SMS Forwarding

Get your SMS where you already work

Stop refreshing a browser tab to find a verification code. Incoming SMS from your virtual numbers can be delivered automatically to Telegram, Slack, email, your own system or your phone.

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Channels

Choose your forwarding channel

You decide where every message goes.

  • Telegram

    The quickest option. Send codes to your personal chat or a shared team group so everyone on the project sees them instantly.

    FreeSetup guide →

  • Slack

    Ideal if your company lives in Slack. Route messages to any channel with a simple Incoming Webhook, no coding needed.

    FreeSetup guide →

  • Email

    The classic way to keep a reliable archive. Find any message in seconds with your inbox search.

    Included in your rental

  • HTTP webhook

    For technical teams. Provide your own URL and every message is pushed to your database or custom software automatically.

    Free

  • Mobile phone

    Forward messages to your own phone when you are offline. This is the only paid forwarding option.

    Charged per message

Setup guide

Forward SMS to Telegram

Create a bot, add it to a group and connect it to your number with a webhook. It takes about five minutes.

Keep your bot token private. Anyone who has it can control your bot and read the messages it receives.
  1. 1

    Create a Telegram bot

    • Open @BotFather in Telegram (t.me/botfather).
    • Send the command /newbot and choose a name for your bot.
    • Save the API token BotFather gives you. It looks like this:
    123456789:AAExampleToken_ReplaceWithYourOwn
  2. 2

    Create a group and find its ID

    • Create a new Telegram group for incoming SMS and add your bot to it.
    • Open web.telegram.org, log in and open the group.
    • The group ID is at the end of the address in your browser and starts with a minus sign (“-”).
    https://web.telegram.org/k/#-4000000000

    In this example, the group ID is -4000000000.

  3. 3

    Add the webhook to your number

    In your dashboard, open the settings of your virtual number and enter the following address as the HTTP forwarding URL. Replace <API_TOKEN> and <GROUP_ID> with your own values, then save.

    https://api.telegram.org/bot<API_TOKEN>/sendMessage?chat_id=<GROUP_ID>&text=Incoming%20SMS%20to%20%TO%%20from%20%FROM%%20%MESSAGE%

    Incoming messages will now appear in your group in this format:

    Incoming SMS to +XXXXXXXXX from XXXXX SMS text

Customise the message format

Change the text after text= using these variables:

%TO%
The recipient’s number (your virtual number)
%FROM%
The sender’s number or name
%MESSAGE%
The text of the message

Setup guide

Forward SMS to Slack

No more sharing codes by hand: route every incoming SMS to a Slack channel with an Incoming Webhook.

  1. 1

    Create a Slack app

    • Go to api.slack.com/apps.
    • Click Create New App and choose From scratch.
    • Give the app a clear name, such as “SMS Forwarder”.
    • Select your workspace and click Create App.
  2. 2

    Activate Incoming Webhooks

    • In your app’s menu, open Incoming Webhooks.
    • Switch Activate Incoming Webhooks on. Your app can now post messages.
  3. 3

    Generate a webhook URL

    • Scroll to Webhook URLs for Your Workspace.
    • Click Add New Webhook to Workspace, choose the channel and click Allow.
    • Copy the generated URL.
  4. 4

    Connect it to your number

    • Log in to your dashboard and open the settings of your virtual number.
    • Paste the Slack URL into the Webhook URL (SMS forwarding URL) field and save.

    That’s it. Every message that arrives at your number will now appear in Slack.

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