Nexmo SMS Webhook

Simple callback service to receive SMS from Nexmo number and then send an email with it's content.

Built with Python, Flask and Mailgun API.

Requirements

• Python 3
• Nexmo number with SMS feature
• Mailgun account

Installation

Clone Project

git clone https://github.com/taiyeoguns/nexmo-sms-webhook.git nexmo-sms-webhook

Install Requirements

With a virtualenv already set-up, install the requirements with pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Add details in .env file

Create .env file from example file and maintain necessary details in it e.g. Mailgun API Key, domain, email address to send to etc

cp .env.example .env

Start the server

Start the Flask web server by running:

python run.py

Server should usually be started at http://localhost:5000

Expose for external access

Use a tool like ngrok to make the local server available to the internet:

ngrok http 5000

This will expose a link such as: https://r4nd0m1d.ngrok.io that can be used in Nexmo Webhook URL configuration.