Getting Started with SMS and Voice Programmable Communications

We recently ran a webinar with David Leary from Intuit Developer to go over the basics of using the Nexmo SMS and Voice APIs. To complete this tutorial, you will need a Vonage API account, which can be signed up for today with free credit. This tutorial covers sending an outbound SMS, receiving an inbound SMS, making an outbound phone call, and receiving an inbound phone call. The examples come with code snippets and links to further in-depth reading. To send an SMS, you can use a virtual phone number purchased from Nexmo, and to receive an SMS, you need to register for an SMS Delivery Receipt. To make an outbound phone call, you need to create a Nexmo Voice API account, and to receive an inbound phone call, you need to set up a conversation control object. There's also more information about programmable communications, such as the Verify API for 2FA and one-time passwords, and Number Insight for looking up information on phone numbers.