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Store Twilio Recordings Outside Twilio

Offload your call logs and audio recordings automatically to low-cost cloud storage buckets using our Twilio ingest API.

The Problem: High Twilio Fees

Twilio charging $0.0005 per minute per month doesn't sound like much initially. However, for active support call centers or automated dialing platforms that accumulate thousands of minutes of call audio monthly, long-term storage fees add up exponentially.

Furthermore, keeping recordings directly inside Twilio presents compliance risks and vendor lock-in challenges.

The Solution: Automated Ingestion

Elept provides a dedicated Twilio integration endpoint. When a call recording completes in your telephony application, simply send the metadata to our API. Elept downloads the raw audio, generates verification checksums, stores the file in your private R2/B2 bucket, and deletes the source Twilio copy to avoid redundant fees.

Twilio Recording Import Workflow

  1. Status Callback: Twilio alerts your app that a call recording is ready.
  2. API Trigger: Your app sends the recording URL and Sid to Elept.
  3. Secure Download: Elept safely fetches the audio file using basic credentials.
  4. SHA-256 Checksum: Integrity is calculated before cloud vault upload.
  5. Vault Archive: Uploads to private Cloudflare R2 or Backblaze B2 bucket.
  6. Twilio Purge: Deletes the source recording from Twilio servers automatically.

Integration Example

Trigger a background recording import with a single POST API request:

# POST /api/v1/twilio/recording
curl -X POST https://elept.com/api/v1/twilio/recording \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer el_live_key..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "call_sid": "CA1234567890abcdef",
    "recording_sid": "RE1234567890abcdef",
    "recording_url": "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/.../Recordings/RE123.mp3",
    "duration": 120,
    "delete_from_twilio": true
  }'

Ready to automate call storage? Read the Twilio Integration Docs or get started today.

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