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Tutorial: Bidirectional Messaging Agent

This agent is designed to send and receive messages via the Twilio API.

Twilio Credentials​

  1. Signup for a Twilio account here
  • Learn more here on how to get your Twilio send SMS credentials.
  • Learn more here on how to get your Twilio WhatsApp credentials.

Agent Setup​

  1. In SmythOS, navigate to the templates tab.
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  1. You can scroll down to find the Bidirectional Messaging Agent or simply search for it in the Search tab, then click the Remix button.
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  1. Allow the template to initialize and configure.

Twilio Send SMS Setup​

Configure your messaging webhook. Add your agent's API endpoint URL as webhook (A message comes in).

  1. Locate the Twilio Send SMS component. Click the gear icon to open the settings.
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  1. Click on the key icon, and choose your saved Twilio Based64 Auth Key. Don’t forget to click the check icon to save your configuration.
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Airtable Create a Record Setup​

  1. Locate the Create a Record component and click the gear icon to open the settings.
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  1. Create an Airtable base with the following fields: sender_number, sender_message, smsSID. Click the key icon to select your Airtable API Key. Lastly, don’t forget to click the check icon to save your configuration.
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