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Guide on How to Set Up Twilio-Wonderchat Live Chat SMS Triggers.

This guide teaches you how to set-up SMS notifications by connecting Wonderchat to the Twilio app on Zapier.


Step 1: Open Zapier Template for Wonderchat and Twilio

Click above to open template

Step 2: Select 'Wonderchat' as App

Select 'Wonderchat' as App

Step 3: Choose 'New Live Chat Requested' as Trigger Event

Select 'New Live Chat Requested'

Step 4: Connect your Wonderchat account

Click on 'Sign in'
Key in your Wonderchat API Key details

How to Retrieve API Keys from Wonderchat

  • In a separate tab, retrieve your API Keys from ↗ Wonderchat

  • From the left-panel on the Wonderchat App, go to Settings > API Keys > "Generate API Key"

  • Click the 'Show' icon, and copy the API Key generated

Copy the API Key generated

Step 5: Key in your Chatbot ID

Key in your Chatbot ID

How to retrieve Chatbot ID

Step 6: Test Trigger

Click on 'Test Trigger'
Once done, click 'Continue with Selected Record'

Step 7: Connect your Twilio account

Connect to Twilio
Key in your Twilio Account details

How to Retrieve Account SID for Twilio

Step 8: Configure Settings under 'Send SMS in Twilio' Action Trigger

Under the “Send SMS in Twilio” action trigger, include the following information:

"Send SMS in Twilio " Action Settings
  • From Number: Select a number from your Twilio account to send the SMS

  • Alphanumeric Sender ID: You may leave this blank

  • To Number: Enter the phone number you want an SMS to be delivered to, this should be your business or personal phone number

  • Message: Copy and paste the following message below

    • Livechat initiated on Wonderchat: [Insert the Question field]

    • Sent from email: [Insert the Email field]

    • Phone number: [Insert the Phone number field]

    • To reply, log into https://app.wonderchat.io

Sample of 'Message (required)' field settings

Step 9: Test the Zap

You can now run the Zap, and you should receive an SMS from Zapier notifying you of the new user query.


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