Steps to Use Zinc with PageGate
For this configuration, you will need to know the Message Bot Identification Token and information on both using their API and determining the token can be found in the Zinc documentation: https://community.servicemax.com/t5/Zinc-Help-Articles/Zinc-How-to-Use-Messaging-API/ba-p/17738
Step 1: Configure Zinc in PageGate
1)Run PG Admin.
2)Right click Carriers, select Add
3)Specify the following:
Carrier: Zinc
Protocol: HTTPPOST
Host: api.zincit.io/hooks/v1/:id/message
NOTE: The :id portion of the URL is determined by the Message Bot Identification Token. Please see Zinc's documentation for more information.
Port: 443
Max Chars: 6000
4)Click Apply to add the new delivery method.
5)Go to Carriers - Zinc - Template
6)Specify the following in the 'Text' section:
|api_key|your-Zinc-web-API-key|
|to|%RecipientId%|
|from|%Sender%|
|text|%Message%|
NOTE: You will need your Zinc web API key. Please see Zinc's documentation for more information.
7)Click Apply
Step 2: Create Recipients tied to the Zinc 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: Zinc
Failover: See Failover Scenarios
ID/PIN: 10 digit cell phone number
Correct: 7818290500
Incorrect: 1781829500
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.
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