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Developers

How to Receive a Phone Call in PHP with Laravel and Plivo

Build a PHP Laravel application that receives incoming calls on your Plivo numbers, letting customers call your business back and get answers.

4 min
Verify & 2FA

Get ready to be STIRred and SHAKEN

STIR/SHAKEN goes into effect June 30. Here’s how Plivo will handle attestation and sign outbound calls as either Verified or Not Verified.

4 min
Developers

How to Make and Receive Phones Call Using Plivo’s Voice API and .NET

Learn how to make outbound calls and handle incoming calls in a .NET application using the Plivo Voice API and the Plivo .NET SDK, step by step.

3 min
Developers

How to Receive and Respond to Incoming SMS Messages in PHP with Laravel and Plivo

SMS API | Plivo | You can get started to Receive and Respond to Incoming SMS Messages in PHP with Laravel and Plivo.

4 min
Voice

How IVR Systems Can Enhance Your Contact Center Customer Service

IVR systems helps contact centers by providing increased operational efficiency, stronger brand image, and better customer insights.

4 min
Developers

How to Receive a Phone Call in Ruby with Rails and Plivo

See how to receive incoming phone calls on Plivo numbers in a Ruby on Rails application and manage those calls to keep communication two-way.

3 min
SMS

4 Ways Retailers Can Leverage MMS for a Better Customer Experience

Four ways retailers can leverage MMS for a better customer experience: coupons and promotions, personal shopping, product registration, branded messaging

4 min
Developers

How to Receive and Respond to Incoming SMS Messages in Ruby with Rails and Plivo

SMS API | Plivo | You can get started to Receive and Respond to Incoming SMS Messages in Ruby with Rails and Plivo.

4 min
Developers

How to Send MMS in Node.js using Plivo's Messaging API

SMS API | Plivo | You can get started to send MMS, receive MMS, forward MMS, etc. using Node.js programming language.

3 min
SMS

Your Guide to Getting Started with SMS Marketing

You’re probably wondering how to reach your customers, no matter where they are. Enter SMS marketing. Here’s how to build a Grade A SMS marketing strategy.

7 min
Developers

How to Receive a Phone Call in Python with Flask and Plivo

This guide walks through receiving incoming calls on Plivo numbers with a Python Flask app, so customers can call you back and reach your team.

3 min
Developers

How to Receive and Respond to Incoming SMS Messages in Python with Flask and Plivo

SMS API | Plivo | You can get started to Receive and Respond to Incoming SMS Messages in Python with Flask and Plivo.

3 min
SMS

Infrastructure Ensures Fastest Delivery for Time-Sensitive Notifications

SMS notifications let you put important information in front of customers and prospects more quickly and more reliably than other communications channels.

3 min
SMS

Reach Customers in 190+ Countries with Plivo Alerts and Notifications

SMS notifications have the best reach of all the channels businesses have available to communicate with customers and prospects.

2 min
Voice

How to Build a Call Forwarding App the No-Code Way Using PHLO

Learn how to build a call forwarding app without code using PHLO, Plivo's visual workflow studio, and route incoming calls to agents and departments.

2 min
CPaaS

Plivo Is Simple By Design

Plivo’s cloud communications platform is simple to use, well documented, and fully supported. Our APIs make it easy to build complex applications.

3 min
Developers

How to Write a Cloud Function to Send SMS in Node.js and Plivo’s SMS API

SMS API | Plivo | You can get started to Write a Cloud Function to Send SMS in Node.js and Plivo’s SMS API.

4 min
Verify & 2FA

Plivo’s Latest Safeguards Against Telecom Fraud and Spam

Plivo is taking new measures to let our customers improve the trust their customers have in them, via STIR/SHAKEN, Google Verified services, and 10DLC.

4 min
Voice

Introducing Multiparty Calls with Plivo

Plivo's multiparty calls give contact centers and sales dialers more control, from dialing an agent or supervisor into a live call to warm transfers.

3 min
CPaaS

How to Prepare for Post-Pandemic Changes in Business Communications

Get tips on how a CPaaS can help your business meet today’s customers’ changing communication expectations.

2 min
SMS

A Guide to Sender IDs: Why They’re Important and How to Use Them

Sender ID Number: Sender ID is the name or number of the sender of an SMS message. Here’s everything you need to know to get started with your SMS campaigns.

4 min
Developers

How to Make and Receive Phone Calls Using Plivo’s Voice API and Go

A developer guide to making outbound calls and handling incoming calls in a Go application with the Plivo Voice API and the Plivo Go SDK.

4 min
SMS

Overcome SMS Messaging Roadblocks with an SMS API Platform

If you’re not using an SMS API provider, delivering messages to your customers is like a bad game of telephone. Here’s how to overcome your comms roadblocks.

6 min
Developers

How to Send and Receive SMS Messages Using Go and Plivo’s Messaging API

Learn how to use Plivo's Go SDK to build Go applications that send and receive SMS messages, covering prerequisites and setup.

3 min
Developers

How to Send and Receive SMS Messages Using .NET and Plivo's Messaging API

Get started with Plivo's .NET SDK and write applications that send and receive SMS text messages as part of your company's messaging channels.

4 min
SMS

Use Adaptive Elements in Plivo’s Powerpack

Powerpack lets Plivo scale sending SMS messages and provides adaptive elements like Sticky Sender, Local Connect, Smart Encoding, and Automatic Fallback.

3 min
Developers

How to Make and Receive Phone Calls Using PHLO and Node.js

Learn how to make outbound calls and handle incoming calls through PHLO using Node.js, and start integrating Plivo voice into your applications.

3 min
SMS

How to Evaluate an SMS API Provider

Consider these criteria when you evaluate which cloud communications platform should be your SMS API provider.

2 min
Verify & 2FA

Take A Multivendor Approach To 2FA

Why and how you should take a multivendor approach to two-factor authentication. Use a second vendor to add fault tolerance to your critical 2FA process.

2 min
Developers

How to Send and Receive SMS in Node.js and Express.js Using Plivo's SMS API

Get started with Plivo's Node.js SDK and build Express.js applications that send and receive SMS text messages for your company.

4 min
CPaaS

Two CPaaS Platforms Are Better than One

You can use a second cloud communications platform to ensure uptime, balance traffic loads, and reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO).

4 min
Developers

How to Make and Receive Phone Calls Using Plivo’s Voice API and PHP

This tutorial shows how to make outbound calls and handle incoming calls in a PHP application using the Plivo Voice API and the PHP SDK.

3 min
CPaaS

Lessons in CPaaS Leadership: Reliability Rules

Reliable communication keeps businesses and customers connected. Learn how Plivo builds reliability into its cloud communications platform.

3 min
Voice

Announcing Configurable Callback Retries for Voice

Override default connection settings for Plivo’s Voice API to fit your needs with the configurable callback retries feature.

2 min
Developers

How to Send and Receive SMS Messages in PHP Using Plivo’s SMS API

Send SMS in PHP using Plivo's PHP SDK: this guide explains how to write PHP applications that send and receive SMS messages.

3 min
Developers

How to Make and Receive Phone Calls Using Plivo’s Voice API and Ruby

Follow along as we make outbound calls and handle incoming calls in a Ruby application using the Plivo Voice API and the Plivo Ruby SDK.

3 min

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