Serverless SMS Fortune Cookies with Nexmo and IBM
This summary highlights the benefits of using SMS for user interaction, the use of serverless platforms like IBM Cloud Functions to deploy a scalable and cost-effective solution, and the process of setting up an SMS-based fortune cookie system. The text covers the deployment of a serverless function, handling incoming SMS, discovering the sender's phone number, setting up secrets, and sending a response back to the user. It also provides resources for further learning on SMS and messaging topics.
Company
Vonage
Date published
May 3, 2021
Author(s)
Lorna Mitchell
Word count
2452
Language
English
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