diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/TwilioApi.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/TwilioApi.credentials.ts
index 8fb77cc29e..1e2ee45fdf 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/TwilioApi.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/TwilioApi.credentials.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ export class TwilioApi implements ICredentialType {
 	displayName = 'Twilio API';
 	documentationUrl = 'twilio';
 	properties = [
+		{
+			displayName: 'Auth Type',
+			name: 'authType',
+			type: 'options' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: 'authToken',
+			options: [
+				{
+					name: 'Auth Token',
+					value: 'authToken',
+				},
+				{
+					name: 'API Key',
+					value: 'apiKey',
+				},
+			],
+		},
 		{
 			displayName: 'Account SID',
 			name: 'accountSid',
@@ -20,6 +36,42 @@ export class TwilioApi implements ICredentialType {
 			name: 'authToken',
 			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
 			default: '',
+			displayOptions: {
+				show: {
+					authType: [
+						'authToken',
+					],
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'API Key SID',
+			name: 'apiKeySid',
+			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			default: '',
+			displayOptions: {
+				show: {
+					authType: [
+						'apiKey',
+					],
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			displayName: 'API Key Secret',
+			name: 'apiKeySecret',
+			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
+			typeOptions: {
+				password: true,
+			},
+			default: '',
+			displayOptions: {
+				show: {
+					authType: [
+						'apiKey',
+					],
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	];
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Twilio/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Twilio/GenericFunctions.ts
index e5eaf606e0..3532030f3c 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Twilio/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Twilio/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import {
 	IDataObject, NodeApiError, NodeOperationError,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
+import {
+	OptionsWithUri,
+} from 'request';
+
 /**
  * Make an API request to Twilio
  *
@@ -17,7 +21,14 @@ import {
  * @returns {Promise<any>}
  */
 export async function twilioApiRequest(this: IHookFunctions | IExecuteFunctions, method: string, endpoint: string, body: IDataObject, query?: IDataObject): Promise<any> { // tslint:disable-line:no-any
-	const credentials = this.getCredentials('twilioApi');
+	const credentials = this.getCredentials('twilioApi') as {
+		accountSid: string;
+		authType: 'authToken' | 'apiKey';
+		authToken: string;
+		apiKeySid: string;
+		apiKeySecret: string;
+	};
+
 	if (credentials === undefined) {
 		throw new NodeOperationError(this.getNode(), 'No credentials got returned!');
 	}
@@ -26,18 +37,26 @@ export async function twilioApiRequest(this: IHookFunctions | IExecuteFunctions,
 		query = {};
 	}
 
-	const options = {
+	const options: OptionsWithUri = {
 		method,
 		form: body,
 		qs: query,
 		uri: `https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/${credentials.accountSid}${endpoint}`,
-		auth: {
-			user: credentials.accountSid as string,
-			pass: credentials.authToken as string,
-		},
 		json: true,
 	};
 
+	if (credentials.authType === 'apiKey') {
+		options.auth = {
+			user: credentials.apiKeySid,
+			password: credentials.apiKeySecret,
+		};
+	} else if (credentials.authType === 'authToken') {
+		options.auth = {
+			user: credentials.accountSid,
+			pass: credentials.authToken,
+		};
+	}
+
 	try {
 		return await this.helpers.request(options);
 	} catch (error) {