Communication
Bird
10 min
with the bird app in {{product name}} , you can manage the contacts, lists, and sms in your bird account requirements to use the bird app in {{product name}} , you must have a paid bird account for subscription information, refer to the bird pricing page connect bird and {{product name}} to get started, you must first create a connection between bird and {{product name}} , allowing the two services to communicate to create the connection, you need to bird /#obtain your api key in bird bird /#obtain your workspace id in bird bird /#create the connection in obtain your api key in bird before you create the connection in {{product name}} , you should first obtain an api key in your bird account to obtain the api key log in to your bird account go to your organization settings click access roles > add new access key enter a key name and key description in the role field, select the access role that the new access key should be associated with click create access key button copy the access key value and store it in a safe place you'll use this value in the api key connection field in {{product name}} obtain your workspace id in bird to obtain the workspace id in the upper left corner, click your organization's logo > organization settings click workspaces locate the workspace you want to find the id of, click three dots > edit workspace copy the workspace id value and store it in a safe place you'll use this value in the workspace id connection field in {{product name}} create the connection in {{product name}} once you have your bird api key and workspace id, you're ready to create the connection in {{product name}} to create the connection log in to your {{product name}} account, add a bird module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and click create a connection if you add a module with an instant tag, click create a webhook , then create a connection optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection in the api key field, enter the access key you copied from your bird account in the workspace id field, enter the workspace id copied from your bird organization click save if prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access you've successfully created the connection and can now use the bird app in your {{scenario plural lowercase}} if you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here https //help make com/connect an application#tn2pj bird modules after connecting to the bird app, you can use the following types of modules to build your {{scenario plural lowercase}} triggers watch sms messages contacts list contacts get a contact create a contact update a contact delete a contact lists create a list add contacts to a list remove contacts from a list delete a list sms search sms messages read an sms message send an sms message other make an api call templates you can look for bird templates in make's template gallery , where you'll find thousands of pre created {{scenario plural lowercase}} bird resources bird api documentation