Configuring Telnyx

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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

Incorrect

+17818290500

781829500, 17818290500

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.