# Configuration Resource

The Twilio Conversations' Configuration resource represents settings applied at the account level, across all [Conversation Services](/docs/conversations/api/service-resource).

## Configuration Properties

```json
{"type":"object","refName":"conversations.v1.configuration","modelName":"conversations_v1_configuration","properties":{"account_sid":{"type":"string","minLength":34,"maxLength":34,"pattern":"^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$","nullable":true,"description":"The SID of the [Account](/docs/iam/api/account) responsible for this configuration."},"default_chat_service_sid":{"type":"string","minLength":34,"maxLength":34,"pattern":"^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$","nullable":true,"description":"The SID of the default [Conversation Service](/docs/conversations/api/service-resource) used when creating a conversation."},"default_messaging_service_sid":{"type":"string","minLength":34,"maxLength":34,"pattern":"^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$","nullable":true,"description":"The SID of the default [Messaging Service](/docs/messaging/api/service-resource) used when creating a conversation."},"default_inactive_timer":{"type":"string","nullable":true,"description":"Default ISO8601 duration when conversation will be switched to `inactive` state. Minimum value for this timer is 1 minute."},"default_closed_timer":{"type":"string","nullable":true,"description":"Default ISO8601 duration when conversation will be switched to `closed` state. Minimum value for this timer is 10 minutes."},"url":{"type":"string","format":"uri","nullable":true,"description":"An absolute API resource URL for this global configuration."},"links":{"type":"object","format":"uri-map","nullable":true,"description":"Contains absolute API resource URLs to access the webhook and default service configurations."}}}
```

## Fetch a Configuration resource

`GET https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Configuration`

Fetch a Configuration

```js
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";

// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);

async function fetchConfiguration() {
  const configuration = await client.conversations.v1.configuration().fetch();

  console.log(configuration.accountSid);
}

fetchConfiguration();
```

```python
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/install
import os
from twilio.rest import Client

# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
account_sid = os.environ["TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"]
auth_token = os.environ["TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"]
client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)

configuration = client.conversations.v1.configuration().fetch()

print(configuration.account_sid)
```

```csharp
// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/install

using System;
using Twilio;
using Twilio.Rest.Conversations.V1;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program {
    public static async Task Main(string[] args) {
        // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
        // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
        string accountSid = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
        string authToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

        TwilioClient.Init(accountSid, authToken);

        var configuration = await ConfigurationResource.FetchAsync();

        Console.WriteLine(configuration.AccountSid);
    }
}
```

```java
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/install

import com.twilio.Twilio;
import com.twilio.rest.conversations.v1.Configuration;

public class Example {
    // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
    // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
    public static final String ACCOUNT_SID = System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
    public static final String AUTH_TOKEN = System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
        Configuration configuration = Configuration.fetcher().fetch();

        System.out.println(configuration.getAccountSid());
    }
}
```

```go
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/go/install
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/twilio/twilio-go"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
	// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
	// Make sure TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID and TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN exists in your environment
	client := twilio.NewRestClient()

	resp, err := client.ConversationsV1.FetchConfiguration()
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err.Error())
		os.Exit(1)
	} else {
		if resp.AccountSid != nil {
			fmt.Println(*resp.AccountSid)
		} else {
			fmt.Println(resp.AccountSid)
		}
	}
}
```

```php
<?php

// Update the path below to your autoload.php,
// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md
require_once "/path/to/vendor/autoload.php";

use Twilio\Rest\Client;

// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
$sid = getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
$token = getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");
$twilio = new Client($sid, $token);

$configuration = $twilio->conversations->v1->configuration()->fetch();

print $configuration->accountSid;
```

```ruby
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/install
require 'twilio-ruby'

# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
account_sid = ENV['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']
auth_token = ENV['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']
@client = Twilio::REST::Client.new(account_sid, auth_token)

configuration = @client
                .conversations
                .v1
                .configuration
                .fetch

puts configuration.account_sid
```

```bash
# Install the twilio-cli from https://twil.io/cli

twilio api:conversations:v1:configuration:fetch
```

```bash
curl -X GET "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Configuration" \
-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
```

```json
{
  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "default_chat_service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "default_messaging_service_sid": "MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "default_inactive_timer": "PT1M",
  "default_closed_timer": "PT10M",
  "url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Configuration",
  "links": {
    "service": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Configuration",
    "webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Configuration/Webhooks"
  }
}
```

