Step 1: Create a Telnyx Account
1) Go to https://www.telnyx.com /
2) Click Sign Up
3) Create your Telnyx Account
Step 2: Create an Access Key for PageGate to use
1) Follow the Telnyx portal setup guide:
https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/v2/messaging/quickstarts/portal-setup
2) Follow the Telnyx development environment setup guide to generate your API key:
https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/v2/messaging/quickstarts/dev-env-setup
Step 3: Configure Telnyx in PageGate
1) Run PG Admin.
2) Right click Carriers, select Add
3) Specify the following:
Carrier: Telnyx
Protocol: HTTPPOST
Host: api.telnyx.com/v2/messages
Port: 443
Max Chars: 160
4) Click Apply to add the new delivery method.
5) Go to Carriers - Telnyx - Template
6) Specify the following in the 'Settings' section :
HttpPostType = HeadBody
7) Specify the following in the 'Text' section and click Apply:
|To|%RecipientId%|
|From|A TN authorized to send SMS in your Telnyx Account in international format. Example: +17818290500|
|Body|%Message%|
Note: Information on the 'From' parameter can be found in Telnyx's documentation:
https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/v2/messaging/features/traffic-type
Step 4: Create Recipients tied to the Telnyx method of delivery
1) Right click Recipients, select Add.
2) Specify the following:
Full Name: The name of the recipient
Recipient: This field will automatically populate but can be edited and may ONLY contain alphanumeric characters, underscores and dashes.
Type: Normal
Carrier: Twilio
Failover: See Failover Scenarios
ID/PIN: cell phone number, including country code.
Correct
+17815555555
Incorrect
78155500, 17815555555
Max Chars: Specify the number of characters you want the ability to send to this recipient. If this value is higher than the carrier's "Max Chars" value, PageGate will break up long messages in to multiple blocks.
3) Click Apply.
