# Twilio SMS Settings

Configure SMS text message delivery for VM Essentials alerts. Previously, customers could use VM Essentials’ own account for delivery, but for security reasons clients must now supply their own. Complete the fields indicated below and then restart all VM Essentials nodes to apply the changes.

- **Account SID:** Twilio Account SID
- **SMS From #:** The “From” number to receive the text message from
- **Auth Token:** The Twilio API authentication token for your account
