{"id":226,"date":"2023-04-07T09:32:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T09:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:15:43","slug":"how-to-send-sms-in-monday-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/how-to-send-sms-in-monday-com\/","title":{"rendered":"How to send SMS \/ Text Messages in monday.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#step-1-install-mocean-api-send-sms-app-from-monday-com-marketplace\">Step 1: Install MoceanAPI Send SMS app from monday.com Marketplace<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2-connect-mocean-api-account-to-monday-com\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI account to monday.com<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3-send-sms\">Step 3: Send SMS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-4-tracking-sms-text-messages-optional\">Step 4: Tracking SMS \/ text messages (optional)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#whats-next\">What&#8217;s next ?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions-faq\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#need-help\">Need Help ?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, monday.com doesn&#8217;t have built-in functionality or feature to send SMS to your board items. You will need to sign up for 3rd party SMS services and connect your monday.com account with your chosen 3rd party SMS service provider in order to send SMS. The connection is done using <a href=\"https:\/\/monday.com\/integrations\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/monday.com\/integrations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">monday.com Integrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have created <a href=\"http:\/\/monday.com\/marketplace\/10000045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Send SMS<\/a>, a monday.com app to help you incorporate SMS \/ Text messages into your monday.com workflows easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we will give you the step by step guide on how to send SMS in monday.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer to watch a video that you can follow along to from installation to configuration, you can watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vBEzIEzVaAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-install-mocean-api-send-sms-app-from-monday-com-marketplace\">Step 1: Install MoceanAPI Send SMS app from monday.com Marketplace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already installed our app, here&#8217;s how you can install MoceanAPI Send SMS app into your monday.com account and connect it to your monday.com board<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Login to monday.com and install <a href=\"http:\/\/monday.com\/marketplace\/10000045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Send SMS<\/a> into your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Install MoceanAPI Send SMS app\" class=\"wp-image-230\" style=\"width:730px;height:849px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2.png 751w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-2-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. You may choose the workspace you&#8217;d like to install the app in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. There are 4 main feature which is <strong>Send SMS to Board<\/strong>, <strong>Send Bulk SMS<\/strong>, <strong>Send SMS Notification<\/strong>, <strong>Send Two Way SMS<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we will only cover <strong>Send SMS to Board<\/strong>. After you&#8217;ve installed the app, click on <strong>MoceanAPI &#8211;  Send SMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Adding the view to monday.com\" class=\"wp-image-231\" style=\"width:730px;height:735px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3.png 783w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-3-768x774.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Now choose the <strong>workspace <\/strong>and the <strong>board <\/strong>you want to add our app into. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the example below, the workspace will be <strong>Main Workspace<\/strong> and the board will be <strong>Sales Pipeline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4.png\" alt=\"Choosing a workspace and board to MoceanAPI Send SMS app\" class=\"wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4.png 678w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-4-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Navigate to your selected board and click on it. You will see <strong>MoceanAPI &#8211; Send SMS<\/strong> tab inside of your item views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-1024x298.png\" alt=\"Configuring the app\" class=\"wp-image-234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-1024x298.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-768x223.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-1536x447.png 1536w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-2048x596.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-connect-mocean-api-account-to-monday-com\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI account to monday.com<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. After you&#8217;ve installed the app, click on <strong>Authenticate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. There are 2 options to connect to MoceanAPI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.1 Connect via API Token<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generate a&nbsp;<strong>MoceanAPI Token<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Dashboard<\/a>. Register an account&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/register?fr=monday_apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;in less than 5 minutes if you don\u2019t already have one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-92.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-92.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-92-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-92-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2.2 Connect via API Key and Secret (legacy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your <strong>MoceanAPI Key and Secret<\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/dashboard\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Dashboard<\/a>. Register an account <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/register?fr=monday_apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> in less than 5 minutes if you don&#8217;t already have one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tempsnip.png\" alt=\"Getting API credentials from MoceanAPI.com\" class=\"wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tempsnip.png 889w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tempsnip-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tempsnip-768x354.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Copy and paste your <strong>API Token<\/strong> \/ <strong>API Key<\/strong> and <strong>Secret<\/strong> into the App Settings page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8-1024x284.png\" alt=\"Connecting Mocean and monday.com account\" class=\"wp-image-237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8-1024x284.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8-768x213.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-8.png 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Click on <strong>Authenticate<\/strong> at the bottom after you&#8217;re done to save the settings. and you will be redirected back to monday.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-send-sms\">Step 3: Send SMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Now open the app by clicking on <strong>MoceanAPI &#8211; Send SMS<\/strong> in monday.com item<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-9.png\" alt=\"Configure Phone Column in monday part 1\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-9.png 698w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-9-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. You will need to configure the column for us to <strong>read<\/strong> the phone number. Click on <strong>Settings <\/strong>and select a <strong>Phone Column<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-10.png\" alt=\"Configure Phone Column in monday part 2\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-10.png 693w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-10-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. We will automatically populate the phone number you specified in the <strong>Phone Column<\/strong> into our app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Compose your message and once you&#8217;re satisfied, click on Send SMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4-tracking-sms-text-messages-optional\">Step 4: Tracking SMS \/ text messages (optional)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. You can track the SMS sent at the bottom of the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-11.png\" alt=\"send sms in monday.com\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-11.png 699w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-11-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. You may also search for specific SMS within that item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"whats-next\">What&#8217;s next ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SMS Notification \/ Automation<br>Read our comprehensive guide to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/how-to-integrate-sms-in-monday-com\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"276\">Integrate SMS Notification in monday.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send Bulk SMS or Mass text messages<br>We&#8217;ve written a robust and comprehensive guide to help you get started on <a href=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/how-to-send-bulk-sms-in-monday-com\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"248\">Sending Bulk SMS in monday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions-faq\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Can I get Test Credits ?<br><\/strong>We provide a free testing account that comes with 20 trial credits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Can I send international messages?<br><\/strong>Yes. We are an international SMS provider. You can send out SMS both locally and internationally based on our price list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What is the maximum characters per SMS I can put into the message?<br><\/strong>160 characters for a normal text message, 70 characters for a Unicode text message (Arabic, Chinese, and etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Is there a limit to how many numbers I can send at one time?<br><\/strong>There is no limit on numbers to be sent in one go.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What format does my phone number need to be in?<br><\/strong>Mobile phone numbers need to be entered in international formatting with the country code and without spaces, plus signs or leading zeros.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"need-help\">Need Help ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/#contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By default, monday.com doesn&#8217;t have built-in functionality or feature to send SMS to your board items. 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