homebridge-twilio-sms

homebridge-twilio-sms

Homebridge plugin to send SMSes with static text. This plugin uses Twilio api, which is a paid service at a fair price - www.Twilio.com.

Very good use for homekit alarms and sensor, you can set an automation to SMS your phone if your alarm is triggered, there is a water leak or smoke detected.

Twilio configuraions

To use this plugin, you need to signup to their website and get a phone number from their service it will use you in the config as twilioNumber.

the accountSid and authToken can be retrieved from https://www.twilio.com/console/account/settings

After you set all of those, you can move forward to installing the plugin on homebridge.

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-twilio-sms
3. Update your configuration file. See sample-config.json in this repository for a sample.

Configuration

Please read carefully Twilio configurations first

Config.json sample:

"accessories": [
       {
           "accessory": "Twilio",
           "name": "SMS Lottie",
           "accountSid": "4352435f45f423456d652643dxre",
           "authToken": "RVGH54CG45G5TG354GRT45T45G4G", 
           "messageBody": "The dehumidifier is full",
           "toNumbers": ["[phone]", "[phone]"],
           "twilioNumber": "[phone]"
       }
   ]