Create tool

POST /v1/Tools
Account sid auth token

Create tool

application/json

Body Required

  • assistant_id string

    The Assistant ID.

    Format should match the following pattern: ^aia_asst_.+$.

  • description string

    The description of the tool.

  • enabled boolean Required

    True if the tool is enabled.

  • meta object

    The metadata related to method, url, input_schema to used with the Tool.

  • name string Required

    The name of the tool.

  • policy object

    The policy associated with the tool.

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    • description string

      The description of the policy.

    • id string

      The Policy ID.

      Format should match the following pattern: ^aia_plcy_.+$.

    • name string

      The name of the policy.

    • type string

      The description of the policy.

  • type string Required

    The description of the tool.

Responses

  • 201 application/json

    Created

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    • account_sid string

      The SID of the Account that created the Tool resource.

      Minimum length is 34, maximum length is 34. Format should match the following pattern: ^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$.

    • description string Required

      The description of the tool.

    • enabled boolean Required

      True if the tool is enabled.

    • id string Required

      The tool ID.

      Format should match the following pattern: ^aia_tool_.+$.

    • meta object Required

      The metadata related to method, url, input_schema to used with the Tool.

    • name string Required

      The name of the tool.

    • requires_auth boolean Required

      The authentication requirement for the tool.

    • type string Required

      The type of the tool. ('WEBHOOK')

    • url string

      The url of the tool resource.

    • date_created string(date-time) Required

      The date and time in GMT when the Tool was created specified in ISO 8601 format.

    • date_updated string(date-time) Required

      The date and time in GMT when the Tool was last updated specified in ISO 8601 format.
POST /v1/Tools 
curl \
 --request POST 'https://assistants.twilio.com/v1/Tools' \
 --user "username:password" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"assistant_id":"string","description":"string","enabled":true,"meta":{},"name":"string","policy":{"description":"string","id":"string","name":"string","type":"string"},"type":"string"}'
Request examples 
{
  "assistant_id": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "enabled": true,
  "meta": {},
  "name": "string",
  "policy": {
    "description": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "type": "string"
}
Response examples (201) 
{
  "account_sid": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "enabled": true,
  "id": "string",
  "meta": {},
  "name": "string",
  "requires_auth": true,
  "type": "string",
  "url": "string",
  "date_created": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
  "date_updated": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z"
}