Fun Facts SMS

This is an app built with Node and Express that allows users to enter their phone number to receive an SMS text with a fun fact. The SMS integration is built using Infobip.

Running the App Locally

There are two environment variables the app needs. Create an .env file with variables for API_KEY and API_BASE_URL. Those values can be obtained after creating a free account with Infobip. Once you have an account created and your .env file populated with your secrets, follow these instructions to start the app.

1. yarn install
2. yarn start
3. Navigate to http://localhost:3000 in your browser

NPM Scripts

• format: Formats the code using Prettier
• format-watch: Formats the code using Prettier in watch mode
• start: Starts the app locally with a Node Express.js server running on port 3000

Resources

Infobip

• API Docs: https://www.infobip.com/docs/api
• SMS API Docs: https://www.infobip.com/docs/sms/api
• API Authentication Docs: https://www.infobip.com/docs/essentials/api-authentication#api-key-header
• Various Use Cases: https://www.infobip.com/docs/use-cases

Other Tools

• Express.js: https://expressjs.com/
• Prettier: https://prettier.io/
• on-change: https://www.npmjs.com/package/on-change