Send and Receive SMS Messages with Firebase Functions | One Dev Minute

The Vonage Dev YouTube channel hosts a video series called One Dev Minute, which aims to share knowledge in small, bite-sized chunks. This particular episode demonstrates how to create an SMS message log and response using Firebase Cloud Functions and the Real Time Database alongside the Vonage SMS API. To start, users need to create two accounts: a Firebase account and a Vonage API account. They then set up their Firebase project, install the necessary tools, and authenticate with their account. The code is structured in the index.js file, where functions are created for logging incoming SMS messages and sending responses. Once deployed, the function can be tested by sending an SMS message from a phone number associated with the Vonage application, resulting in a response SMS message and updates to the Firebase Real-Time Database.