Send SMS Alerts

Overview

This guide shows how to send an SMS alert or notification using Plivo’s APIs and the Node.js SDK.

Prerequisites

A Plivo account — sign up for free if you don’t have one.
An SMS-enabled Plivo phone number to send messages to the US and Canada. You can rent a number from the Plivo console.
Node.js and the Plivo Node.js SDK installed. See our Node.js setup guide.

Create and run the application

Create a file named send_sms.js and paste this code into it. This script initializes the Plivo client and sends a message using the messages.create function.Replace the <auth_id>, <auth_token>, <sender_id>, and <destination_number> placeholders with your actual values.

const plivo = require('plivo');

async function sendSmsAlert() {
  const client = new plivo.Client("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>");
  try {
    const response = await client.messages.create({
      src: "<sender_id>",
      dst: "<destination_number>",
      text: "Your package TWLO-484-555 was delivered to 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield"
    });
    console.log("Message sent successfully:", response);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error sending message:", error);
  }
}

sendSmsAlert();

Test

Save the file and run it from your terminal.

node send_sms.js

You should receive the SMS alert on your destination phone.

Overview

This guide shows how to send an SMS alert or notification using Plivo’s APIs and the Ruby SDK.

Prerequisites

A Plivo account — sign up for free if you don’t have one.
An SMS-enabled Plivo phone number to send messages to the US and Canada. You can rent a number from the Plivo console.
Ruby and the Plivo Ruby SDK installed. See our Ruby setup guide.

Create and run the application

Create a file named send_sms.rb and paste this code into it. This script initializes the Plivo client and sends a message using the messages.create function.Replace the <auth_id>, <auth_token>, <sender_id>, and <destination_number> placeholders with your actual values.

require "plivo"
include Plivo

begin
  api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>")
  response = api.messages.create(
    src: "<sender_id>",
    dst: "<destination_number>",
    text: "Your package TWLO-484-555 was delivered to 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield",
  )
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts "Error: " + e.message
end

Test

Save the file and run it from your terminal.

ruby send_sms.rb

You should receive the SMS alert on your destination phone.

Overview

This guide shows how to send an SMS alert or notification using Plivo’s APIs and the Python SDK.

Prerequisites

A Plivo account — sign up for free if you don’t have one.
An SMS-enabled Plivo phone number to send messages to the US and Canada. You can rent a number from the Plivo console.
Python and the Plivo Python SDK installed. See our Python setup guide.

Create and run the application

Create a file named send_sms.py and paste this code into it. This script initializes the Plivo client and sends a message using the messages.create function.Replace the <auth_id>, <auth_token>, <sender_id>, and <destination_number> placeholders with your actual values.

import plivo
from plivo.exceptions import PlivoRestError

try:
    client = plivo.RestClient('<auth_id>', '<auth_token>')
    response = client.messages.create(
        src='<sender_id>',
        dst='<destination_number>',
        text='Your package TWLO-484-555 was delivered to 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield',
    )
    print(response)
except PlivoRestError as e:
    print(e)

Test

Save the file and run it from your terminal.

python send_sms.py

You should receive the SMS alert on your destination phone.

Overview

This guide shows how to send an SMS alert or notification using Plivo’s APIs and the PHP SDK.

Prerequisites

A Plivo account — sign up for free if you don’t have one.
An SMS-enabled Plivo phone number to send messages to the US and Canada. You can rent a number from the Plivo console.
PHP and the Plivo PHP SDK installed. See our PHP setup guide.

Create and run the application

Create a file named SendSMS.php and paste this code into it. This script initializes the Plivo client and sends a message using the messages->create function.Replace the <auth_id>, <auth_token>, <sender_id>, and <destination_number> placeholders with your actual values.

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Plivo\RestClient;
use Plivo\Exceptions\PlivoRestException;

try {
    $client = new RestClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>");
    $response = $client->messages->create(
        [
            "src" => "<sender_id>",
            "dst" => "<destination_number>",
            "text" => "Your package TWLO-484-555 was delivered to 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield",
        ]
    );
    print_r($response);
} catch (PlivoRestException $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}
?>

Test

Save the file and run it from your terminal.

php SendSMS.php

You should receive the SMS alert on your destination phone.

