SECRET (obviously the secret).

Either:

• The dashboard and twilio command should use the same term "API KEY SID" if that is what is meant, or some other term if something else is meant.

[eshanholtz]

Please refer to our general usage guide on how to set API key and API Secret environment variables for the CLI to use. Once you've created the API Key, as indicated in the dashboard, the sid listed is your TWILIO_API_KEY, and the secret is your TWILIO_API_SECRET.
The other way to authenticate would be to set your TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID and TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN, using the account sid and auth token listed on the main Twilio dashboard.

[mikemaccana]

Hi there! This isn't a question, I know how to get the value. This is a UX bug. See:

Note how none of the values are called 'API key'. Instead, API keys have multiple values, and the value being asked for is the SID of the API key.

One possible fix is for:

export TWILIO_API_KEY=an API Key created at twil.io/get-api-key

To be changed to read:

export TWILIO_API_KEY=an API Key SID created at twil.io/get-api-key

[eshanholtz]

Ah, this is a docs clarification. I understand now.

This issue has been added to our internal backlog to be prioritized. Pull requests and +1s on the issue summary will help it move up the backlog.