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Send SMS and email alerts to distribution recipients

Automatically catch inbound webhook messages across Webhooks by Zapier, Twilio, and SendGrid. Get instant alerts when webhook payloads are received, message bodies are present, or recipients are detectedβ€”so you can protect delivery timing, keep outreach consistent, and audit sends without manual reporting.

How this automation delivers SMS and email alerts

When inbound webhook messages arrive, teams risk wasting outreach time and skipping recipients. This automation filters qualifying payloads, normalizes fields, and sends SMS and email alertsβ€”so your team can confirm delivery without manual checks.

  1. 1.Catches inbound webhook message

    Integrate Webhooks by Zapier and routing rules to receive webhook payloads and trigger campaign outreach delivery.

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  2. 2.Continues only for qualifying records

    Integrate Filter by Zapier and payload validation to continue only when a message body exists and recipients are present.

    Filter by Zapieror swap with your favorite app
  3. 3.Normalizes and sanitizes message data

    Integrate Formatter by Zapier and data formatting tools to normalize phones to E.164 and sanitize the message body.

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  4. 4.Sends SMS to formatted phone numbers

    Integrate Twilio and messaging rules to map phones and message text, then send SMS from the configured sender.

    Twilioor swap with your favorite app
  5. 5.Sends email to mapped recipients

    Integrate SendGrid and email templating to map recipients and subject, then send the email body from the configured sender.

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Calendly
Okta
Zendesk
Dropbox
Asana
Allstate
Airbnb
ActiveCampaign
Lyft
Webflow
Canva
Sysco
LA Clippers
Getaround
Grammarly
HelloFresh
Lululemon
Barry's
Hopper
Casper
Hudl
Miro
The New York Times
Ruggable

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