SMS āļœāđˆāļēāļ™ TwilioÂķ

Twilio āļ„āļ·āļ­āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢÂķ

Twilio is a third-party provider that enables you to send SMS messages to your clients. NightPOS provides an easy way to use this service within your NightPOS apps.

āļ—āļģāđ„āļĄāļ‰āļąāļ™āļ–āļķāļ‡āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļĄāļąāļ™?Âķ

Although NightPOS already comes with an out-of-the-box (IAP) solution for SMS messages, it might not work in some countries with stricter legal requirements. Currently, NightPOS registers itself when possible to avoid extra setup for its customers, however in some countries that is not enough and the client itself must do it. This can be done through Twilio.

āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āđˆāļēāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Twilio āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“Âķ

By creating a Twilio account, you will be able to create a virtual phone number from which you will be able to send SMS messages. These cost credits that are to be bought on Twilio, not NightPOS.

  1. āđ„āļ›āļ—āļĩāđˆ Twilio

  2. āļĨāļ‡āļ—āļ°āđ€āļšāļĩāļĒāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Twilio

  3. āļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ™āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Twilio āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ āļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāđ„āļ”āđ‰ (āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™ āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļš āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāđāļ•āđˆāļĨāļ°āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļĒāđˆāļ­āļĒ āļŊāļĨāļŊ)

  4. āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ

    1. āļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­ āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ:guilabel:`Twilio`āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ āļ—

    2. āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ:guilabel:āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđ€āļāđ‡āļšāđ€āļ‡āļīāļ™`āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ āđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļĨāļīāļ:guilabel:`āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ

    3. āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ•āļąāļ§āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āđ† āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āļĢāļ‡āļāļąāļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“

      • āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš:guilabel:āļœāļĨāļīāļ•āļ āļąāļ“āļ‘āđŒ Twilio āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ:guilabel:SMS

      • āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš:guilabel:āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ Twilio āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ:guilabel:āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŠāđ‰āđ‚āļ„āđ‰āļ”āđ€āļĨāļĒ

      • āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļš:guilabel:āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ`āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ:guilabel:`āļāļēāļĢāļœāļđāļāļĢāļ§āļĄāļšāļļāļ„āļ„āļĨāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļēāļĄ

    4. āļ„āļĨāļīāļ:guilabel:āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™ Twilio

  5. āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļ–āļđāļāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ āđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļļāļ“āļ„āļ§āļĢāļĄāļēāļ–āļķāļ‡:guilabel:`āđāļ”āļŠāļšāļ­āļĢāđŒāļ”`āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“

  6. āđ„āļ›āļ—āļĩāđˆ:menuselection:āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚āđ‚āļ—āļĢāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒ --> āļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢ --> āļ‹āļ·āđ‰āļ­āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚

  7. āļ‹āļ·āđ‰āļ­āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚ (āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļšāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļ„āđˆāļēāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļˆāđˆāļēāļĒ āđāļ•āđˆāļ„āļļāļ“āļ„āļ§āļĢāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāđ€āļ„āļĢāļ”āļīāļ•āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āļšāļēāļ‡āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™)

  8. āļāļĨāļąāļšāđ„āļ›āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļĨāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļē:guilabel:āđāļ”āļŠāļšāļ­āļĢāđŒāļ”

  9. āļ„āļąāļ”āļĨāļ­āļ:guilabel:Account SID`āđāļĨāļ°:guilabel:`Auth Token

Important

āđƒāļ™āļāļĢāļ“āļĩāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩāļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļš āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļ°āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļŠāđˆāļ‡ SMS āđ„āļ”āđ‰āđ€āļ‰āļžāļēāļ°āđ„āļ›āļĒāļąāļ‡āđ‚āļ—āļĢāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļļāļ“āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĒāļ·āļ™āļĒāļąāļ™āļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ™ `āļ„āļ­āļ™āđ‚āļ‹āļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ Twilio<https://console.twilio.com>`_ āđ€āļ—āđˆāļēāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™

Note

Sending SMS to some countries (such as the US or Canada) might require a registration. This can only be done by you, and not by NightPOS. Please check out Twilio's Help Center.

Setup NightPOS to use TwilioÂķ

  1. āļ•āļīāļ”āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡Twilio SMS (sms_twilio)

  2. In NightPOS, go to Settings â€Ģ General Settings â€Ģ Contacts â€Ģ Send SMS, select Send via Twilio option, and save your change.

  3. āļāļĨāļąāļšāđ„āļ›āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āļąāļ§āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ āđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļĨāļīāļ:guilabel:āļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”āļ„āđˆāļēāļšāļąāļāļŠāļĩ Twilio

  4. āļ§āļēāļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļđāļĨāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļąāļ”āļĨāļ­āļāđ„āļ§āđ‰āļ•āļēāļĄāļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļģāļŦāļ™āļ”

  5. āļ„āļĨāļīāļāļ—āļĩāđˆ āđ‚āļŦāļĨāļ”āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ

  6. āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚āđ‚āļ—āļĢāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļļāļ“āļ‹āļ·āđ‰āļ­āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāļ„āļ§āļĢāļ›āļĢāļēāļāļāđƒāļ™āļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢ

  7. āļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŸāļīāļĨāļ”āđŒ āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚ āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāđˆāļ‡ SMS

You can have multiple numbers (for instance once per country, or one per campaign), in that case, you can reorder the numbers. By default, when sending an SMS to a client, NightPOS will select the number whose country is the same as the client. If none matches, NightPOS will use the first number available from the list respecting the order you have chosen.