homebridge-twilio-sms
Homebridge plugin to send SMSes with static text. This plugin uses Twilio api, which is a paid service at a fair price - www.Twilio.com.
Very good use for homekit alarms and sensor, you can set an automation to SMS your phone if your alarm is triggered, there is a water leak or smoke detected.
Twilio configuraions
To use this plugin, you need to signup to their website and get a phone number from their service it will use you in the config as twilioNumber.
the accountSid and authToken can be retrieved from https://www.twilio.com/console/account/settings
After you set all of those, you can move forward to installing the plugin on homebridge.
Installation
- Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
- Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-twilio-sms
- Update your configuration file. See sample-config.json in this repository for a sample.
Configuration
Please read carefully Twilio configurations first
Config.json sample:
"accessories": [
{
"accessory": "Twilio",
"name": "SMS Lottie",
"accountSid": "4352435f45f423456d652643dxre",
"authToken": "RVGH54CG45G5TG354GRT45T45G4G",
"messageBody": "The dehumidifier is full",
"toNumbers": ["+445287563029", "+445287563483"],
"twilioNumber": "+445287562349"
}
]