What does the Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python AI skill do?

Create and manage messaging profiles with number pools, sticky sender, and geomatch features. Configure short codes for high-volume messaging. This skill provides Python SDK examples.

Why use Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/team-telnyx/ai/tree/main/providers/claude/plugins/telnyx-messaging/skills/telnyx-messaging-profiles-python. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by team-telnyx under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

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How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python by team-telnyx — AI Skill for Any LLM

Telnyx Messaging Profiles - Python

Installation

bash
pip install telnyx

Setup

python
import os
from telnyx import Telnyx

client = Telnyx(
    api_key=os.environ.get("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:

python
import telnyx

try:
    result = client.messages.send(to="+13125550001", from_="+13125550002", text="Hello")
except telnyx.APIConnectionError:
    print("Network error — check connectivity and retry")
except telnyx.RateLimitError:
    # 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
    import time
    time.sleep(1)  # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
except telnyx.APIStatusError as e:
    print(f"API error {e.status_code}: {e.message}")
    if e.status_code == 422:
        print("Validation error — check required fields and formats")

Common 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: List methods return an auto-paginating iterator. Use for item in page_result: to iterate through all pages automatically.

List messaging profiles

GET /messaging_profiles

python
page = client.messaging_profiles.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

Returns: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), created_at (date-time), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), health_webhook_url (url), id (uuid), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), name (string), number_pool_settings (object | null), organization_id (string), record_type (enum: messaging_profile), redaction_enabled (boolean), redaction_level (integer), resource_group_id (string | null), smart_encoding (boolean), updated_at (date-time), url_shortener_settings (object | null), v1_secret (string), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url), whitelisted_destinations (array[string])

Create a messaging profile

POST /messaging_profiles — Required: name, whitelisted_destinations

Optional: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), health_webhook_url (url), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), number_pool_settings (object | null), resource_group_id (string | null), smart_encoding (boolean), url_shortener_settings (object | null), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url)

python
messaging_profile = client.messaging_profiles.create(
    name="My name",
    whitelisted_destinations=["US"],
)
print(messaging_profile.data)

Retrieve a messaging profile

GET /messaging_profiles/{id}

python
messaging_profile = client.messaging_profiles.retrieve(
    "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(messaging_profile.data)

Update a messaging profile

PATCH /messaging_profiles/{id}

Optional: ai_assistant_id (string | null), alpha_sender (string | null), created_at (date-time), daily_spend_limit (string), daily_spend_limit_enabled (boolean), enabled (boolean), id (uuid), mms_fall_back_to_sms (boolean), mms_transcoding (boolean), mobile_only (boolean), name (string), number_pool_settings (object | null), record_type (enum: messaging_profile), smart_encoding (boolean), updated_at (date-time), url_shortener_settings (object | null), v1_secret (string), webhook_api_version (enum: 1, 2, 2010-04-01), webhook_failover_url (url), webhook_url (url), whitelisted_destinations (array[string])

python
messaging_profile = client.messaging_profiles.update(
    messaging_profile_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(messaging_profile.data)

Delete a messaging profile

DELETE /messaging_profiles/{id}

python
messaging_profile = client.messaging_profiles.delete(
    "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(messaging_profile.data)

List phone numbers associated with a messaging profile

GET /messaging_profiles/{id}/phone_numbers

python
page = client.messaging_profiles.list_phone_numbers(
    messaging_profile_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), eligible_messaging_products (array[string]), features (object), health (object), id (string), messaging_product (string), messaging_profile_id (string | null), organization_id (string), phone_number (string), record_type (enum: messaging_phone_number, messaging_settings), tags (array[string]), traffic_type (string), type (enum: long-code, toll-free, short-code, longcode, tollfree, shortcode), updated_at (date-time)

List short codes associated with a messaging profile

GET /messaging_profiles/{id}/short_codes

python
page = client.messaging_profiles.list_short_codes(
    messaging_profile_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
page = page.data[0]
print(page.messaging_profile_id)

Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), id (uuid), messaging_profile_id (string | null), record_type (enum: short_code), short_code (string), tags (array), updated_at (date-time)

List short codes

GET /short_codes

python
page = client.short_codes.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.messaging_profile_id)

Retrieve a short code

GET /short_codes/{id}

python
short_code = client.short_codes.retrieve(
    "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(short_code.data)

Update short code

Update the settings for a specific short code. To unbind a short code from a profile, set the messaging_profile_id to null or an empty string. To add or update tags, include the tags field as an array of strings.

PATCH /short_codes/{id} — Required: messaging_profile_id

Optional: tags (array)

python
short_code = client.short_codes.update(
    id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    messaging_profile_id="abc85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c9600000000",
)
print(short_code.data)

Publisher	team-telnyx
Repository	`ai`
Skill name	`telnyx-messaging-profiles-python`
Stars	217
Forks	21
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Telnyx Messaging Profiles Python

Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Telnyx Messaging Profiles - Python

Installation

Setup

Error Handling

Important Notes

List messaging profiles

Create a messaging profile

Retrieve a messaging profile

Update a messaging profile

Delete a messaging profile

List phone numbers associated with a messaging profile

List short codes associated with a messaging profile

List short codes

Retrieve a short code

Update short code

Frequently asked questions

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Telnyx Messaging Profiles - Python

Installation

Setup

Error Handling

Important Notes

List messaging profiles

Create a messaging profile

Retrieve a messaging profile

Update a messaging profile

Delete a messaging profile

List phone numbers associated with a messaging profile

List short codes associated with a messaging profile

List short codes

Retrieve a short code

Update short code

Frequently asked questions

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