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Intro

Burst SMS is a communication channel used to send SMS messages from Pia. This page guides you through the process of setting up an integration via the Burst SMS API.

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Prerequisites

You will need the following details before setting up your Burst SMS integrations. (More details about these items can be found where you enter them in the sections below.)

  • Burst SMS API Key
  • Burst SMS Secret

Set Up Process

Here is a quick intro to setting up a new Integration. Details for the fields specific to each service are on the pages linked below.

Summary of the set up process

  • Set-up Integration

Set-up Integration​

  1. Log in to your Pia portal.

  2. In the left menu click on Integrations

  3. The Integrations page opens. Search for Burst SMS using the search bar at the top.

    Or, click on the "View All" button available in the All Integration section.

    This will open up a screen that displays all the available integrations where you can navigate to Burst SMS.

  4. Click on the "Configure" button available in the widget for Burst SMS. This will take you to the configuration page for Burst SMS.

    In this page, you can add a friendly name for the configuration in the "Configuration Name" field.

  5. You will also see the following fields that need to be configured for Burst SMS.

  • API Key: Enter the 'API Key' value that was generated when creating your Pia API account in Burst SMS.
  • Secret: Enter the 'Secret' value that was generated when creating your Pia API account in Burst SMS.
  1. Click Save to commit the settings. (If any mandatory fields have been left blank you will receive an error message, and the missed field will have a red box around them.)