Telnyx Account - Ruby
Installation
gem install telnyxSetup
require "telnyx"
client = Telnyx::Client.new(
api_key: ENV["TELNYX_API_KEY"], # This is the default and can be omitted
)All examples below assume client is already initialized as shown above.
Error Handling
All API calls can fail with network errors, rate limits (429), validation errors (422), or authentication errors (401). Always handle errors in production code:
begin
result = client.messages.send_(to: "+13125550001", from: "+13125550002", text: "Hello")
rescue Telnyx::Errors::APIConnectionError
puts "Network error — check connectivity and retry"
rescue Telnyx::Errors::RateLimitError
# 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
sleep(1) # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
rescue Telnyx::Errors::APIStatusError => e
puts "API error #{e.status}: #{e.message}"
if e.status == 422
puts "Validation error — check required fields and formats"
end
endCommon error codes: 401 invalid API key, 403 insufficient permissions, 404 resource not found, 422 validation error (check field formats), 429 rate limited (retry with exponential backoff).
Important Notes
- Pagination: Use
.auto_paging_eachfor automatic iteration:page.auto_paging_each {|item| puts item.id}.
List Audit Logs
Retrieve a list of audit log entries. Audit logs are a best-effort, eventually consistent record of significant account-related changes.
GET /audit_events
page = client.audit_events.list
puts(page)Returns: alternate_resource_id (string | null), change_made_by (enum: telnyx, account_manager, account_owner, organization_member), change_type (string), changes (array | null), created_at (date-time), id (uuid), organization_id (uuid), record_type (string), resource_id (string), user_id (uuid)
Get user balance details
GET /balance
balance = client.balance.retrieve
puts(balance)Returns: available_credit (string), balance (string), credit_limit (string), currency (string), pending (string), record_type (enum: balance)
Get monthly charges breakdown
Retrieve a detailed breakdown of monthly charges for phone numbers in a specified date range. The date range cannot exceed 31 days.
GET /charges_breakdown
charges_breakdown = client.charges_breakdown.retrieve(start_date: "2025-05-01")
puts(charges_breakdown)Returns: currency (string), end_date (date), results (array[object]), start_date (date), user_email (email), user_id (string)
Get monthly charges summary
Retrieve a summary of monthly charges for a specified date range. The date range cannot exceed 31 days.
GET /charges_summary
charges_summary = client.charges_summary.retrieve(end_date: "2025-06-01", start_date: "2025-05-01")
puts(charges_summary)Returns: currency (string), end_date (date), start_date (date), summary (object), total (object), user_email (email), user_id (string)
Search detail records
Search for any detail record across the Telnyx Platform
GET /detail_records
page = client.detail_records.list
puts(page)Returns: carrier (string), carrier_fee (string), cld (string), cli (string), completed_at (date-time), cost (string), country_code (string), created_at (date-time), currency (string), delivery_status (string), delivery_status_failover_url (string), delivery_status_webhook_url (string), direction (enum: inbound, outbound), errors (array[string]), fteu (boolean), mcc (string), message_type (enum: SMS, MMS, RCS), mnc (string), on_net (boolean), parts (integer), profile_id (string), profile_name (string), rate (string), record_type (string), sent_at (date-time), source_country_code (string), status (enum: gw_timeout, delivered, dlr_unconfirmed, dlr_timeout, received, gw_reject, failed), tags (string), updated_at (date-time), user_id (string), uuid (string)
List invoices
Retrieve a paginated list of invoices.
GET /invoices
page = client.invoices.list
puts(page)Returns: file_id (uuid), invoice_id (uuid), paid (boolean), period_end (date), period_start (date), url (uri)
Get invoice by ID
Retrieve a single invoice by its unique identifier.
GET /invoices/{id}
invoice = client.invoices.retrieve("182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e")
puts(invoice)Returns: download_url (uri), file_id (uuid), invoice_id (uuid), paid (boolean), period_end (date), period_start (date), url (uri)
List auto recharge preferences
Returns the payment auto recharge preferences.
GET /payment/auto_recharge_prefs
auto_recharge_prefs = client.payment.auto_recharge_prefs.list
puts(auto_recharge_prefs)Returns: enabled (boolean), id (string), invoice_enabled (boolean), preference (enum: credit_paypal, ach), recharge_amount (string), record_type (string), threshold_amount (string)
Update auto recharge preferences
Update payment auto recharge preferences.
PATCH /payment/auto_recharge_prefs
Optional: enabled (boolean), invoice_enabled (boolean), preference (enum: credit_paypal, ach), recharge_amount (string), threshold_amount (string)
auto_recharge_pref = client.payment.auto_recharge_prefs.update
puts(auto_recharge_pref)Returns: enabled (boolean), id (string), invoice_enabled (boolean), preference (enum: credit_paypal, ach), recharge_amount (string), record_type (string), threshold_amount (string)
List User Tags
List all user tags.
GET /user_tags
user_tags = client.user_tags.list
puts(user_tags)Returns: number_tags (array[string]), outbound_profile_tags (array[string])
Create a stored payment transaction
POST /v2/payment/stored_payment_transactions — Required: amount
response = client.payment.create_stored_payment_transaction(amount: "120.00")
puts(response)Returns: amount_cents (integer), amount_currency (string), auto_recharge (boolean), created_at (date-time), id (string), processor_status (string), record_type (enum: transaction), transaction_processing_type (enum: stored_payment)
List webhook deliveries
Lists webhook_deliveries for the authenticated user
GET /webhook_deliveries
page = client.webhook_deliveries.list
puts(page)Returns: attempts (array[object]), finished_at (date-time), id (uuid), record_type (string), started_at (date-time), status (enum: delivered, failed), user_id (uuid), webhook (object)
Find webhook_delivery details by ID
Provides webhook_delivery debug data, such as timestamps, delivery status and attempts.
GET /webhook_deliveries/{id}
webhook_delivery = client.webhook_deliveries.retrieve("C9C0797E-901D-4349-A33C-C2C8F31A92C2")
puts(webhook_delivery)Returns: attempts (array[object]), finished_at (date-time), id (uuid), record_type (string), started_at (date-time), status (enum: delivered, failed), user_id (uuid), webhook (object)