SMS by Postman

What is SMS by Postman

SMS by Postman is an action available to all .gov.sg users. It is a SMS messaging service built in accordance with the Singapore government SMS policy. Messages will be sent under the gov.sg sender ID, featuring a fixed header and footer, as demonstrated below.

Getting started

To use SMS by Postman on Plumber, you must create a campaign ID and API key. Please follow the steps below.

Step-by-step guide

1. Click "Create Campaign"

1. Assign a campaign name (You may alter it later)

2. Choose "General Public" and "gov.sg" from the dropdown menu.

1. Enter{{body}} in the text field.

1. After creating the campaign, note down its campaign ID:

1. Whitelist Plumber's IP addresses in your campaign by following this guide. You should whitelist the 3 IPs below:

   1. 52.76.216.61

   2. 52.74.55.209

   3. 18.139.42.66

2. Generate API keys for your SMS campaign by following this guide. You will need this when setting up Plumber later.

Connecting SMS by Postman in Plumber

1. In the pipe creation page, select 'SMS by Postman' as the app.

2. Select 'Send SMS' as the action.

3. Click 'Continue' to connect your Postman SMS campaign to Plumber.

4. In the 'Choose connection' drop down, select 'Add new connection'

5. In the 'Label' field, enter a description for your campaign

6. In the "Campaign ID" field, paste your campaign ID

7. In the 'API key' field, enter the API key for your campaign (you generated this in Step A4 above)

8. Click 'Submit' to finish connecting your Postman SMS campaign to Plumber

Send SMS by Postman

Check step

1. Click 'Continue' to proceed to test your action

2. Click on 'Check step' and verify that the SMS has been sent to the recipient's phone.

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