RecDesk Director Online Help
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Sending SMS Text Messages from Programs/Memberships/Leagues

 
RecDesk allows you to send SMS Text messages from Program Rosters, Membership Lists, and Leagues and their Teams. You have 2 options for sending SMS Text Messages from RecDesk:
 
  1. Email (default) - this option opens an email with each recipient's email algorithm for their mobile phone number. Once you send the email, the text message will be delivered by each member's phone carrier (note: this option is free but can vary greatly from one carrier to another).
  2. Plivo or Twilio - Cloud-based API platforms for SMS Text Messaging that can speed up the delivery of your text messages. Both of these options will charge a nominal fee per each text message sent.
 

Plivo

 
To use Plivo for SMS Text Messaging from RecDesk, follow these steps:
 
 
 
 
  1. Click Numbers, then click Buy Number.
  2. Choose Country and filter by Location. Then enter your State.
  3. Make sure you check off only the feature SMS .
  4. Choose a number from the list and click Buy.
  5. Then click Buy This Number (then pay for the number and add money to your account).
 
 
 
  1. Log into RecDesk Director and click on the Admin Tab
  2. Click Settings
  3. Under SMS Settings, choose Plivo from the SMS Provider drop down
  4. Enter your Auth ID from Plivo (see below)
  5. Check off Show next to Token and enter Token from Plivo (see below)
  6. Enter Phone Number that you just bought from Plivo (include country code, but no spaces or hyphens; ie 19596660906)
  7. Click Save.
 
 

Twilio

 
To use Twilio for SMS Text Messaging from RecDesk, follow these steps:
 
 
 
 
  1. Click Buy a Number.
  2. Choose Country and choose Location from the drop down. Then enter your State.
  3. Make sure you choose Capabilities of only SMS and click Search.
  4. Choose a number from the list and click Buy.
  5. Then click Buy This Number (then pay for the number and add money to your account).
 
 
 
  1. Log into RecDesk Director and click on the Admin Tab
  2. Click Settings
  3. Under SMS Settings, choose Twilio from the SMS Provider drop down
  4. Enter your Account SID from Twilio into the Account Id
  5. Click the eyeball icon to view your token and then copy/paste into Token
  6. Enter Phone Number that you just bought from Twilio (include country code, but no spaces or hyphens; ie 19596660906)
  7. Click Save.