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The developer’s guide to SMS notifications

The developer’s guide to SMS notifications

This guide covers everything you need to know about implementing SMS notifications, starting at a high level so you know exactly what you’re implementing, before diving into the nuts-and-bolts details engineers need to use SMS notifications.

Contents

1.0 Introduction to SMS notifications
  • 1.1What are SMS notifications?
  • 1.2How SMS notifications work
  • 1.3Top use cases for SMS notifications
2.0 How to build an SMS notification system
  • 2.1Choosing your sending identity
  • 2.2Integration approaches and third-party services
  • 2.3Location-specific considerations and compliance
  • 2.4Building compliance into your architecture
  • 2.5Building for deliverability
  • 2.6Managing user preferences and consent
3.0 Best practices for sending SMS notifications
  • 3.1Writing effective SMS content
  • 3.2Managing costs and scaling efficiently
4.0 How to choose a SMS notification system
  • 4.1How to evaluate SMS providers
  • 4.2The top SMS providers
  • 4.3Send SMS notifications with Knock
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