Overview

This guide shows how to send an SMS alert or notification using Plivo’s APIs and the .NET SDK.

Prerequisites

A Plivo account — sign up for free if you don’t have one.
An SMS enabled Plivo phone number to send messages to the US and Canada. You can rent a number from the Plivo console.
.NET and the Plivo .NET SDK installed. See our .NET setup guide.

Create and run the application

In your Program.cs file, paste this code. This script initializes the Plivo client and sends a message using the api.Message.Create function.Replace the <auth_id>, <auth_token>, <sender_id>, and <destination_number> placeholders with your actual values.

using System;
using Plivo;

namespace PlivoExamples
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>");
            try
            {
                var response = api.Message.Create(
                    src: "<sender_id>",
                    dst: new List<string> { "<destination_number>" },
                    text: "Your package TWLO-484-555 was delivered to 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield"
                );
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
            catch (Plivo.PlivoRestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

Test

Save the file and run it. Your application will send the SMS alert to your destination phone.

Overview

This guide shows how to send an SMS alert or notification using Plivo’s APIs and the Java SDK.

Prerequisites

A Plivo account — sign up for free if you don’t have one.
An SMS-enabled Plivo phone number to send messages to the US and Canada. You can rent a number from the Plivo console.
Java and the Plivo Java SDK installed. See our Java setup guide.

Create and run the application

Create a Java class named SendSMS and paste this code into it. This script initializes the Plivo client and sends a message using the Message.creator function.Replace the <auth_id>, <auth_token>, <sender_id>, and <destination_number> placeholders with your actual values.

import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
import com.plivo.api.models.message.Message;
import com.plivo.api.models.message.MessageCreateResponse;
import java.io.IOException;

class SendSMS {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        Plivo.init("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>");
        try {
            MessageCreateResponse response = Message.creator(
                "<sender_id>",
                "<destination_number>",
                "Your package TWLO-484-555 was delivered to 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield"
            ).create();
            System.out.println(response);
        } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Test

Save the file, compile, and run it. You should receive the SMS alert on your destination phone.

Overview

This guide shows how to send an SMS alert or notification using Plivo’s APIs and the Go SDK.

Prerequisites

A Plivo account — sign up for free if you don’t have one.
An SMS-enabled Plivo phone number to send messages to the US and Canada. You can rent a number from the Plivo console.
Go and the Plivo Go SDK installed. See our Go setup guide.

Create and run the application

Create a file named SendSMS.go and paste this code into it. This script initializes the Plivo client and sends a message using the client.Messages.Create function.Replace the <auth_id>, <auth_token>, <sender_id>, and <destination_number> placeholders with your actual values.

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "[github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7](https://github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7)"
)

func main() {
    client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>", &plivo.ClientOptions{})
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    response, err := client.Messages.Create(
        plivo.MessageCreateParams{
            Src:  "<sender_id>",
            Dst:  "<destination_number>",
            Text: "Your package TWLO-484-555 was delivered to 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield",
        },
    )
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    fmt.Printf("Response: %#v\n", response)
}

Test

Save the file and run it from your terminal.

go run SendSMS.go

You should receive the SMS alert on your destination phone.

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Send SMS Alerts

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Create and run the application

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Create and run the application

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Create and run the application

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Create and run the application

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Create and run the application

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Create and run the application

Test

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Prerequisites

Create and run the application

Test

Getting Started

Concepts

API Reference

XML Reference

Tutorials

Migration Guides

Troubleshooting

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Create and run the application

​Test

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Create and run the application

​Test

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Create and run the application

​Test

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Create and run the application

​Test

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Create and run the application

​Test

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Create and run the application

​Test

​Overview

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​Create and run the application

​Test

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Create and run the application

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Create and run the application

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Create and run the application

Test

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Create and run the application

Test

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Create and run the application

Test

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Create and run the application

Test

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Create and run the application

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