/telnyx-iot-python

name: telnyx-iot-python
description: >-
  Manage IoT SIM cards, eSIMs, data plans, and wireless connectivity. Use when
  building IoT/M2M solutions. This skill provides Python SDK examples.
metadata:
  author: telnyx
  product: iot
  language: python
  generated_by: telnyx-openapi-pipeline

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Telnyx Iot - Python

Installation

pip install telnyx

Setup

import os
from telnyx import Telnyx

client = Telnyx(
    api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)

All examples below assume `client` is already initialized as shown above.

Error Handling

All API calls can fail with network errors, rate limits (429), validation errors (422), or authentication errors (401). Always handle errors in production code:

import telnyx

try:
    result = client.messages.send(to="+13125550001", from_="+13125550002", text="Hello")
except telnyx.APIConnectionError:
    print("Network error — check connectivity and retry")
except telnyx.RateLimitError:
    # 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
    import time
    time.sleep(1)  # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
except telnyx.APIStatusError as e:
    print(f"API error {e.status_code}: {e.message}")
    if e.status_code == 422:
        print("Validation error — check required fields and formats")

Common error codes: `401` invalid API key, `403` insufficient permissions, `404` resource not found, `422` validation error (check field formats), `429` rate limited (retry with exponential backoff).

Important Notes

• **Pagination:** List methods return an auto-paginating iterator. Use `for item in page_result:` to iterate through all pages automatically.

Purchase eSIMs

Purchases and registers the specified amount of eSIMs to the current user's account. If `sim_card_group_id` is provided, the eSIMs will be associated with that group. Otherwise, the default group for the current user will be used.

`POST /actions/purchase/esims` — Required: `amount`

Optional: `product` (string), `sim_card_group_id` (uuid), `status` (enum: enabled, disabled, standby), `tags` (array[string]), `whitelabel_name` (string)

purchase = client.actions.purchase.create(
    amount=10,
)
print(purchase.data)

Returns: `actions_in_progress` (boolean), `authorized_imeis` (array | null), `created_at` (string), `current_billing_period_consumed_data` (object), `data_limit` (object), `eid` (string | null), `esim_installation_status` (enum: released, disabled), `iccid` (string), `id` (uuid), `imsi` (string), `msisdn` (string), `record_type` (string), `resources_with_in_progress_actions` (array[object]), `sim_card_group_id` (uuid), `status` (object), `tags` (array[string]), `type` (enum: physical, esim), `updated_at` (string), `version` (string), `voice_enabled` (boolean)

Register SIM cards

Register the SIM cards associated with the provided registration codes to the current user's account. If `sim_card_group_id` is provided, the SIM cards will be associated with that group. Otherwise, the default group for the current user will be used.

`POST /actions/register/sim_cards` — Required: `registration_codes`

Optional: `sim_card_group_id` (uuid), `status` (enum: enabled, disabled, standby), `tags` (array[string])

register = client.actions.register.create(
    registration_codes=["0000000001", "0000000002", "0000000003"],
)
print(register.data)

Returns: `actions_in_progress` (boolean), `authorized_imeis` (array | null), `created_at` (string), `current_billing_period_consumed_data` (object), `data_limit` (object), `eid` (string | null), `esim_installation_status` (enum: released, disabled), `iccid` (string), `id` (uuid), `imsi` (string), `msisdn` (string), `record_type` (string), `resources_with_in_progress_actions` (array[object]), `sim_card_group_id` (uuid), `status` (object), `tags` (array[string]), `type` (enum: physical, esim), `updated_at` (string), `version` (string), `voice_enabled` (boolean)

List bulk SIM card actions

This API lists a paginated collection of bulk SIM card actions. A bulk SIM card action contains details about a collection of individual SIM card actions.

`GET /bulk_sim_card_actions`

page = client.bulk_sim_card_actions.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

Returns: `action_type` (enum: bulk_disable_voice, bulk_enable_voice, bulk_set_public_ips), `created_at` (string), `id` (uuid), `record_type` (string), `settings` (object), `sim_card_actions_summary` (array[object]), `updated_at` (string)

Get bulk SIM card action details

This API fetches information about a bulk SIM card action. A bulk SIM card action contains details about a collection of individual SIM card actions.

`GET /bulk_sim_card_actions/{id}`

bulk_sim_card_action = client.bulk_sim_card_actions.retrieve(
    "6a09cdc3-8948-47f0-aa62-74ac943d6c58",
)
print(bulk_sim_card_action.data)

Returns: `action_type` (enum: bulk_disable_voice, bulk_enable_voice, bulk_set_public_ips), `created_at` (string), `id` (uuid), `record_type` (string), `settings` (object), `sim_card_actions_summary` (array[object]), `updated_at` (string)

List OTA updates

`GET /ota_updates`

page = client.ota_updates.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

Returns: `created_at` (string), `id` (uuid), `record_type` (string), `sim_card_id` (uuid), `status` (enum: in-progress, completed, failed), `type` (enum: sim_card_network_preferences), `updated_at` (string)

Get OTA update

This API returns the details of an Over the Air (OTA) update.

`GET /ota_updates/{id}`

ota_update = client.ota_updates.retrieve(
    "6a09cdc3-8948-47f0-aa62-74ac943d6c58",
)
print(ota_update.data)

Returns: `created_at` (string), `id` (uuid), `record_type` (string), `settings` (object), `sim_card_id` (uuid), `status` (enum: in-progress, completed, failed), `type`