Send Transactional SMS
brevo.send_sms
ActionEmailconnection required
Calls the Brevo API with the connection's credentials.
Send one transactional SMS to a mobile number in international format, from either literal content or a Brevo SMS template.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Brevo
- Secret shape
- the API key, or {"api_key": "…"}
- Config it needs
- sender_email, sender_name, sms_sender
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
9 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
recipient Mobile number with its country code, 6 to 15 digits, optionally prefixed with +. | string | Yes | — | — | +33689965433 |
content Message text. Required when no 'template_id' is used; over 160 characters is billed as several messages. | string | No | — | — | — |
template_id Numeric id of a Brevo SMS template to send instead of 'content'. | number | No | — | ≥ 1 | — |
params Values for the SMS template's placeholders, e.g. {"FNAME": "Jane"}. | object | Conditional | — | only with template_id | {"FNAME":"Jane"} |
sender Sender name shown on the handset — up to 11 letters and digits, or up to 15 digits. Falls back to the connection's default SMS sender. | string | No | — | ≤ 15 characters | — |
sms_type Whether Brevo bills and reports this as transactional or marketing. | string | No | transactional | one of "transactional", "marketing" | — |
tag Tag to file the message under in Brevo's SMS reports. | string | No | — | — | — |
unicode_enabled Send the content as unicode, which is needed for non-Latin scripts. | boolean | No | false | — | — |
web_url Webhook Brevo should call for each delivery event of this message. | string | No | — | url format | — |
- At least one of content, template_id must be set.
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"params": {
"FNAME": "Jane"
},
"recipient": "+33689965433",
"sms_type": "transactional",
"unicode_enabled": false
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
messageId Brevo's numeric id for the message. | number | — |
reference Brevo's reference for the message. | string | — |
smsCount How many text messages the content was split into. | number | — |
usedCredits SMS credits this send consumed. | number | — |
remainingCredits SMS credits left on the account. | number | — |
{
"messageId": 0,
"reference": "",
"remainingCredits": 0,
"smsCount": 0,
"usedCredits": 0
}See Send Transactional SMS run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Brevo connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.