We all use a lot of apps just to communicate with one another. Zapier connects 5,000+ apps so the conversations flow automatically. In this article you'll learn how to forward inbound text messages to your email account.
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IMPORTANT: We apologise for any inconvenience, the steps outlined in this article do not currently function. Telnyx is aware that the Zap for "Receive a Message" is outdated and working on fixing it again.
Get set up with the Telnyx Integration on Zapier
Prerequisites
Zapier
Make sure that you’ve signed up for a Zapier account.
Follow this link to find the Telnyx Zapier integration and click the connect button to get started.
Telnyx Mission Control Portal
Make sure you have bought at least one phone number that is messaging enabled.
Make sure you've created a messaging profile and assigned it to the number you have purchased.
Make sure you've created an API V2 Key.
1. Making your first Zap
Let’s go ahead and make your first Zap!
Make sure you’re at the Zapier homepage.
In the top right corner, click the Make a Zap! button and configure the following:
Trigger app: Telnyx.
If Telnyx is not already in your list of triggers, you can search for it.
Choose Trigger Event: Select Receive a Message.
Click Continue.
Choose Account: Select the account you’d like to use for receiving messages.
Allow Zapier to access your Telnyx Account.
Input your Telnyx API V2 Key.
Click Continue.
Copy the webhook url that Zapier will provide and assign it to your Telnyx Messaging Profile you created in your Telnyx account.
Click Test Trigger to test your connection and pull in a sample inbound message webhook to set up the action stage.
You should send a test message to your Telnyx number in order for the sample inbound message to reach your Zapier Webhook.
If successful, Zapier will display the inbound message record as seen below.
Click Continue with selected record
See section 2 for this part of the configuration.
2. Integrate your Zap with your Email
Here you can search for your email provider, for example, Gmail.
Choose the Send an email action.
Click Continue.
Choose an existing gmail account, or follow the directions to link a new account
Enter the email where you’d like to receive copies of your inbound messages.
Add Cc or Bcc as you wish
Choose your email address as the To address
For Subject, enter something unique (you most likely will want to filter this subject out from your inbox)
In the body enter something like this
From: FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ZAPIER_VARIABLE
To: TO_PHONE_NUMBER_ZAPIER_VARIABLE
Body: TEXT_ZAPIER_VARIABLE
Click Continue.
Review the data and then click Test Step.
3. Test your Zap
If the test step was successful, you should have received the email with the message contents.
At this point you can click Publish to turn on the Zap.
You've now set up a quick way to forward inbound messages from your Telnyx number to your real number.
Additional Resources
Review our getting started with guide to make sure your Telnyx Mission Control Portal account is set up correctly.
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