Automation platforms

n8n

Text from n8n workflows, self-hosted or in the cloud, with BlueBot’s community node.

What you can do

Send a text from any workflow with the BlueBot node.
Start a workflow from BlueBot’s webhooks when a text comes in, is delivered or fails.
Run n8n on your own server or in n8n’s cloud, as long as it has a public https address for BlueBot’s webhooks.

n8n
BlueBot’s n8n community node sends texts and starts workflows from BlueBot’s webhooks.
n8n in the docs

Recipes

Set one up as written, or change it to fit how you work. The docs have the same recipes step by step.

01With n8n

Starts when

n8n’s Schedule Trigger set to 5 PM each day

Start the workflow with a Schedule Trigger node that runs each evening.
Read tomorrow’s appointments from your sheet or database.
Map each person’s number and appointment time into the BlueBot node to send them a reminder.

The text it sends

Hi {{first_name}}, a reminder that we’ll see you tomorrow at {{time}}. Reply here if you need to move it.

From your own number

02With n8n

Starts when

A text comes in (BlueBot’s message.received webhook)

Add a Webhook node and copy its production address.
Add that address in BlueBot as a webhook for message.received.
Write the sender’s number, the words and the time to your database with the Postgres node or any other.

03With n8n

Starts when

A text fails (BlueBot’s message.failed webhook)

Start a workflow from BlueBot’s webhook for message.failed.
Read the metadata you sent with the text to see which customer it was for.
Post the customer’s name and the reason to your team’s channel with the Slack node.

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