Learn what SMS can be used for
One really fun and useful way to get notifications is via SMS!
Zapier has a free built-in service which allows you to send SMS as an Action for any Zap.
Some things to note about our free in-house service:
- You can send up to 15 times per hour
- The "to" number must be verified and is fixed to the Account (see below!)
- The "from" number is our Zapbot phone number (573-535-5333 in the US, +442233224066 in the UK)
- International support is limited to US and UK right now.
For full international support, we recommend setting up your own Twilio Account and using our dedicated Twilio service.
Verifying your Phone Number for SMS
After you've chosen the SMS action, you'll be prompted to authorize your own phone number with Zapier. This number is the one the Zap will actually send to when the Zap is triggered. You can send to multiple phone numbers by setting up and verifying multiple Phone Number Accounts.
Note: Only US and UK numbers are supported. For full international support, we recommend setting up your own Twilio Account and using our dedicated Twilio service.
To get started, click to connect a new account.
Next type in your phone number (no spaces or punctuation please!) and choose whether to receive the confirmation PIN as an SMS.
Note: If you are using a US number, you can provide your 10-digit number. If you are using a UK number, include your country code!
Click the "Send PIN" button, then wait for your PIN to be delivered! You'll get an "error" feedback if the number is invalid or some other error occurred.
With the PIN in hand, type it into the blank box that is created.
And finally, click "Continue" to finish verifying your phone number and receive a test SMS!
