Tech

Vodia SMS Management Version 69.1.3 and above

Published on:

November 30, 2023

Vodia’s new SMS Management feature centralizes all customer SMS provider connections under SIP Trunks for each tenant. It allows you to easily add supported providers and manage SMS numbers with custom settings like name, number, provider and message routing. Policies can be created for opt-in/opt-out messaging, welcome messages, message retention and conversation management with keywords. Additionally, menu selections offer customizable options for customers, such as providing information or directing them to URLs. This enhances SMS management by streamlining provider setup and message handling for better customer interaction.

The new SMS Management offers a new way of keeping all your customer SMS number providers in one place. Here's a quick overview.


SMS Management is located in each of your tenants under SIP Trunks ---> SMS Management  
To start a connection click on  

add

You will have a dialog box to enter your SMS provider credentials

view

Enter our supported SMS vendor (for more information on Vodia SMS interop visit us at https://doc.vodia.com/docs/questbluevodia)

SMS Numbers

Under Numbers, you can specify the SMS number for the user to check the values below:

  • Name:  Name with customer or group name
  • Number: Add the SMS DID
  • Policy: If no policy has been created, choose "none"
  • Provider: Choose your provider
  • URL prefix: This prefix can be unique for each number: set the prefix you want in the provider portal and use that prefix when you assign the SMS number
  • Source: Souce can come to the assigned extension
  • Destination: Destination messages can be sent to any other extension or to the same extension

Policies

You can create policies for your SMS messages: check below for what each policy can be used

  • Names Policy:  Name the Policy
  • Opt-in or opt-out: Choose what kind of policy this will be "opt-in or out"
  • Welcome message: Write a welcome message for the customer
  • Resend welcome message after: choose the number of days for the duration of the message
  • Keyword for stopping conversation: Choose a keyword - for example "Stop"
  • Keyword for resuming conversation: Create a message if the user would like to continue
  • Duration for keeping messages: Choose the number of days Vodia will keep the messages
  • Allow only text messages: Turn on or off to only allow texting

Menu selection

In this section, you can create a set of destinations for the customer under the first box with a name for the menu, which can be anything, and then the message box. Themessage box can contain information about a product - you can include a URL for the customer to explore and provide a list of actions from which they can choose.

1

Latest Articles

View All

Snapshots in V70: Capture and Restore Your PBX with Confidence

PBX snapshots in V70 provide a reliable way to capture system state before changes are applied, enabling fast recovery, controlled rollback, and more predictable system management when updating configurations, testing call flows, or operating across multiple tenants. By preserving a point-in-time version of the system, administrators can reduce the risk of disruption, restore services quickly when issues arise, and maintain stability while making ongoing changes in complex communication environments.

March 31, 2026

Configuring Emergency Alerts and Notifications with V70 of the Vodia PBX

V70 introduces emergency alerts and notifications designed to ensure critical events are not missed and responses happen immediately. Alerts can be triggered directly by users, delivered across multiple channels including phones, email, mobile apps, and SMS, and can automatically initiate calls to predefined numbers. Administrators have full control over how alerts are configured, enabling consistent, reliable handling of incidents across real-world, multi-tenant environments.

March 26, 2026

Vodia V70: WhatsApp Business Calling and Messaging Integration

Vodia V70 integrates WhatsApp Business calling and messaging directly into the PBX, allowing businesses to manage voice and customer conversations from a single platform. With native SIP integration, WhatsApp calls are routed to extensions, queues, or IVRs without middleware, reducing complexity and eliminating the need for additional gateways. Combined with support for messaging, dashboards, alerts, and AI voice agents, V70 brings greater control, scalability, and flexibility to real-world communication environments.

March 24, 2026