---
name: telnyx-account-management-python
description: >-
  Manage sub-accounts for reseller and enterprise scenarios. This skill provides
  Python SDK examples.
metadata:
  author: telnyx
  product: account-management
  language: python
  generated_by: telnyx-openapi-pipeline
---

<!-- Auto-generated from Telnyx OpenAPI specs. Do not edit. -->

# Telnyx Account Management - Python

## Installation

```bash
pip install telnyx
```

## Setup

```python
import os
from telnyx import Telnyx

client = Telnyx(
    api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
    public_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_PUBLIC_KEY"),  # Required for client.webhooks.unwrap() (webhook verification)
)
```

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:

```python
import telnyx

try:
    result = client.messages.send(to="+13125550001", from_="+13125550002", text="Hello")
except telnyx.APIConnectionError:
    print("Network error — check connectivity and retry")
    raise
except telnyx.RateLimitError:
    # 429: rate limited — wait, then retry the request (bounded exponential backoff)
    import time
    time.sleep(1)  # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
    # ...retry the call here (give up after a few attempts); otherwise re-raise:
    raise
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")
    raise  # A failed request must never look like success to the caller
```

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.

## Lists accounts managed by the current user.

Lists the accounts managed by the current user. Users need to be explictly approved by Telnyx in order to become manager accounts.

`GET /managed_accounts`

```python
page = client.managed_accounts.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)
```

Returns: `api_user` (string), `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `id` (uuid), `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean), `manager_account_id` (string), `organization_name` (string), `record_type` (enum: managed_account), `rollup_billing` (boolean), `updated_at` (string)

## Create a new managed account.

Create a new managed account owned by the authenticated user. You need to be explictly approved by Telnyx in order to become a manager account.

`POST /managed_accounts` — Required: `business_name`

Optional: `email` (string), `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean), `password` (string), `rollup_billing` (boolean)

```python
managed_account = client.managed_accounts.create(
    business_name="Larry's Cat Food Inc",
)
print(managed_account.data)
```

Returns: `api_key` (string), `api_token` (string), `api_user` (string), `balance` (object), `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `id` (uuid), `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean), `manager_account_id` (string), `organization_name` (string), `record_type` (enum: managed_account), `rollup_billing` (boolean), `updated_at` (string)

## Display information about allocatable global outbound channels for the current user.

Display information about allocatable global outbound channels for the current user. Only usable by account managers.

`GET /managed_accounts/allocatable_global_outbound_channels`

```python
response = client.managed_accounts.get_allocatable_global_outbound_channels()
print(response.data)
```

Returns: `allocatable_global_outbound_channels` (integer), `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean), `record_type` (string), `total_global_channels_allocated` (integer)

## Retrieve a managed account

Retrieves the details of a single managed account.

`GET /managed_accounts/{id}`

```python
managed_account = client.managed_accounts.retrieve("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)
print(managed_account.data)
```

Returns: `api_key` (string), `api_token` (string), `api_user` (string), `balance` (object), `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `id` (uuid), `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean), `manager_account_id` (string), `organization_name` (string), `record_type` (enum: managed_account), `rollup_billing` (boolean), `updated_at` (string)

## Update a managed account

Updates the specified managed account's attributes and returns the updated account.

`PATCH /managed_accounts/{id}`

Optional: `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean)

```python
managed_account = client.managed_accounts.update(
    id="550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)
print(managed_account.data)
```

Returns: `api_key` (string), `api_token` (string), `api_user` (string), `balance` (object), `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `id` (uuid), `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean), `manager_account_id` (string), `organization_name` (string), `record_type` (enum: managed_account), `rollup_billing` (boolean), `updated_at` (string)

## Disables a managed account

Disables a managed account, forbidding it to use Telnyx services, including sending or receiving phone calls and SMS messages. Ongoing phone calls will not be affected. The managed account and its sub-users will no longer be able to log in via the mission control portal.

`POST /managed_accounts/{id}/actions/disable`

```python
response = client.managed_accounts.actions.disable("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)
print(response.data)
```

Returns: `api_key` (string), `api_token` (string), `api_user` (string), `balance` (object), `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `id` (uuid), `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean), `manager_account_id` (string), `organization_name` (string), `record_type` (enum: managed_account), `rollup_billing` (boolean), `updated_at` (string)

## Enables a managed account

Enables a managed account and its sub-users to use Telnyx services.

`POST /managed_accounts/{id}/actions/enable`

Optional: `reenable_all_connections` (boolean)

```python
response = client.managed_accounts.actions.enable(
    id="550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)
print(response.data)
```

Returns: `api_key` (string), `api_token` (string), `api_user` (string), `balance` (object), `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `id` (uuid), `managed_account_allow_custom_pricing` (boolean), `manager_account_id` (string), `organization_name` (string), `record_type` (enum: managed_account), `rollup_billing` (boolean), `updated_at` (string)

## Update the amount of allocatable global outbound channels allocated to a specific managed account.

`PATCH /managed_accounts/{id}/update_global_channel_limit`

Optional: `channel_limit` (integer)

```python
response = client.managed_accounts.update_global_channel_limit(
    id="550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)
print(response.data)
```

Returns: `channel_limit` (integer), `email` (string), `id` (string), `manager_account_id` (string), `record_type` (string)

## List organization users

Returns a list of the users in your organization.

`GET /organizations/users`

```python
page = client.organizations.users.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)
```

Returns: `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `groups` (array[object]), `id` (string), `last_sign_in_at` (string | null), `organization_user_bypasses_sso` (boolean), `record_type` (string), `user_status` (enum: enabled, disabled, blocked)

## Get organization users groups report

Returns a report of all users in your organization with their group memberships. This endpoint returns all users without pagination and always includes group information. The report can be retrieved in JSON or CSV format by sending specific content-type headers.

`GET /organizations/users/users_groups_report`

```python
response = client.organizations.users.get_groups_report()
print(response.data)
```

Returns: `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `groups` (array[object]), `id` (string), `last_sign_in_at` (string | null), `organization_user_bypasses_sso` (boolean), `record_type` (string), `user_status` (enum: enabled, disabled, blocked)

## Get organization user

Returns the details of a user in your organization, optionally including the groups the user belongs to.

`GET /organizations/users/{id}`

```python
user = client.organizations.users.retrieve(
    id="550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)
print(user.data)
```

Returns: `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `groups` (array[object]), `id` (string), `last_sign_in_at` (string | null), `organization_user_bypasses_sso` (boolean), `record_type` (string), `user_status` (enum: enabled, disabled, blocked)

## Delete organization user

Removes the specified user from your organization and returns the result of the removal.

`POST /organizations/users/{id}/actions/remove`

```python
action = client.organizations.users.actions.remove("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)
print(action.data)
```

Returns: `created_at` (string), `email` (email), `groups` (array[object]), `id` (string), `last_sign_in_at` (string | null), `organization_user_bypasses_sso` (boolean), `record_type` (string), `user_status` (enum: enabled, disabled, blocked)