How to Send SMS from Airtable in 1 Minute
Tags: airtable, twilio, sms, nocode
Published: 2022-06-02 16:59:16


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title: How to Send SMS from Airtable in 1 Minute
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description: Learn how to send an sms from Airtable with no-code in 1 minute
tags: airtable, twilio, sms, nocode
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This blog post was written for [Twilio](https://www.twilio.com/) and [originally published on the Twilio blog](https://www.twilio.com/blog/send-sms-from-airtable-in-1-minute).

Airtable is an awesome spreadsheet-and-database-like tool with lots of flexible features helpful to builders. Airtable Apps let you extend the functionality of your bases: you can use apps to bring new information into Airtable, visualize and summarize your records in colorful ways, and even directly integrate your Airtable bases with your favorite apps. In this post, you’ll learn to send an SMS in one minute from Airtable using the [Send SMS Airtable App](https://support.airtable.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013405428-Send-SMS-app).
### Prerequisites
- A Twilio account - [sign up for a free one here and receive an extra $10 if you upgrade through this link](http://www.twilio.com/referral/iHsJ5D)
- Your Twilio Account SID and Auth Token: [find it in your account console here](https://www.twilio.com/console)
- A Twilio number with SMS capabilities ([this quickstart will help you get going](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/quickstart#sign-up-for-twilio-and-provision-your-first-sms-enabled-number))
- This post will use the send SMS app from Airtable Apps, and (https://support.airtable.com/hc/en-us/articles/115010928147-Airtable-plans#3)--they do offer a [Pro plan trial](https://support.airtable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042806493-How-does-the-Pro-trial-work-)

### Setup your Airtable
Copy this [ready-made Airtable base here](https://airtable.com/invite/l?inviteId=invR91fEhWlmLj401&inviteToken=b4b97c3edf5567fe094ba0e08a6efa2415d905f9a8921371971283a82b865e27&utm_source=email) and in it, add a [record](https://support.airtable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021333094#record) or two (representing people you want to send messages to) containing three fields:
- Name (field type <em>Single line text</em>)
- Phone Number (field type <em>Phone number</em>)
- Relation (field type <em>Single line text</em>)
For the purposes of this post, I added two records for my mom ("Birth Giver") and my brother ("Wombmate”.) You could add a lot more records (Airtable Pro lets you add up to 50,000) so this could make sending bulk SMS very easy!
![Airtable base with records of Wombmate and Birth Giver](https://twilio-cms-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/airtablebase.width-500.png)
With your Airtable base setup, let's now send a text message from it.

### Send an SMS from Airtable in One Minute
Now in the top right corner, click on <em>Apps</em>, followed by <em>+ Add an app</em>.
![add an app](https://twilio-cms-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/6QnKuo8kAAxKdsNGUDy4QYcZz4DSTgUKUoB5945DlX5UY.width-1000.png)
In the search bar, search "send" and select <em>Send SMS</em>.
![send sms App](https://twilio-cms-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/cFAksDZGdhUjG9oBZuGCdN-NNRTEuhTeW1syrpPLuDBuE7.width-500.png)
Select a dashboard to add the app into.
![dashboard](https://twilio-cms-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/wnjHEEQZnHa-cP__cGso5SIF7bs3f5EAdX4Ams7_gEAGZO.width-500.png)
Click <em>Add app</em> followed by <em>Get started</em> and then paste in your Twilio Account SID, Auth Token, and a Twilio phone number from your [Twilio Console](https://www.twilio.com/console).
![paste credentials and phone number in Airtable](https://twilio-cms-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/seBthsLVzF2aeuK09MPyE6MJ4JYCajSYmW6JfzranoJgFu.width-500.png)
The next page should include the source base that you had open (in our case, titled <em>Friends</em>), our phone number field, and the view. Add your message to be sent, and click the blue <em>Preview</em> button at the bottom to see how the messages would look!

If you like how the Preview looks, click the blue <em>Send</em> button at the bottom and <strong>tada</strong>! Text messages have been sent by Airtable.
![example SMS sent](https://twilio-cms-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/smsairtbalssms.width-1000.png)
Do you prefer learning via video more? [Check out this TikTok summarizing this tutorial in under one minute!](https://www.tiktok.com/@lizziepikachu/video/7038420979147656495)
### Conclusion
Yes, you really can send text messages <em>that</em> quickly with no-code using Twilio and Airtable! You could also send out customized bulk messages and updates as long as you have people's phone numbers added to Airtable. As an alternative to sending a SMS from Airtable, see our [tutorial on sending SMS from Google Sheets](https://www.twilio.com/blog/2016/02/send-sms-from-a-google-spreadsheet.html). Let me know online what you're building with Airtable and Twilio, and stay tuned for more Airtable content on the Twilio blog like this [tutorial on building a survey app with Python](https://www.twilio.com/blog/airtable-twilio-python-survey-app) or [how to use Airtable as a database for your Twilio app](https://www.twilio.com/blog/airtable-database-read).
- Twitter: [@lizziepika](twitter.com/lizziepika)
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- email: lsiegle@twilio.com