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Twilio Sync Connector

Build customer-facing, in-app real-time features using Twilio Sync. With Cyclr you can orchestrate Sync objects, expose integrations as governed MCP tools and automate workflows to sync state across web, mobile and backend systems.

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Faster integration delivery

Ship Twilio Sync integrations with low-code flows.

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Governed MCP tools

Expose vetted Sync methods as controlled customer tools.

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Multi-tenant orchestration

Run tenant-specific workflows and centralized credential management.

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Embedded experience

Deliver customer-facing workflows natively inside your SaaS product.

CONNECTOR OVERVIEW

Overview

Twilio Sync provides a cloud-hosted, real-time state store for documents, lists, maps and streams. Cyclr lets SaaS teams embed those capabilities into their product, orchestrate Sync operations across other services and surface supported Sync methods to customers as managed, governed MCP tools.

PRODUCT USE CASES

Use-case introduction

Convert developer backlog into customer-facing automations. With Cyclr product, support and sales teams can build Twilio Sync workflows, publish them per tenant and integrate Sync with other SaaS tools without reworking core product code.

Live dashboards and leaderboards

Power dashboards that update instantly across web and mobile using Sync documents and lists.

Multi-user collaborative editing

Surface shared document and map edits in real time for collaborative workflows.

User presence and session state

Track online presence and session state to drive in-app experiences and routing.

ORCHESTRATION

How Twilio Sync works with Cyclr

Cyclr sits between your SaaS product and Twilio Sync to handle authentication, govern access and orchestrate every API call per customer, at scale.

  1. 1

    Your SaaS product

    Your app requests an action for a specific customer.

  2. 2

    Cyclr orchestration

    Cyclr authenticates, applies policies and routes the request.

  3. 3

    Twilio Sync

    Twilio Sync processes the request and returns a response to your app.

Customer-specific authentication · Governed data movement · Centralized visibility and audit

CONNECTOR COVERAGE

Available connector capabilities

Explore Twilio Sync methods you can orchestrate through Cyclr.

Services3

List Updated Services

Action

Retrieves a list of updated services since last run.

Create Service

Action

Create a new service.

List Services

Action

Retrieves a list with all Services.

List Items4

Update List Item

Action

Update a List Item in a List by List ID.

Create List Item

Action

Create a new List Item under a List by List ID.

Remove List Item

Action

Remove a List Item under a List by List ID.

List List Items

Action

Retrieves all List Items under a List by List ID.

Documents4

Create Document

Action

Create a new document.

List Updated Documents

Action

Retrieves a list of updated documents since last run.

List Documents

Action

Retrieves a list with all documents.

Update Document

Action

Update a document by ID.

Lists3

List Updated Lists

Action

Retrieves a list of updated lists since last run.

List Lists

Action

Retrieves a list with all lists.

Create List

Action

Create a new list.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Twilio Sync integration and API details

Review the sourced authentication and API behaviour used when configuring customer-facing Twilio Sync integrations in Cyclr.

API and authentication

API host
https://sync.twilio.com/v1
Authentication
HTTP Basic (Twilio API Key)
Credentials

API Key SID, API Key Secret and Sync Service SID (ServiceSid) or Account SID where required.

Method categories

Documents, Lists, Maps, Streams, Services and Permissions—CRUD operations and stream publish/read.

View vendor API documentation →

Pagination and rate limits

Pagination

Default page size is 50. Use PageSize to fetch up to 100 items per page.

Rate limits

Sync enforces object read/write limits (20/s per object burst) and stream publish limits (30/s per stream); larger payloads face stricter limits.

IMPLEMENTATION

Authentication at a glance

Authenticate with HTTP Basic using a Twilio API Key SID as username and API Key Secret as password. Create keys in the Twilio Console.

Authentication method
HTTP Basic (Twilio API Key)
Credential required

API Key SID, API Key Secret and Sync Service SID (ServiceSid) or Account SID where required.

Before you begin:

Requires valid Twilio API Key credentials and a public callback URL for webhooks.

View setup guide

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

Cyclr exposes common Sync resources—Documents, Lists, Maps, Streams and Service management—so you can read, write, update and manage Sync objects from workflows.

Provide a Twilio API Key SID and API Key Secret. Cyclr uses these credentials to authenticate to the Sync REST API via HTTP Basic.

Yes. Twilio Sync can send webhooks for document, list, map, stream and reachability events; configure a public callback URL and enable per-Service webhook settings.

Cyclr lets you model Sync operations as governed MCP tools, package workflows per tenant and embed customer-facing automation inside your product with centralized governance.

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