Action: Send a Message

Sinch Operation

The Send a Message action sends SMS, MMS, or chat app messages (like WhatsApp or Viber) to users via Sinch’s API.

Example User Story

I want to send a WhatsApp appointment reminder via Sinch when a booking is confirmed, so users never miss their scheduled time.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
recipient	String	Yes
message	String	Yes
messageId	String	No

Related Connections

Sinch

Related Automations

Example link

Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "send-message",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Send a Message",
    "description": "Send a message using the Sinch service."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "recipient",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The phone number of the recipient."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "message",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The content of the message to be sent."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "messageId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["messageId"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the sent message."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/v1/sms/{{recipient}}",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\"message\": \"{{message}}\"}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "message",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The content of the message to be sent.",
              "required": true
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}