# How to send a scheduld text message **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [July 23, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-send-a-scheduld-text-message/1411230 "2021-07-23T20:34:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lrd.forster1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5daacb/32.png) [@lrd.forster1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lrd.forster1)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-send-a-scheduld-text-message/1411230/1 "2021-07-23T20:34:21Z")
Hi I have an app that stores data in airtable at the end o each day regarding vehicles driven and the mileage etc, but every Monday we have to text the current milleage, obviously this is extreamy close to the last reported mileage in airtable (the mileage is only neede to check for next service). So what i want to do is schedule text message with the milleage any sugestions? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-send-a-scheduld-text-message/1411230/2 "2021-07-24T06:15:47Z")
Thunkable components can be used to _compose_ a text message but not to _send_ one. See this for another option: > [@I want to send text message to user when he is offline](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-want-to-send-text-message-to-user-when-he-is-offline/1265981/2): > > Hi there, You will need to find an online service to send these text messages on your behalf. If you find a suitable API, you can let the user sign up to receive text messages in the app, then send the relevant information to your API, and let the service send text messages at your scheduled times. If you search for schedule SMS API online, you should find some relevant APIs. You can add an API to your project using the [web API](https://docs.thunkable.com/web-api) component. You can see an example of using the Web API compone… ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-send-a-scheduld-text-message/1411230/3 "2024-11-08T13:17:49Z")