Send SMS Worldwide via HTTP API

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "Qpxx8UnnACBONNJu",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "The Easiest Way to Send SMS Worldwide",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "807bfde2-a20e-41ad-87c5-70bcd31e3dcc",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -300,
        -100
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "369069a8-0b79-4e5a-9a89-4bccafdea247",
      "name": "Send SMS",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        140,
        -100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://rest.clicksend.com/v3/sms/send",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "jsonBody": "={\n    \"messages\": [\n        {\n            \"source\": \"php\",\n            \"body\": \"{{ $json.sms }}\",\n            \"to\": \"{{ $json.to }}\"\n        }\n    ]\n}\n",
        "sendBody": true,
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpBasicAuth",
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": " application/json"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpBasicAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        },
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "41989686-d6ca-4bb9-bece-4ef8ed37f485",
      "name": "Set SMS data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        -80,
        -100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "b4c4e62d-b09d-4f71-a48a-c1ea451aed6e",
              "name": "sms",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "Hi, this is my first message"
            },
            {
              "id": "371aff94-147e-4241-823a-a5f6e7f7e68e",
              "name": "to",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "+39xxxxxxxx"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "dd218cae-e928-4a63-953f-faae5ac794bf",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -300,
        -520
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 400,
        "height": 180,
        "content": "## STEP 1\n[Register here to ClickSend](https://clicksend.com/?u=586989) and obtain your API Key and 2 \u20ac of free credits\n\nIn the node \"Send SMS\" create a \"Basic Auth\" with the username you registered and the API Key provided as your password"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "61665d97-5ccc-4206-8577-95acf3e4c0d4",
      "name": "Sticky Note1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -300,
        -300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 400,
        "content": "## STEP 2\n\nIn the node \"Set SMS data\" add the text and recipient of the message including the international prefix (eg. +39) and the phone number without spaces"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "840e10d6-a142-4897-9a10-9164a6b7e2c2",
  "connections": {
    "Set SMS data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send SMS",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set SMS data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• httpBasicAuth
• httpHeaderAuth

About this workflow

The Easiest Way to Send SMS Worldwide. Uses manualTrigger, httpRequest, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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