Twilio Notification

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Description

Twilio allows you to send SMS messages from your Hubitat Elevation® hub based on Rule Machine® rules and Hubitat Elevation app notification settings.

Setup overview

  1. Visit twilio.com to obtain a user account
  2. This provide you with an Account SID and Auth Token (a string of long random letters and numbers), as well as a unique phone number.
  3. On your Hubitat Elevation® hub, create one or more virtual devices and assign Twilio driver to them.
  4. Paste the two Tokens you received when creating your Twilio account.
  5. Select Save.
  6. Choose the phone number to send from and enter the phone number to send SMS notifications to.
  7. Press Save.
  8. Use the Twilio device(s) in your Rule Machine® rules and Hubitat Elevation® apps to send SMS notifications.

Setup Details

  1. Sign up for a Twilio account at twilio.com
  2. Navigate to https://www.twilio.com/console to retrieve your Account SID and Auth Token
    TwilioConsole.png
  3. Authorize a phone number to send messages to using https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers/verified
    TwilioVerifiedNumbers.png
  4. On your Hubitat Elevation® hub, select Devices then choose Add Virtual Device
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  5. In Device Name field, enter the name of the device, (i.e. My Twilio Device) and for the Type select Twilio Notification
  6. Press Save Device
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  7. The device details page will open and you will enter the Account SID and Auth Token from your Twilio account in the fields as shown below.
  8. Press Save Preferences
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  9. The page will reload and you will be given the option to select the From Phone Number which will be the same as the one listed on your Twilio Dashboard.
  10. In the To Phone Number field, enter one of the phone numbers that were authorized to receive SMS messages in Step 3
  11. Press Save Preferences
    TwilioHubitatFinalPreferences.png
  12. The device is now able to be used by Rule Machine® rules and Hubitat Elevation® apps to send SMS notifications.
    • NOTE: You may test your setup by entering a message in the text field below the Device Notification button of the Twillo Device details page. Press the Device Notification button to sent the test SMS message.
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