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Plivo

Pay-as-you-go SMS, voice, and WhatsApp API with a fast developer onboarding path.

API keyUsage-based🔵 agent: self serve instant key

Get API key → instant key, usually no card Docs Website

CategoryEmail, SMS & voice comms

TypeAPI service

Authapi-key

PricingUsage-based

Agent signup🔵 self serve instant key

SDKsNode, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, Go, .NET, REST

Pricing: US SMS ~$0.0077/msg, voice from ~$0.005/min, numbers from $0.80/mo; $10 free trial credit, no card

🔵 Agents: self serve instant key

Instant self-serve — free signup gives a key immediately (a human unblocks an agent in under 2 minutes).

Self-serve signup with $10 trial credit and no card; Auth ID + Auth Token available immediately. 10DLC registration required for US A2P messaging.

Plivo — Pay-as-you-go SMS, voice, and WhatsApp API with a fast developer onboarding path.
Website: https://www.plivo.com
Docs: https://www.plivo.com/docs
Get a key: https://console.plivo.com
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Self-serve signup with $10 trial credit and no card; Auth ID + Auth Token available immediately. 10DLC registration required for US A2P messaging.
Auth: api-key
Pricing: usage-based — US SMS ~$0.0077/msg, voice from ~$0.005/min, numbers from $0.80/mo; $10 free trial credit, no card
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/plivo.json

Machine record: /api/tools/plivo.json

Quickstart

import plivo

client = plivo.RestClient("AUTH_ID", "AUTH_TOKEN")

client.messages.create(
    src="+14150000000",
    dst="+15558675310",
    text="Hello from Plivo",
)

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Plivo FAQ

What is Plivo?

Plivo is Pay-as-you-go SMS, voice, and WhatsApp API with a fast developer onboarding path. It's in the Email, SMS & voice comms category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is Plivo free?

Plivo is usage-based (you pay for what you use). US SMS ~$0.0077/msg, voice from ~$0.005/min, numbers from $0.80/mo; $10 free trial credit, no card.

Can an AI agent sign up for Plivo automatically?

Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Self-serve signup with $10 trial credit and no card; Auth ID + Auth Token available immediately. 10DLC registration required for US A2P messaging..

Does Plivo have an MCP server?

Plivo does not publish an official MCP server as of our last check.

Is Plivo open source?

Plivo is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.

What languages does Plivo support?

Plivo offers Node, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, Go, .NET, REST.

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