The send SMS node is only available for SMS Flows, to configure the send SMS node, select it while in the flow designer view.
After selecting the send SMS node, click on the 3 dots located in the top right corner of the node and select “edit”
The send SMS dialogue popup will appear allowing you to configure the send SMS node.
There are three input fields to configure:
- From - allows you to select a “from” number, from SMS numbers available in your organization.
- To - allows you to set the number that the SMS will be sent to. The variable (${from}) is placed in this field by default that sends an SMS to the originating number.
- SMS content - allows you to set predetermined content for the SMS.
- Custom variables can be used in the content field if correctly configured with additional nodes e.g API input node, decision node, and set variables node.
Once you have completed the configuration of the send SMS node, click “Done” to save your changes or “Cancel” to undo your configuration.
*imp - There are a number of standard variables that can be used with the “send SMS” node that do not require the use of the API node, decision node, or set variable node such as:
- INTERACTION_ID_VARIABLE_NAME = "interaction_id"
- FROM = "from"
- TO = "to"
- START_TIMESTAMP = "start_timestamp"
- BODY = "body"
- SUBJECT = "subject"
Additional variables can be configured in combination with the API input node, decision node, and set variables node.