Text alerts today: SMS via Make and Twilio

Native text alerts are on the roadmap. Until then, the webhook plus a free Make scenario and a Twilio number gets you SMS in about 15 minutes.

Native SMS is on the proxigenta roadmap. Until it ships, you can build text alerts yourself with the outgoing webhook. Budget about 15 minutes.

What you need

  • A free Make.com account (webhook triggers are instant on the free plan).
  • A Twilio account with a phone number (about $1 a month, plus roughly a cent per text in the US).

The recipe

  1. In Make, create a new scenario with Webhooks, Custom webhook as the trigger, and copy the URL it gives you.
  2. In proxigenta Settings, Integrations, paste the URL, Save, then click Send test event so Make learns the payload shape.
  3. Add a filter after the trigger: continue only when event equals outage_detected (add recovered too if you want the all-clear).
  4. Add a Twilio Create a Message module: your Twilio number as sender, your mobile as recipient, and a body like: proxigenta: {device_name} appears offline since {last_seen}.
  5. Turn the scenario on. The next outage texts you within seconds of detection.

The honest caveats

  • Texting yourself is easy; texting others is regulated. US carriers require A2P sender registration for application traffic to other people, and your contacts would need to consent to texts just as they do for email. Keep this recipe personal until native SMS ships with proper opt-in built in.
  • Delivery is only as reliable as your Make scenario and Twilio balance; email and push remain the guaranteed channels.