Purchase a DID on the Twilio

Before placing or receiving a call, you need to have an active DID or a dozen DID numbers on your Twilio account. If you already have DID numbers on your Twilio account, the below steps are optional.

To purchase a DID on your Twilio account:

1. Log in to your Twilio console

2. Follow the article How to Search for and Buy a Twilio Phone Number from Console to buy the DID numbers.

3. If you want to buy a number with the SMS feature, please check the options SMS and MMS.

4. Purchased numbers can be found in the Console under Develop > Phone Numbers > Manage > Active Numbers.

After purchasing the DID, you can follow the below guides to configure the Twilio trunk with PortSIP PBX.

• Configuring Twilio Register Based Trunk

• Configuring Twilio Interconnect Trunk