---
id: twilio-stubs
version: "0.2.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# twilio-stubs — Type declarations for the Twilio API

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 142.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

twilio-stubs is a type stub package that adds static type information to the Twilio Python SDK. Type stubs are supplementary files that tell type checkers what types to expect from Twilio's API, allowing you to catch type errors before runtime without needing Twilio itself to ship with built-in type hints.

The package has no runtime dependencies and is used purely as a development tool. However, it is in abandoned maintenance: the last release was 2023-02-15, and the repository shows minimal activity. This means the stubs may lag behind current Twilio SDK releases, potentially leaving newer API methods and classes without type coverage.

Use it for:

- Add type checking to a codebase using Twilio without waiting for Twilio to add native type hints.
- Catch Twilio API usage errors during development before deploying to production.
- Improve IDE autocomplete and inline documentation for Twilio methods in editors that support type stubs.
- Validate function signatures when wrapping or mocking Twilio calls in test suites.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides mypy type stubs for the Twilio Python API, enabling static type checking when using Twilio's SDK.

No. The package is abandoned (last update 2023-02-15) and likely out of sync with current Twilio SDK versions. Before installing, check whether Twilio now provides official type stubs or whether the Twilio SDK itself includes type hints. If neither is true and you need type coverage, consider using a type: ignore comment as a temporary workaround.

## Install

pip install twilio-stubs
uv add twilio-stubs
poetry add twilio-stubs

## Installing twilio-stubs

Before you install: High install friction combined with abandoned maintenance status. Last release was 2023-02-15 with no commits since then. Repository shows minimal activity (2 stars). Type stubs may be outdated relative to current Twilio SDK versions.

License in practice: Licensed under MIT (permissive), so there are no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution for commercial or private projects.

Quickstart:

pip install twilio-stubs

# Then configure mypy to use the stubs when type-checking code that imports twilio

Requires a separate type checker like mypy; stubs may not align with your installed Twilio SDK version due to lack of maintenance.

Verify before relying:

- Whether these stubs remain compatible with recent Twilio SDK releases (last update 2023-02-15).
- Whether Twilio itself now provides official type stubs, making this package redundant.
- Current coverage and completeness of type annotations relative to the full Twilio API surface.

## Package facts

- License: not declared (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 142.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

mypy type stubs twilio, twilio type hints, twilio type checking, python type declarations twilio, twilio typing support, static type checking twilio, twilio mypy stubs, type-stubs, abandoned

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