Integrate SMS by Zapier with Switchboard to automate your work

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1. Choose a Trigger

An event that starts an automation

2. Choose an Action

The event an automation performs after it's triggered

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Select a trigger from SMS by Zapier

A trigger is an event that starts your Zap and runs the workflow."

A trigger is the event that kicks off your automated workflow.

Setup an action from Switchboard

An action is what takes place after the automation is triggered. For example, with Switchboard, the action could be "Create or Update Contact."

An action is the event that your automated workflow performs when triggered.

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Connect SMS by Zapier and Switchboard to integrate crucial parts of your business

With Zapier, you can integrate everything from basic data entry to end-to-end processes. Here are some of the business-critical workflows that people automate with Zapier.

Automate your lead management and improve conversions

With Zapier, you can automate every part of your lead funnel and give yourself the best chance at converting leads. Automate everything from lead capture to outreach to reporting—and close more deals as a result.

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Create more impactful campaigns with automation

Measuring campaign performance across platforms can get chaotic. Plus, digging up the right metrics costs you precious time and effort. With Zapier, you can create a centralized view of your performance, skillfully manage your lists, and ensure your campaigns drive ROI across the business.

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Provide world-class support with a little help from automation

Support reps can't be productive when they have to track down crucial information for every incident or ticket. With Zapier, you can automatically send your reps the context they need to resolve tickets quickly and create a seamless customer experience.

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Automate your way to actionable, up-to-date data

The days of manually exporting and importing data are over. With Zapier, you can send data where it needs to go, in the format you need it—so you can centralize your data and unlock more insights.

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Resolve incidents faster with automation

Your technical support team wants to focus on tech tickets rather than admin work. With Zapier, you can automate everything from ticket creation to routing to inter-team communication—eliminating friction from incident management and increasing speed to resolution.

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Connect SMS by Zapier and Switchboard to unlock the power of automation

With Zapier's 7,000 integrations, you can unify your tools within a connected system to improve your team's efficiency and deepen their impact.

Choose a Trigger

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Choose an Action

Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

- Send_v2_copy
- From_number
- Message
  Required
Action
Write
Contact Replied
Triggers when a contact replies to your Switchboard account.
Trigger
Instant
Try It

Contact Created or Updated
Triggers when a contact is created or updated on your Switchboard account.
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Phone Number
  Required
- Opt-in
- Tags
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email
- Street
- City
- County
- State
- Zip Code
- Country
- URL
- Icon
- Source
- Description
- Custom 1
- Custom 2
- Custom 3
- Custom 4
- Custom 5
Action
Write

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About SMS by Zapier

Using our built-in number, you can send a limited number of SMS / text messages. This is great for reminders!

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Switchboard enables you to build deeper relationships with customers through SMS, MMS and Video Texting.