Twilio SMS WhatsApp
for Zoho Books
About
Simplify the time-consuming process of managing finances and communications with the help of the integration, which syncs the Twilio communication services directly into Zoho Books thereby allowing users to handle finances and interactions in one place. Reach out to your Customers & Vendors as and when required through SMS & WhatsApp. Update and remind customers regarding Invoices from the respective invoice itself.
Pre-requisites
Must be a Zoho Books user.
A Twilio account is necessary. If not, create your Twilio account here.
Twilio approved templates are necessary to initiate WhatsApp conversations.
Applications
Twilio SMS & WhatsApp to Customers
Select any Zoho Books Customer. Within the panel on the right side, click on the Twilio icon. Select the Twilio Sender. Enter the message or insert templates. Also, add User Fields, Contact Fields and emojis if required. Send the message to your Customer.
Twilio Messages to Vendors
Select any Zoho Books Vendor. Within the panel on the right side, click on the Twilio icon. Select the Twilio Sender. Enter the message or insert templates. Also, add User Fields, Contact Fields and emojis if required. Send your message.
Twilio Messages from Invoices
Select any Invoice in Zoho Books. Within the panel on the right side, click on the Twilio icon. Select the Twilio Sender. Enter the message or insert templates. Also, add User Fields, Contact Fields and emojis if required. Send your message to the contact associated with the invoice.
Add Recipients
While sending the Twilio message, you can add multiple recipients to whom you wish to send the message using the 'Add Recipients' option. Select a Zoho Books filter to add all the contacts pertaining to that filter to the message. Search and add a specific contact if required. You can also select the country code, enter the contact number and add any contact. Similarly, multiple contacts can be added. You can now send a message to all the added contacts.
Predefined Messages
Avoid typing the message each time by using message templates. Within the extension interface, click on 'Insert Template' to view the list of message templates. Click on '+ Add New Template' to create a new template. Enter the template name and the message required. Insert User Fields, Contact Fields and emojis into the template. Click on 'Save Template'. You can edit or delete any template.