SMS Gateway - Mobile Message

The Mobile Message SMS Gateway delivers SMS messages to Australian numbers only. When setting up your Account in the fmSMS file follow the instructions in the Gateway Notes field. You will need to enter your Mobile Message API Username/Password in the Username/Password fields in the Accounts screen - you can find these from your online Mobile Message account under the Settings menu > API.

Incoming Messages/Replies

You can get incoming messages/replies to your Mobile Message number into the fmSMS file in several ways:

  • Manually Download Incoming Messages
  • Use OttoFMS Webhooks
  • Use PHP Webhooks to have Mobile Message push these automatically to fmSMS using the supplied PHP files

Using Webhooks is the preferred method as it saves you from having to poll/check for any new messages - with Webhooks new messages are forward to fmSMS automatically by Mobile Message as they are received. If you are new to webhooks we recommend using the free OttoFMS product from Proof+Geist.

Manual Download Incoming Messages

You can download incoming messages manually via the Account Details screen. Simply enter the date range you wish to download messages between and click the Get Incoming Messages button:

Any incoming messages to your Mobile Message account that have not been previously downloaded will then be downloaded. You could also setup a FileMaker Server script schedule to have this run on a scheduled basis (e.g.every hour) to save you from having to manually download/check for new messages - your script would just need to handle the incrementing of the timestamps.

Mobile Message OttoFMS Webhooks Setup

Please visit the Webhooks using OttoFMS guide for instructions on setting up OttoFMS Webhooks for your Mobile Message account. The OttoReceiver script is ready to handle incoming MMS messages from Mobile Message.

Mobile Message PHP Webhooks Setup

To receive incoming SMS messages to your Mobile Message number, including replies to previously sent messages, you will need to use the supplied dedicatedNumberReply.php webhook file to act as the webhook receiver. See our Webhooks guide for what you need to do host the dedicatedNumberReply.php file on your chosen web server. Once you have the publicly accessible URL for this file you can enter this into your Mobile Message account settings as follows:

  1. login to your Mobile Message account via their website
  2. click on Settings in the side navigation then API
  3. enter the URL in the URL field under Webhook URL for Inbound Messages
  4. click Save Webhook URLs

It should look similar to this screenshot:

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