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# 3.4.3 Vonage(formerly NextMo)

Vonage is a cloud-based SMS API that lets you send and receive a high volume of messages to mobile phones in any country at wholesale rates.

***NB: You need a nexmo account to be able to configure this as a data source. To sign up, go to*** (<https://dashboard.nexmo.com/sign-up>)

To get started with Nexmo set up,

* Log into your Vonage Dashboard <https://dashboard.nexmo.com>
* If you haven’t already, you’ll need to buy a number that you will use to receive SMS messages from.
  * Click on Numbers on the top menu bar on your Vonage dashboard

![Click on numbers](/files/-MjTZtvqwrJq6g-o4drP)

* * Click on Buy Numbers

<figure><img src="/files/-MjT_RHqWVv0vVrK7Bkb" alt="Buy Number"><figcaption><p>Buy Number</p></figcaption></figure>

* * Set the desired criteria of the phone number you’re looking to use

<figure><img src="/files/-MjT_rYZWmN6ZzwYErte" alt="Set desired criteria "><figcaption><p>Set desired criteria </p></figcaption></figure>

* * * Select the country in which the SMS Number will likely be operating in
    * Select the features of this phone number(SMS only, Voice only or SMS & Voice)
    * Select the type of phone number it will be (Mobile, Landline, Toll free)
  * Click on ***search***. A list of available numbers based on the criteria set above will appear.

![Search for an available number to purchase](/files/-MjTdIQhB1Nwnzk1hprF)

* Click ***Buy*** on the number you’d like to use.
* Once you have a phone number, note it down as you’ll need it to configure your data source later on.
* You’ll need to grab your API credentials from your nexmo settings page.

![Click on your Profile](/files/-MjTexYp3Pn9uhvQ9NGF)

![Click on settings ](/files/-MjTeodtHXVmqvlbdAD_)

* Pick your *API KEY* and *API SECRET* from the ***API Settings*** section.

<figure><img src="/files/-MjU1owv8wXGn73AV80S" alt="API settings"><figcaption><p>API settings</p></figcaption></figure>

* Go back to your Data source settings page on your deployment
* Click on ***the drop down icon on the right to get to your Nexmo configuration page***

<figure><img src="/files/p33lHMQGzgXz97HMoWHa" alt="Data sources : Nexmo SMS provider."><figcaption><p>Data sources : Nexmo SMS provider.</p></figcaption></figure>

* Enter the following details, which you got earlier from your Nexmo Dashboard
  * ***From***: Enter the phone number you will use to receive SMS messages from your nexmo account
  * ***API KEY***: Enter the API key retrieved from your nexmo settings page.
  * ***API SECRET***: Enter the API secret retrieved from your nexmo settings page.
* Click on ***Save*** *\*\**&#x61;nd this data source’s settings will be saved. Unstructured posts from SMS will now be pulled into the platform from Nexmo.

<figure><img src="/files/gzk4ho9qarcwHYueu2KC" alt="Highlighted: Nexmo configuration in the Ushahidi datasource configuration page."><figcaption><p>Highlighted: Nexmo configuration in the Ushahidi datasource configuration page.</p></figcaption></figure>

* To enable/disable the Nexmo data source, simply click on the green toggle.

<figure><img src="/files/corxalszLVY5aFeqLs6I" alt="Toggle enabled to accept survey submissions from Nexmo."><figcaption><p>Toggle enabled to accept survey submissions from Nexmo.</p></figcaption></figure>

* If you’d like to edit your Nexmo configuration, simply click on the drop down icon on the right while on the data sources list page and make your changes.

### Nexmo setup for Ushahidi Platform SMS connectivity

Go to <https://dashboard.nexmo.com/settings> where you can set up the webhook. This is where we can make Nexmo aware of the existence of your Ushahidi deployment and help them connect with each other. Enter the sync URL i.e “<https://yourdeploymentname.api.ushahidi.io/sms/nexmo”> on the inbound SMS webhook field as shown below and save changes.

<figure><img src="/files/-MkapmfqPCYIzvXdhhqb" alt="Enter the URL to sync the two platforms "><figcaption><p>Enter the URL to sync the two platforms </p></figcaption></figure>