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Translate SMS Messages With IBM Watson and Vonage

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A developer can create an inbound Vonage SMS webhook to translate incoming messages into English using the IBM Watson Language Translator API. To set up this project, they need a Vonage API account, an IBM Watson Language Translator account, and ngrok for public access. The code uses Express.js, body-parser, and the ibm-watson package to handle the translation. After setting up the server and installing necessary packages, the developer can create an index.js file with a webhook function that translates incoming SMS messages using the IBM Watson Language Translator API. The final piece is adding routes for GET and POST methods to handle inbound SMS webhooks and testing the functionality by sending a text message to the purchased phone number.

Company
Vonage

Date published
May 11, 2021

Author(s)
Kelly J Andrews

Word count
1196

Language
English

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