MessageBird

Getting started with MessageBird

The MessageBird modules allow you to watch, create, update, list, and delete SMS, contacts, and groups in your MessageBird account.

Prerequisites

A MessageBird account

In order to use MessageBird with Make, it is necessary to have a MessageBird account. If you do not have one, you can create a MessageBird account at dashboard.messagebird.com/en/sign-up.

Note

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Make scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting the MessageBird to Make

To connect your MeesageBird account to Make you need to obtain the Access Key from your MessageBird account and insert it in the Create a connection dialog in the Make module.

1. Login to your MessageBird account and open the Dashboard.

2. In the Your API Keys section, click Show and copy the API Key.

3. Go to Make and open MessageBird module's Create a connection dialog.

4. In the Connection name field, enter the name of the connection.

5. In the Access Key field, enter the API key copied in step 2.

6. Click Continue.

The connection has been established.

Messages

Delete an SMS Message

Deletes an SMS message.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Message ID	Enter the Message ID you want to delete.

Read an SMS Message

Gets details of an SMS message.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Message ID	Enter the Message ID you want to read.

List SMS Messages

Retrieves a list of SMS messages that were sent or received.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Limit	Enter the number of messages Make should return during one execution cycle.
Originator	Enter the sender number whose messages you want to list.
Recipient	Enter the recipient number whose messages you want to list.
Direction	Select the message direction: Sent Received
Type	Select the message type: SMS Binary Flash
Status	Select the status of the messages you want to list: Scheduled Sent Buffered Delivered Expired Delivery Failed

Send an SMS Message

Sends an SMS message via MessageBird.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Recipients	Enter the recipient number to whom you want to send the message.
Originator	Enter the sender details. You can either enter the sender's phone number with country code or name or text that is alphanumeric.
Body	Enter the message text.
Reference	Enter the client reference number of the message.
Report URL	Enter the message status report URL.

Watch SMS Messages

Triggers when a new SMS message is sent or received.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Limit	Enter the maximum number of messages Make should return during one execution cycle.
Originator	Enter the sender number whose messages you want to watch.
Recipient	Enter the recipient number whose messages you want to watch.
Direction	Select the message direction: Sent Received
Type	Select the message type: SMS Binary Flash
Status	Select the status of the messages you want to watch: Scheduled Sent Buffered Delivered Expired Delivery Failed

Contacts

Create a Contact

Creates a contact.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Phone Number	Enter the phone number of the contact.
First Name	Enter the first name of the contact.
Last Name	Enter the last name of the contact.
Custom Field 1 - 4	Add custom fields for the contact.

Get a Contact

Retrieves the information of an existing contact.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Contact ID	Enter the Contact ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Add a Contact to a Group

Adds a contact to a group.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Group ID	Enter the Group ID to which you want to add to the contacts.
IDs	Add the Contact IDs of the contact. You can add a maximum of 50 contacts.

Remove a Contact from a Group

Removes a contact from a group.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Group ID	Enter the Group ID from which you want to remove the contact.
Contact ID	Enter the Contact ID you want to remove from the group.

Delete a Contact

Deletes a contact.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Contact ID	Enter the Contact ID you want to delete.

Update a Contact

Updates the contact.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Contact ID	Enter the Contact ID you want to update.
Phone Number	Enter the phone number of the contact
First Name	Enter the first name of the contact.
Last Name	Enter the last name of the contact.
Custom Field 1 - 4	Add custom fields for the contact.

Create a Group

Creates a group.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Name	Enter the name of the group.

Delete a Group

Deletes a group.

Connection	Establish a connection to your MessageBird account.
Group ID	Enter the Group ID you want to delete.

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