Send an SMS with Twilio and Golang

Modern internet applications use primarily standard communication protocols such as HTTP. However, the telecom space uses many protocols and makes it difficult to easily work with an external application. How does an application interact with SMS/voice messages to users on their personal phones?

Solution: Twilio

Twilio is a service that acts as a bridge between the internet and telecom systems. It creates an ordinary-looking phone number for an application. The application uses Twilio REST APIs for SMS and voice messages. The…