Triggers
Triggers
Triggers allow you to send an SMS text message, a Voice Broadcast call, or a Ringless Voice Mail drop, via an HTTP Post from your custom application, or in most cases by integrating it into a CRM platform like ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, Infusionsoft or other similar systems.
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Triggers allow you to send a one-off message to a specific phone number.
When a Trigger web hook is received, the Contact is automatically added to your chosen Alertify Group and the message is sent.
Examples:
> If you want to send a welcome text message when a new subscriber is added to your application, use a Trigger message.
> If you want to send an appointment reminder, use a Trigger message with custom tags, such as {Date} and {Time}.
> If someone abandons their shopping cart, use a Trigger message to send them a coupon code, to return to your site.
How to create a Trigger message (SMS)
To create an SMS Trigger message, go to Automation > Triggers.
- 1. Enter a Trigger Name.
- 2. Select the Time Interval in which the Trigger will be processed.
- 3. Select the Group that Contacts will be added to, when message is triggered.
- 4. Select the Trigger Type as SMS.
- 5. Insert an optional Mail Merge personalization tag (ie. First Name).
- 6. Enter the Trigger Message text (with SMS selected as Trigger Type).
- 7. Click the Save button.
How to create a Trigger message (Voice)
To create a Voice Trigger message, go to Automation > Triggers.
- 1. Enter a Trigger Name.
- 2. Select the Time Interval in which the Trigger will be processed.
- 3. Select the Group that Contacts will be added to, when message is triggered.
- 4. Select the Trigger Type as Voice.
- 5. Enter the Caller ID number.
- 6. Click the Validate button.
- 7. Select a pre-recorded Audio.
- 8. Configure the optional Unsubscribe and Transfer digit presses.
- 9. Click the Save button.
Variables:
> &mobileNumber (required)
> &firstName
> &lastName
> &email
Variables (custom):
> &Date
> &Time
How to test a Trigger message
After you have created and saved your Trigger message:
- 1. Click the Trigger Code icon and copy the web hook URL to your browser address bar. Example: https://sms.alertifywireless.com/API/Triggers.aspx?id=b43f91fd-f43d-4eb8-8d65-ab5e7b10ad64
- 2. Append variables to the web hook URL: https://sms.alertifywireless.com/API/Triggers.aspx?id=b43f91fd-f43d-4eb8-8d65-ab5e7b10ad64 &mobileNumber=5615551212&firstName=John