Send SMS action
Send an email-based SMS text message to specified users or groups using your instance email server. Recipients must have an SMS device configured to receive the message.
Roles and availability
Available as a Workflow Studio ServiceNow core action. Users with the flow_designer or admin role can add an action to a flow and define configuration details.
Deprecation of email-to-text gateway
Email-to-text service is now deprecated and no longer supported by service providers such as AT&T and Verizon. It is recommended to use Notify for sending SMS notifications.
Notify provides support for sending SMS notifications through integration of third-party services, such as Twilio, and requires configuration of supporting workflows. For more information, see How to setup a SMS email notification in ServiceNow [KB0712569] knowledge base article.
Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Recipients | Recipients of the SMS text message. Specify a user or group by dragging a pill from the data panel. 注: Hard-coded addresses are not supported. |
| Message | Content of the SMS text message. You can enter text directly or drag a pill from the data panel. |
Inputs
Provide a value for each input that your flow needs. To add dynamic values, you can also drag and drop pills from the Data panel or select them from the pill picker.
- Recipients
- Data type: String
Recipients of the SMS text message. Specify a user or group by dragging a pill from the data panel.
- Message
- Data type: String
Content of the SMS text message. You can enter text directly or drag a pill from the data panel.
Outputs
These outputs appear in the Data panel. You can use them as inputs elsewhere in your flow.
- Data type: Record
The Email record created for the SMS message.
Error messages
| Error | Description |
|---|---|
| Recipients are required to send SMS | Appears when no user or group is entered in the recipients field. |
| Message is required to send SMS | Appears when no message is entered in the message field. |
| While parsing the recipients, found hardcoded addresses: %s which were ignored as they are not supported | Appears when hard-coded address is entered in the recipients field. |
| While parsing the recipients, no active users or groups were found for sys_id(s): %s | Appears when one or more inactive users or groups are entered in the recipients field. |
| No active SMS device was found for users(s) with sys_id(s): %s | Appears when no SMS device is configured and found for one or more recipients. |
| Email sending is currently disabled. Please enable it via the property to send SMS using email gateway | Appears when email sending is disabled. |