# \[Feature\] Texting block (send and get SMS) **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [July 11, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261 "2018-07-11T10:14:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/1 "2018-07-11T10:14:09Z")
Hello, This is my first message in this community šŸ˜ƒ I need to build a closs platform app that must be able to send messages; there is not a texting module for that in Thunkable yet. Can you please create it? I would really appreciate it. šŸ˜€ ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/2 "2018-07-11T11:18:18Z")
Hello, sorry, but I did not understand what functionality you need. Using Thunkable X, you can send information in various ways - via email, SMS, through various messengers (using the Share component - [https://docs.thunkable.com/thunkable-cross-platform/create/components/social/share](https://docs.thunkable.com/thunkable-cross-platform/create/components/social/share)), storage, database and web server. What did you have difficulties with? ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/3 "2018-07-11T12:42:24Z")
Thanks for the answer! I need to send and receive SMS. For example, i need to send an SMS to a specific number with a specific body and then be able to retrieve the answer. As i saw this function exists only in Thunkable not Thunkable X. ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/4 "2018-07-11T13:08:12Z")
Instead of WebViewer, you can use the ā€œopen linkā€ block. ![sms](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/7/87f7e7fd10492cbe930125462acf225349ba59ad.png) ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/5 "2018-07-11T14:03:50Z")
Thanks a lot! How can i get the answer to the message? (So the reply) ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/6 "2018-07-11T16:38:23Z")
Can you tell me in more detail what kind of message this should be? You sent sms and want to receive an answer that this message was delivered or something else? Did you say that there is a component in Thunkable Classic that accepts the message? What is this component? ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/7 "2018-07-11T19:45:15Z")
I have to send a message containing a code to an alarm center. In response, the alarm center sends me feedback. So i send the SMS and then i get an SMS from the same number. This is the component in Thunkable Classic: [https://docs.thunkable.com/thunkable-classic-android/create/components/social/texting](https://docs.thunkable.com/thunkable-classic-android/create/components/social/texting). ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/8 "2018-07-12T01:23:56Z")
I understood. If you sent sms, but turned off receiving the answer, then the phone will not accept sms or sms still come to the phone (not in the program)? The fact is that in Thunkable X messaging is implemented through Firebase and I think that to send sms and receive a response to it you need to use the web-service, if it exists. ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/9 "2018-07-12T06:47:13Z")
I didnā€™t see any ā€œweb-serviceā€ component on thunkable x yet. What i have to do: Send one SMS to a specific number and then get the answer from the same number. If possible i want to remove the SMS so the user can not see it. [![](https://i.imgur.com/wKFuAUr.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/wKFuAUr.png) ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/10 "2018-07-12T06:50:03Z")
I meant a third-party web service on the Internet - some site that provides such a service. ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/11 "2018-07-12T06:54:40Z")
There is twilioā€¦if only they add the component in Thunkableā€¦ In any case, i need the phone to send the SMS. Is it so hard to build the ā€œTextingā€ component that works with Thunkable X too? As they already have the Android versionā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/12 "2018-07-12T07:00:00Z")
Yes, twilio has a message api. Try to deal with it. For queries to a server in Thunkable X there is a Web API component. > **[API Reference - In-Depth Reference for all Twilio APIs and SDKs](https://www.twilio.com/docs/api)** > > Get in-depth information about Twilio's REST APIs and SDKs. Authentication, parameters, response formats, and errors - find it all here. ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/13 "2018-07-12T07:02:21Z")
With twilio i need to pay extra money for every SMSā€¦ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/14 "2018-07-12T07:03:29Z")
Yes, with other similar services the same story. ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/15 "2018-07-12T07:05:38Z")
Can they just build the ā€œTextingā€ component that works with Thunkable X too? As they already have the Android versionā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/16 "2018-07-12T07:08:21Z")
This is a question for Thunkable X developers. ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/17 "2018-07-12T07:09:08Z")
Ok well, should i make it in Github? ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/18 "2018-07-12T07:10:01Z")
Yes ---
**Author:** ![Bart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bart/32/21658_2.png) [@Bart](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Bart)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/19 "2018-07-17T12:13:12Z")
Can someone link the github page for me please? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Nikhil\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Nikhil\_kumar](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Nikhil_kumar)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261/20 "2018-08-14T18:28:15Z")
You can use Way2sms API. Itā€™s free of cost Iā€™m using that you send free SMS to any mobile number. [Next page](https://community.thunkable.com/t/feature-texting-block-send-and-get-sms/35261.md?page=2)