Infobip SMS Trigger
A step-by-step guide to connecting Infobip with TickX IQ to automate event-based SMS messaging.
How to set-up your Infobip SMS Integration so you can trigger event based SMS messages. You can find out more about SMS triggers here.
Note: Before you get started you need ensure that your SMS account is set-up and you have your SMS sender set-up.
1. Go to Integrations Hub > Messaging > Infobip SMS Trigger > Add Details
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2. Add Integration Setting Details
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3. Enter API Key
- Log in to Infobip
- Go to Developer Tools > API keys
- Create an API Key
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Enable the following Email & SMS Scopes when creating the API Key:
- email:logs:read
- email:manage
- email:message:send
- emails:template:manage
- sms:logs:read
- sms:manage
- sms:message:send
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A new API Key will be created. Enter this into API Key field in TickX IQ.
4. Add Base URL
- Go to https://www.infobip.com/docs/api
- Copy Base URL and add into field in TickX IQ
5. Add Sender Number - Channels & Numbers > Number
6. Toggle Active On - Sale. Your Integration is now set-up.
7. Add New SMS
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- Add your SMS name. As you can have multiple SMS triggers set-up, this is a way to differentiate the SMS trigger list. E.g. Know Before You Go
- Select Type > This is to determine after which event type you would like your SMS to trigger. E.g. Pre-Event
- Enter your SMS content
- Add Time Interval - Minutes or Hours
- Add Time Value (Numeric) This is how many minutes/hours you would like to trigger the SMS either before/after the Event Type.
- Advanced Options
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For example; you might have different Know Before You Go content to send customers attending Mid-Week from those attending at the Weekend. These advanced options allow you to trigger more specified content to your attendees.
- Toggle Active On > Your SMS will now start triggering once the criteria is met.