## Update a Configuration resource

`POST https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Configuration`

### Request body parameters

```json
{"schema":{"type":"object","title":"UpdateConfigurationRequest","properties":{"DefaultChatServiceSid":{"type":"string","minLength":34,"maxLength":34,"pattern":"^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$","description":"The SID of the default [Conversation Service](/docs/conversations/api/service-resource) to use when creating a conversation."},"DefaultMessagingServiceSid":{"type":"string","minLength":34,"maxLength":34,"pattern":"^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$","description":"The SID of the default [Messaging Service](/docs/messaging/api/service-resource) to use when creating a conversation."},"DefaultInactiveTimer":{"type":"string","description":"Default ISO8601 duration when conversation will be switched to `inactive` state. Minimum value for this timer is 1 minute."},"DefaultClosedTimer":{"type":"string","description":"Default ISO8601 duration when conversation will be switched to `closed` state. Minimum value for this timer is 10 minutes."}}},"examples":{"update":{"value":{"lang":"json","value":"{\n  \"DefaultChatServiceSid\": \"ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\",\n  \"DefaultMessagingServiceSid\": \"MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\",\n  \"DefaultInactiveTimer\": \"PT1M\",\n  \"DefaultClosedTimer\": \"PT10M\"\n}","meta":"","code":"{\n  \"DefaultChatServiceSid\": \"ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\",\n  \"DefaultMessagingServiceSid\": \"MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\",\n  \"DefaultInactiveTimer\": \"PT1M\",\n  \"DefaultClosedTimer\": \"PT10M\"\n}","tokens":[["{","#C9D1D9"],"\n  ",["\"DefaultChatServiceSid\"","#7EE787"],[":","#C9D1D9"]," ",["\"ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\"","#A5D6FF"],[",","#C9D1D9"],"\n  ",["\"DefaultMessagingServiceSid\"","#7EE787"],[":","#C9D1D9"]," ",["\"MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\"","#A5D6FF"],[",","#C9D1D9"],"\n  ",["\"DefaultInactiveTimer\"","#7EE787"],[":","#C9D1D9"]," ",["\"PT1M\"","#A5D6FF"],[",","#C9D1D9"],"\n  ",["\"DefaultClosedTimer\"","#7EE787"],[":","#C9D1D9"]," ",["\"PT10M\"","#A5D6FF"],"\n",["}","#C9D1D9"]],"annotations":[],"themeName":"github-dark","style":{"color":"#c9d1d9","background":"#0d1117"}}}},"encodingType":"application/x-www-form-urlencoded","conditionalParameterMap":{}}
```

Update a Configuration

```js
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";

// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);

async function updateConfiguration() {
  const configuration = await client.conversations.v1
    .configuration()
    .update({ defaultChatServiceSid: "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" });

  console.log(configuration.accountSid);
}

updateConfiguration();
```

```python
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/install
import os
from twilio.rest import Client

# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
account_sid = os.environ["TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"]
auth_token = os.environ["TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"]
client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)

configuration = client.conversations.v1.configuration().update(
    default_chat_service_sid="ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
)

print(configuration.account_sid)
```

```csharp
// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/install

using System;
using Twilio;
using Twilio.Rest.Conversations.V1;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program {
    public static async Task Main(string[] args) {
        // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
        // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
        string accountSid = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
        string authToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

        TwilioClient.Init(accountSid, authToken);

        var configuration = await ConfigurationResource.UpdateAsync(
            defaultChatServiceSid: "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa");

        Console.WriteLine(configuration.AccountSid);
    }
}
```

```java
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/install

import com.twilio.Twilio;
import com.twilio.rest.conversations.v1.Configuration;

public class Example {
    // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
    // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
    public static final String ACCOUNT_SID = System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
    public static final String AUTH_TOKEN = System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
        Configuration configuration =
            Configuration.updater().setDefaultChatServiceSid("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa").update();

        System.out.println(configuration.getAccountSid());
    }
}
```

```go
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/go/install
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/twilio/twilio-go"
	conversations "github.com/twilio/twilio-go/rest/conversations/v1"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
	// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
	// Make sure TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID and TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN exists in your environment
	client := twilio.NewRestClient()

	params := &conversations.UpdateConfigurationParams{}
	params.SetDefaultChatServiceSid("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")

	resp, err := client.ConversationsV1.UpdateConfiguration(params)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err.Error())
		os.Exit(1)
	} else {
		if resp.AccountSid != nil {
			fmt.Println(*resp.AccountSid)
		} else {
			fmt.Println(resp.AccountSid)
		}
	}
}
```

```php
<?php

// Update the path below to your autoload.php,
// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md
require_once "/path/to/vendor/autoload.php";

use Twilio\Rest\Client;

// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
$sid = getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
$token = getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");
$twilio = new Client($sid, $token);

$configuration = $twilio->conversations->v1
    ->configuration()
    ->update(["defaultChatServiceSid" => "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"]);

print $configuration->accountSid;
```

```ruby
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/install
require 'twilio-ruby'

# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
account_sid = ENV['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']
auth_token = ENV['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']
@client = Twilio::REST::Client.new(account_sid, auth_token)

configuration = @client
                .conversations
                .v1
                .configuration
                .update(default_chat_service_sid: 'ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa')

puts configuration.account_sid
```

```bash
# Install the twilio-cli from https://twil.io/cli

twilio api:conversations:v1:configuration:update \
   --default-chat-service-sid ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
```

```bash
curl -X POST "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Configuration" \
--data-urlencode "DefaultChatServiceSid=ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" \
-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
```

```json
{
  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "default_chat_service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "default_messaging_service_sid": "MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "default_inactive_timer": "PT1M",
  "default_closed_timer": "PT10M",
  "url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Configuration",
  "links": {
    "service": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Configuration",
    "webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Configuration/Webhooks"
  }
}
```