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 Integromat, 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.

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

Connecting the MessageBird to Integromat

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

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

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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.

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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 Integromat 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 Integromat 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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