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Textlocal

With the Textlocal modules in Ibexa Connect you can:

  • create, list, retrieve, and delete contacts

  • watch messages and make API calls

To get started with Textlocal, create an account at textlocal.com/.

Note

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Ibexa Connect scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Textlocal to Ibexa Connect

To connect your Textlocal account to Ibexa Connect you need to obtain the API Key from your Textlocal account and insert it in the Create a connection dialog in the Ibexa Connect module.

  1. Log in to your Textlocal account.

  2. Click the Settings > API Key.

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  3. Copy the API Key to a safe place.

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  4. Log in to your Ibexa Connect and add a module from the Textlocal into a Ibexa Connect scenario.

  5. Click Add next to the Connection field.

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  6. In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

  7. In the API Key field enter the details copied in step 3 and click Save.

You have successfully connected the Textlocal app with Ibexa Connect and can now build scenarios.

Contacts

You can create, list, retrieve, and delete contacts using the following modules.

List Contacts

Lists all contacts for the selected group.

Group ID Select or map a Group ID whose contacts you want to list.
Limit Set the maximum number of contacts Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 10.

Get a Contact

Returns information about the selected contact.

Group ID Select or map a Group ID whose contact details you want to retrieve.
Number Enter (map) the contact's mobile number in the international format. For example, 447123456789.

Create a Contact

Creates a new contact.

Numbers Enter (map) the contact's mobile number in the international format. For example, 447123456789.
Group ID Select or map a Group ID to which you want to add the contact.

Delete a Contact

Deletes the selected contact.

Group ID Select or map a Group ID of a group whose contact you want to delete.
Number Enter (map) the contact's mobile number you want to delete in the international format. For example, 447123456789.

SMS

Watch Messages

Triggers when a message is received into an inbox.

Inbox ID Select or map an Inbox ID whose messages you want to watch.
Limit Set the maximum number of messages Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Other

Make an API Call

Performs an arbitrary authorized API Call.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://api.txtlocal.com. For example, /get_inboxes/.

For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Textlocal API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - Get Contacts

The following API call returns all the contacts of a particular group from your Textlocal account:

URL:

/get_contacts/

Method:

GET

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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > contacts.

In our example, 5 contacts were returned:

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