Bandwidth CLI

The Bandwidth CLI (band) lets you manage voice, messaging, and phone numbers from your terminal.

See it on GitHub →

What you can do

• Search, order, and release phone numbers
• Create and configure voice and messaging applications
• Provision Voice Configuration Packages (VCPs)
• Place and manage voice calls
• Send SMS and MMS, upload and manage media
• Retrieve call recordings and transcriptions
• Generate BXML locally without hitting the API
• Automate provisioning workflows with clean JSON output, structured exit codes, and idempotency flags

What you need to get started

• A Bandwidth App account
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• OAuth2 client credentials (client ID and client secret) from The Bandwidth App
• One of the supported install methods: Homebrew, Go, a pre-built binary, or Docker

Once you have credentials, head to the quickstart guide to install band and run your first commands.