Action: Send a Fax

Sinch Operation

The Send a Fax action transmits digital faxes to traditional fax machines or online fax services using Sinch’s API.

Example User Story

I want to automatically send a contract confirmation fax via Sinch when a client signs digitally, so they receive a physical copy for their records.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
recipient	String	Yes
file	String	Yes
fileType	String	No
faxId	String	No
status	String	No

Related Connections

Sinch

Related Automations

Example link

Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "send-fax",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Send a Fax",
    "description": "Send a fax using the Sinch service."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "recipient",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The fax number of the recipient."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "file",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The file to be faxed, in base64 encoded format."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "fileType",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The type of the file being faxed (e.g., PDF, DOC)."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "faxId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["faxId"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The unique identifier of the sent fax."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "status",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["status"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The status of the fax transmission."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/fax",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\"recipient\": \"{{recipient}}\", \"file\": \"{{file}}\", \"fileType\": \"{{fileType}}\"}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "recipient",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The fax number of the recipient.",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "file",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The file to be faxed, in base64 encoded format.",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "fileType",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The type of the file being faxed (e.g., PDF, DOC).",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}