homebridge-twilio-sms

Homebridge plugin to send SMSes with static text. This plugin uses Twilio api, which is a paid service at a fair price - www.Twilio.com.

Very good use for homekit alarms and sensor, you can set an automation to SMS your phone if your alarm is triggered, there is a water leak or smoke detected.

Twilio configuraions

To use this plugin, you need to signup to their website and get a phone number from their service it will use you in the config as twilioNumber.

the accountSid and authToken can be retrieved from https://www.twilio.com/console/account/settings

After you set all of those, you can move forward to installing the plugin on homebridge.

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-twilio-sms
3. Update your config.json configuration file

Configuration

Example config.json entry:

"accessories": [
 {
   "accessory": "Twilio",
   "name": "SMS Lottie",
   "accountSid": "4352435f45f423456d652643dxre",
   "authToken": "RVGH54CG45G5TG354GRT45T45G4G", 
   "messageBody": "The dehumidifier is full",
   "toNumbers": ["+445287563029", "+445287563483"],
   "twilioNumber": "+445287562349"
 }
]