1. donwload ngrok: https://dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started
2. attach authtoken
3. ~/.ngrok http 5000

$ pip install twilio

$ export FLASK_APP=twilio.py

$ flask run

• defaults to port 5000

navigate to ngrok generated url upon appending uri /inbound

Go to twilio numbers and update settings for the phone number twilio gave to accept this webhook from the ngrok generated url. https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers Messaging section.

Text the number, and receive the xml defined message.