Once you have configured Aptify with your Twilio account information (see Configuring a Twilio Accounts Record and Configuring a Twilio Numbers Record for details), you can start sending text messages using Aptify bulk messaging functionality from both Aptify Desktop and Web.
You can also send a text message using Aptify's process pipeline functionality. See Sending a Process Flow to Send SMS Messages Through Twilio for more details.
Follow the steps below to activate the Twilio Message Systems record.
- Log into Aptify as an administrator user.
- Go to the Message Systems service.
- This service is found under the Framework and Message Administration services.
- This service is found under the Framework and Message Administration services.
- Open the Twilio SMS record.
- On the General tab, select the Active check box.
- Go to the Attributes tab and open the TwilioAccountsRecordID record.
- Enter the ID of your Twilio Accounts record.
- You must create a Twilio Accounts record first. See Configuring a Twilio Accounts Record for more details.
- You must create a Twilio Accounts record first. See Configuring a Twilio Accounts Record for more details.
- Save and close the Message Systems record.
If you want to send text messages automatically using Aptify Scheduled Messaging service, go to the Scheduling tab and populate the necessary fields. See the "Messaging Schedule and Recurring Delivery" section of the Messaging Administration chapter of the Aptify 5.5.1 Administration Guide for more information about this feature.