Acquire a phone number from Telnyx and configure it for SMS messaging
After you sign up for a Telnyx account here and log in to your account here, the first thing to do is to click on the ‘My Account’ icon in the upper right corner of the screen, then click on ‘My Account; click on the ‘Account Level’ tab and then take the steps to undergo verification, to become ‘Level 1’ and ‘Level 2’ verified. ‘Level 1’ verification usually requires verifying the email address you used to create your Telnyx account, by clicking a link included in a message sent to that email address.
‘Level 2’ verification can be requested by pressing the ‘Verify’ button in the ‘Level 2 Verification’ section (on the ‘Account Level’ tab). After you make your request for ‘Level 2' verification, a representative from Telnyx will look at your account details and Telnyx may send you an email asking about the way you plan to use your Telnyx account, after which they will approve the ‘Level 2’ verification. Being ‘Level 1’ and ‘Level 2’ verified unlocks all the features of a Telnyx account: you can buy numbers, assign a connection/messaging profile to a number, set up global messaging capabilities, create a multi-user organization, make international calls, set up call forwarding, send SMS messages at a higher rate.
While logged in to your telnyx.com account, click on ‘Numbers, ‘My Numbers’ on the left panel. To buy a real phone number located in a country of your choice click on the ‘Search & Buy Numbers’ tab, then under ‘Local Numbers; in the ‘Search Type’ select ‘Region; in the ‘Region’ text field enter the name of the country, in the ‘Number Features’ select ‘Voice’ then,
if you want your number to have other capabilities select other features such as ‘SMS’ from the drop-down list, then click on the ‘Search Numbers’ button. You will see a list with all the numbers available in the selected region. Choose the number that you like, click ‘Add to Cart; then click on ‘Cart’ on the upper bar, then click on the ‘Place Order’ button.
After you have bought a local phone number click on ‘Numbers, ‘My Numbers’ on the left panel; on the ‘My Numbers’ tab you will see your number in the list of acquired phone numbers.
Then create a new messaging profile: click on ‘Messaging; ‘Programmable Messaging’ on the on the left panel; on the ‘My Numbers’ tab you will see your number in the list of acquired phone numbers
Then create a new messaging profile: click on ‘Messaging; ‘Programmable Messaging’ on the left panel, then click the ‘Add new profile’ button, then enter a name for the new messaging profile in the ‘Profile Name’ field, then click the ‘Save’ button. To associate the new messaging profile with the phone number that you have just bought, click on ‘Numbers; ‘My Numbers’ on the left panel, then, on the row of the phone number, on the ‘Messaging Profile’ column, click on the drop-down list and select the name of the messaging profile that you have just created. When you assign a messaging profile to a phone number, a $0.10 fee will be added to the monthly recurring charge for that phone number. Therefore, if the phone number costs $1.00 per month, after you assign a messaging profile to it and by doing so you enable it to send and receive SMS messages, the monthly recurring charge for that number will be $1.10. The same messaging profile can be associated with multiple phone numbers.
Next, create a ‘Billing Group’ Click on the ‘My Account’ icon in the upper right corner of the screen, Click on ‘Billing Overview, then click on the ‘Billing Groups’ tab. In the ‘Create Billing Group’ field enter a name for the new billing group, then click on ‘Create’ Then add the billing group to your phone number: click on ‘Numbers; ‘My Numbers’ on the left panel, then on your number's row, in the ‘Billing Group’ field select the name of the billing group that you have just created.
