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AvailableSMS and calls

Africa's Talking integration

Send SMS through your own Africa's Talking account, and connect a voice number for calls from the CRM.

Status
Available
How it connects
Account username and API credentials
Where in startbuddi
Marketing → SMS → Settings, and CRM Settings → Channels
Category
SMS and calls

What you can do

  • Send bulk SMS campaigns with merge tags and scheduling, from your own sender ID.
  • Opt-out replies (like STOP) are read automatically.
  • Connect a voice number to make and take calls from the CRM.

How to connect

  1. Open SMS settingsGo to Marketing → SMS → Settings.
  2. Pick Africa's TalkingIn the connect panel, choose Africa's Talking.
  3. Add your detailsEnter your Sender ID and your Africa's Talking account username and credentials.
  4. Send a test messageClick Send a test message. The readiness checklist ticks off when it arrives.

Good to know

For calls, go to CRM Settings → Channels and choose Connect a voice number.

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