How to setup SMS notifications
To Send SMS notifications you need to set up SMS configuration details.
Go to Settings -> Business Settings -> SMS settings
From here we can set up SMS for most of the vendors that have support for REST API, most of the support it. If not then check with your provider
Go to the REST API documentation of your vendor. Contact your vendor if you can’t find it.
Here you’ll find 3 different service types: Nexmo, Twilio, and others.
Setting up SMS for NEXMO
Create a new account in Nexmo.
From your Nexmo dashboard, go to account settings, here you’ll find the API key and secret, the From field enter from the number provided by Nexmo. Enter these details in the pos and try sending a test message.
Setting up SMS for Twilio
Go to Twilio & log in with your account.
Get the SID, Access token, and From information. On your project Twilio Dashboard, you can find the Account SID and Auth Token
Save it and try sending a message
Setting up SMS for others
Let the API structure is
http://your-sms-website.com/api/sendmsg.php?user=&pass=&sender=&phone=&text=
So, the configuration will be as follows
URL: https://rest.nexmo.com/sms/json
Send to parameter name: phone
Message parameter name: text
Request Method: GET
Parameter 1 key: user Parameter 1 value:
Parameter 2 key: pass Parameter 2 value: Parameter 3 key: sender Parameter 3 value:
Example Four: Setting up SMS for others
Let the API structure is
$api_url = “http://sms-pos.testsms.com/app/smsapi/index.php?username=&password=&campaign=XXXXXX&routeid=XXXXXX&type=text&contacts=97656XXXXX,98012XXXXX&senderid=XXXXXX&msg=Hello+People%2C+have+a+great+day”;
So the configuration will be as follows
URL: http://sms-pos.testsms.com/app/smsapi/index.php
Send to parameter name: contacts
Message parameter name: msg
Request Method: GET
Parameter 1 key: username Parameter 1 value:
Parameter 2 key: password Parameter 2 value:
Parameter 3 key: campaign Parameter 3 value: XXXXXX
Parameter 4 key: routeid Parameter 4 value: XXXXXX
Parameter 5 key: type Parameter 5 value: text
Parameter 6 key: senderid Parameter 6 value: XXXXXX
Setting headers:
If required in your API, you can also set headers
Header 1 key: Header 1 value:
Header 2 key: Header 2 value:
Header 3 key: Header 3 value:
Setting Notification Email
Go to Settings -> Business Settings -> Email settings
Add all the Email SMTP configuration details & it will work.
Business-level mail setup
For sending mail notifications, the business-level mail setup should be done. For this provide the required details in Settings -> Business Settings -> Email settings
FAQ:
1. Does SMS feature work without adding country codes to mobile numbers? Some APIs will work without adding country code and some may not. It is based on your API provider.
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