Send submission notification by sms text.

[carlease]

Is there a way to send a notification to the person who filed out the form, via text message using a phone input field?

[katw]

Hi @carlease, saw your query.

Yes it is totally feasible.

You would need:

1. Their explicit permission (opt-in for SMS)
2. Mobile field with an internationally formatted number
3. An account with a SMS service offering an sending API (to allow you to programatically tap into their system and send the message
4. Write custom code for QuForm to:
   • generate the SMS message
   • Forward message to the service using API
   • Handle API return messages (eg sent ok, not sent, unsubscribe)

The later step would probably involve writing code using the quform_post_process hook.

Do you have an existing account with a SMS service? If so, check what API they have available you could tap into.

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