Connect Twilio
You need Account SID and Auth token. About two minutes.
1Get these from Twilio
Account SID
AC…- Sign in to the Twilio Console and open the dashboard.
- In the Account Info pane, copy the Account SID, which starts with AC.
From the Twilio console home. Not a secret, but it names the account.
Open the pagehttps://console.twilio.com
Auth token
Paste the auth token- On the Twilio Console dashboard, find the Account Info pane.
- Click Show next to Auth Token, then copy it.
Sent as HTTP Basic alongside the SID.
Open the pagehttps://console.twilio.com
2Add it to CreditBar
- Open CreditBar from the menu bar and choose Settings, then Accounts.
- Click Add account and pick Twilio.
- Paste the Account SID and the Auth token into the matching fields, and give the account a label you will recognise.
- Click Test connection, then Add. Numbers appear in the menu bar within a minute.
Keys are stored in your Mac's Keychain and only ever sent to Twilio. Nothing passes through a CreditBar server.
3What it reads
- Reports
- remaining account balance and its currency
- Calls
- https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/{sid}/Balance.json
- Refreshes
- At most every 5 minutes
- API docs
- Twilio reference, checked 2026-09-16
Both fields are required, and Twilio notes the balance can lag recent usage.