How to send a text message with Twilio using Go

twilio.go

package twilio

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"math/rand"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"strings"
	"time"
)

// SendTextMessage will pack up the passed message and send it over a Twilio phone number that you set
func SendTextMessage(message string, sid string, token string) error {
	urlStr := "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/" + sid + "/Messages.json"

	// Create message body
  	msgBody := fmt.Sprintf("You message body is this: %v", message)

	// Set up rand
	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())

	msgData := url.Values{}
  
 	// Set the target destination phone number with +1 type format
	msgData.Set("To", fmt.Sprintf("+11234567890"))
  
  	// Set the target from Twilio phone number with +1 type format
	msgData.Set("From", "+19999999999")
  
	// Set the message body for the text
	msgData.Set("Body", msgBody)
	msgDataReader := *strings.NewReader(msgData.Encode())

	client := &http.Client{}
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", urlStr, &msgDataReader)
  
  	// Set Auth tokens for Twilio on the request
	req.SetBasicAuth(sid, token)
	
  	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")

  	// Make the Twilio API call to send the text
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
		var data map[string]interface{}
		decoder := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
		err := decoder.Decode(&data)
		if err == nil {
			fmt.Println(data["sid"])
			return err
		}
	} else {
		fmt.Println(resp.Status)
	}
	return nil
}