@imraghavojha/node-red-alive5 0.1.0

sends and polls Alive5 SMS in Node-RED.

npm install @imraghavojha/node-red-alive5

Alive5 SMS for Node-RED

Node-RED nodes to send Alive5 SMS and poll for incoming texts.

Setup

Use Node.js 18+ and Node-RED 3+. Install via Menu → Manage palette → Install → @imraghavojha/node-red-alive5, or run npm install @imraghavojha/node-red-alive5 in your Node-RED user directory. Restart Node-RED after npm installation. Add an Alive5 account with your API key, then select it and refresh the line and user dropdowns.

Nodes

• alive5-config stores the account name and API key as a Node-RED credential.
• alive5 send sms sends msg.payload from the selected line and user to an E.164 number set in the node or msg.to. Output msg.payload is an object with message_id and available message_status, thread_id, From, To, direction and message_content fields.
• alive5 sms in polls every 30 seconds by default and outputs new texts in msg.payload with message, sender, business line, thread ID and UTC timestamp. The first successful poll records a silent baseline. Messages arriving with an older timestamp than one already seen are skipped; each occurrence at the newest timestamp is counted, so identical texts at the same millisecond are emitted separately without repeating them on later polls. State resets on restart or redeploy, and the recent conversation window can miss messages between polls.

Example

Open Import → Examples → @imraghavojha/node-red-alive5 for a credential-free send, receive and Catch flow. Add your account and select a line and user before sending. The Inject node runs only when clicked. See each node's help for inputs, outputs and polling limits. Send responses confirm API acceptance, not delivery.

Support: https://support.alive5.com/