If you have a TextInbound number (the ability to receive unsolicited SMS messages sent to your own dedicated 11 digit number), you can elect to receive the SMS messages sent to that number by email. Alternatively, you can receive inbound messages by HTTP(S) or the Web Service.

You setup your TextInbound number and choose your method for receiving the inbound messages from the TextInbound section of your account. This is accessed by selecting TextInbound from the Select application drop-down menu.

If you choose to receive your inbound SMS by email, you will be prompted to enter the email address to which the inbound messages will be relayed.

The inbound SMS messages are converted to an email by the TextAnywhere SMS Gateway and then sent to your given email address, with the following format:

• » From: message is sent from textinbound@textanywhere.net
• » To: The email address you nominate
• » Subject: “New inbound SMS message”
• » Body: The email body contains the following fields and information:
  
  
  • 1. Sender: the full international phone number of the sending mobile phone
  • 2. Destination: the full international phone number of your TextInbound number
  • 3. Date: the date that the message was sent, in the format: dd/MM/yyyy
  • 4. Time: the time that the message was sent, in the format: HH:mm:ss
  • 5. Body: the content of the message