Configuring Skyetel SMS with the Vodia Phone System
Published on:
August 29, 2022
SMS is cool when you can send SMS and MMS messages directly to customers from your user portal. To configure your Skyetel SMS, log in to your Skyetel portal and navigate to the 3 cog wheels in the right-hand corner (shown below). This will bring you to the API section.
SMS is cool when you can send SMS and MMS messages to customers directly from your user portal. To configure your Skyetel SMS log in to your Skyetel portal and navigate to the 3 cog wheels in the right-hand corner. Shown below, this will bring you to the API section.
Skyetel API Creation
Settings
Chose API Keys and click on "create" and provide note (i.e., "Name").
API Key Created
You will need the SID and the Secret - copy these into your notepad.
Configuring Skyetel number for SMS
Next, we need to configure a number for SMS: navigate "Phone numbers," then local numbers.
Next, click on the number you want to edit ("Cog" wheel), then navigate to SMS & MMS.
Set up the following values:
Forward: Callback URL
URL: https://PBXDNS.com/recvsms
Method: POST
Delivery Confirmation is optional
Vodia Text Messaging Settings
On your Vodia phone system navigate to "Messaging ---> Notification". You will need the following values:
Provider: Skyetel
Username or Account: This will be your SID token
Application secret: This will be your SID Secret
Text messaging-enabled for domains by default "On-Off" optional
URL prefix for receiving messages: recvsms
Address for pulling MMS content: https://pbx.audiomercy.com
Default ANI for sending SMS messages: Skyetel programmed number or can be left and assigned to the user extension SMS ANI
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