Send SMS

# Send SMS The Send SMS node is used to send an SMS to a phone number. ## **Node Settings** | Node Setting | Description | |:|:--| | To Phone Number | The phone number to which the SMS will be sent. | | From Phone Number | The phone number from which the SMS will be sent. | | SMS Text | The text of the SMS that will be sent. | ## **Example** ### Send SMS with variable The example below is connected with a Request node that sends a request to a joke API. Knowing the parameters of the API response, the node can pull the request’s response with %{request_response.joke}. This example also includes messaging opt-out verbiage since this is important to avoid SMS spam blocks.

### Send SMS notification as Call Whisper You might be using Call Flow Builder to forward calls to a personal cell phone. The example below will send an SMS to the specified phone number just before forwarding a call to that same number. This way you’ll receive a text letting you know this is a forwarded call from SignalWire and which original SignalWire number your caller dialed.