diff --git a/controllers/api.js b/controllers/api.js
index 1437488f9e..bd7edb8306 100644
--- a/controllers/api.js
+++ b/controllers/api.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ exports.postStripe = function(req, res, next) {
  * Twilio API example.
  */
 
-exports.getTwilio = function(req, res, next) {
+exports.getTwilio = function(req, res) {
   res.render('api/twilio', {
     title: 'Twilio API'
   });
@@ -387,14 +387,25 @@ exports.getTwilio = function(req, res, next) {
 /**
  * POST /api/twilio
  * Twilio API example.
- * @param telephone
+ * @param number
+ * @param message
  */
 
 exports.postTwilio = function(req, res, next) {
+  req.assert('number', 'Phone number is required.').notEmpty();
+  req.assert('message', 'Message cannot be blank.').notEmpty();
+
+  var errors = req.validationErrors();
+
+  if (errors) {
+    req.flash('errors', errors);
+    return res.redirect('/api/twilio');
+  }
+
   var message = {
-    to: req.body.telephone,
+    to: req.body.number,
     from: '+13472235148',
-    body: 'Hello from the Hackathon Starter'
+    body: req.body.message
   };
   twilio.sendMessage(message, function(err, responseData) {
     if (err) return next(err.message);
diff --git a/views/api/twilio.jade b/views/api/twilio.jade
index e5e1cf035b..b40e944909 100644
--- a/views/api/twilio.jade
+++ b/views/api/twilio.jade
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ extends ../layout
 block content
   .page-header
     h2
-      i.fa.fa-phone
+      i.fa.fa-phone(style='color: #f00')
       | Twilio API
 
   .btn-group.btn-group-justified
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ block content
       i.fa.fa-code-fork
       | REST API
 
-  h4 Send a text message
+  br
+
   .row
     .col-sm-6
       form(role='form', method='POST')
         input(type='hidden', name='_csrf', value=_csrf)
         .form-group
-          .input-group
-            input.form-control(type='text', name='telephone', placeholder='Phone Number')
-            span.input-group-btn
-              button.btn.btn-success(type='submit') Send
+          label.control-label Number to text
+          input.form-control(type='text', name='number', autofocus)
+        .form-group
+          label.control-label Message
+          input.form-control(type='text', name='message')
+        button.btn.btn-default(type='submit')
+          i.fa.fa-location-arrow
+          | Send