Building a Lyrics App with Next.js and Twilio

In this blog post, I'll walk you through the development of a lyrics application using Next.js, a popular React framework, and Twilio for making phone calls. This project showcases how to fetch song lyrics, display them, and allow users to receive lyrics via a phone call.

Initial Setup

To get started, I used create-next-app to bootstrap my Next.js project. The project structure includes pages, components, and API routes for handling requests.

Home Page

The main page (pages/index.tsx) serves as the entry point for our application. It includes a search form for users to input the artist and song title.

Search Form

The SearchForm component allows users to search for lyrics by entering the artist and song name. It uses a custom hook for managing input state.

Results List

The ResultsList component displays the fetched lyrics.

Phone Call Form

Using Twilio, the PhoneCallForm component allows users to receive lyrics via a phone call. It captures the phone number and sends a request to the Twilio API.

API Routes

Fetching Lyrics

I created an API route to fetch lyrics using Cheerio to scrape data from a lyrics website.

Making a Twilio Call

Another API route handles the Twilio call, sending the lyrics to the specified phone number.

Conclusion

This project demonstrates how to build a functional lyrics application using Next.js and Twilio. Users can search for songs, view lyrics, and even receive them via phone calls. The combination of these technologies allows for a seamless user experience and showcases the power of modern web development.

Feel free to explore the code snippets provided and adapt them to your own projects. Happy coding!