Integrate ClickSend SMS with LeadsBridge
Intro
ClickSend is a cloud-based gateway service for your business that lets you send bulk SMS, email, fax & letters worldwide – at the click of your mouse!
In this article, you'll learn how to connect your LeadsBridge account with ClickSend SMS.
Connect ClickSend SMS integration
Before you start
- Head over to the left sidebar and click on the Create new Bridge button
- Select your integrations in the selectors
- Click on the Continue button at the bottom right
Authorize ClickSend SMS integration
Setup your ClickSend SMS integration
- Click on Connect ClickSend SMS
- Click on Create new integration to connect your ClickSend SMS (or select an existing one from the dropdown if you already connected it)
- A popup wil be opened where you can authorize the ClickSend SMS integration
- Fill API Username, API Password, Send SMS from, Lead Notifications to (Namephonenumber> or phonenumber) field to connect ClickSend SMS with LeadsBridge
- Click on the Authorize button
- You can choose a name for this ClickSend SMS and LeadsBridge integration (you can also edit it later)
- Once done, click on Continue button and you will get back to the bridge experience where you could choose additional integration settings
- Now that your ClickSend SMS is connected, you can continue with the set-up of your bridge
Configuration details for ClickSend SMS
How to get API Username, API Password, Send SMS from, Lead Notifications to (Namephonenumber> or phonenumber)
Please follow these steps in order to find the API Username and API Password:
1. Log in to your ClickSend SMS account
2. Click on Dashboard>> Account
3. Add/Edit Subaccounts
4. Copy/Paste in the LeadsBridge's integration
1. Log in to your ClickSend SMS account
2. Click on Dashboard>> Account
3. Add/Edit Subaccounts
4. Copy/Paste in the LeadsBridge's integration
To fill out the other integration's field
1. In the "Reply-To," (Optional) field enter the email address that the leads will reply to.
2. Enter in the "Send SMS from" the phone number that sends the SMS - it should contain a maximum of 11 characters and no spaces.
3. In the "Lead Notifications to" field enter the phone number where do you want to send the leads; if you want to send an SMS to the lead’s phone number, enter the string @@phonenumber@@.
1. In the "Reply-To," (Optional) field enter the email address that the leads will reply to.
2. Enter in the "Send SMS from" the phone number that sends the SMS - it should contain a maximum of 11 characters and no spaces.
3. In the "Lead Notifications to" field enter the phone number where do you want to send the leads; if you want to send an SMS to the lead’s phone number, enter the string @@phonenumber@@.
Which entity concepts we support for ClickSend SMS
With LeadsBridge you may use these entity concepts for ClickSend SMS.
Sms
A text message delivered via cellphone.
Common questions for ClickSend SMS
How can I define the SMS text?
The body of the SMS text is defined in the Lead Ads bridge because you probably want to change your welcome text accordingly to the form. To do it, you should point to the “SMS body” step of the bridge.
Please follow these steps:
1. Go to the left menu >> Lead Ads
2. Select the Bridge
3. Inside the “Sms Body” step, define the SMS text. It allows you to set up some shortcode to use the data received from Lead.
4. Proceed to the last step and click on the “Publish” button.
How can I send an SMS to the lead’s phone number?
If you want to send an SMS to the lead's phone, you need to configure it in the integration.
Please follow these steps:
1. Go to the "Integration" step of the bridge.
2. Enter in the "Lead Notifications to" field this string "@@phonenumber@@".
3. Click on Next.
Do you need help?
Here some additional resources:
- LeadsBridge KNOWLEDGE BASE
- Contact support from your account clicking on the top right Support button