Send queued SMS and WhatsApp messages automatically through Twilio

Every hour, the system sends your queued text and WhatsApp messages automatically, logging each one for compliance.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per each queued message; it retries when a step fails.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5) · Multiple Instances with a priori Design-Time Knowledge (13)

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Starts itAn outside serviceRuns once per itemA record or sheetOne path onlyPaths rejoinResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Voice & PhoneMessaging & NotificationsSecurity & Compliance
Connects
TwilioSupabase
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The problem it solves

When you need to send appointment reminders, order updates, or account alerts to customers, doing it one by one eats up your day and it is easy to lose track of who got what. You also need a paper trail if a regulator or customer ever asks what was sent and when.

Who it fits

A business that sends routine text or WhatsApp updates to customers, like appointment reminders, order confirmations, or account alerts.

How it works

  1. Messages waiting to go out are checked every hour
  2. Each message is routed to the right channel, SMS or WhatsApp
  3. Messages are sent through Twilio in small batches with brief pauses to avoid spam filters
  4. Every message sent is logged for compliance and cost tracking
  5. Failed messages stay in the queue to be retried
What you get

Queued texts that go out reliably on schedule

Your queued text and WhatsApp messages go out automatically every hour, with every send logged for your records.

What you get

A log of every message sent, plus the messages themselves delivered to your customers' phones.

What you need

A Twilio account for SMS and WhatsApp, and a Supabase database to hold the message queue and logs.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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