The Send SMS node is used to send an SMS to a phone number.

Node Settings

To Phone Number

string

The phone number to which the SMS will be sent.

From Phone Number

string

The phone number from which the SMS will be sent.

SMS Text

string

The text of the SMS that will be sent.

Example

Send SMS with variable

The example below is connected with a Request node that sends a request to a joke API. Knowing the parameters of the API response, the node can pull the request’s response with %{request_response.joke}. This example also includes messaging opt-out verbiage since this is important to avoid SMS spam blocks.

[Sending an SMS with a variable in Call Flow Builder.]

Sending an SMS with a variable in Call Flow Builder

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Send SMS notification as Call Whisper

You might be using Call Flow Builder to forward calls to a personal cell phone. The example below will send an SMS to the specified phone number just before forwarding a call to that same number. This way you’ll receive a text letting you know this is a forwarded call from SignalWire and which original SignalWire number your caller dialed.

[Sending an SMS notification as a Call Whisper.]

Sending an SMS notification as a Call Whisper.