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Alive5

Last updated Feb 13, 2026

Send and receive SMS messages via alive5

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Alive5
Alive5 Trigger

Description

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This is an n8n community node package for Alive5:

  • Send SMS messages (Action node)
  • Trigger workflows when a new message is received (Trigger node)
  • n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

    Installation
    Operations
    Credentials
    Compatibility
    Usage
    Resources

    Installation

    Follow these steps to install this community node in your n8n instance:

    1. Open n8n.
    2. Go to Settings > Community Nodes.
    3. Click Install Community Node.
    4. Enter the name of this package: n8n-nodes-alive5
    5. Click Install.

    For more details, see the official n8n documentation.

    Operations

  • Send SMS
  • – Send SMS messages via Alive5 API
    – Dynamically select a Channel with a valid phone number
    – Dynamically select a User (Admin or Agent) from the selected Channel

  • On Message Received (Trigger)
  • – Automatically start a workflow when a new message is received in Alive5
    – Dynamically select a Channel (business line) to listen on
    – Automatically registers and cleans up webhooks on activation/deactivation

    Credentials

    The node requires the following credentials:

  • Alive5 API
  • – API Key: Your Alive5 API key
    – API Base URL: The base URL for the Alive5 API (default: https://api.alive5.com/public/1.1)
    – To obtain an Alive5 SMS account and API key, please contact us at support@alive5.com, view our website at https://www.alive5.com, or book a demo at https://demo.alive5.com

    Compatibility

    This node has been tested with n8n version 1.0.0 and above.

    Usage

    Send SMS

    This operation allows you to send SMS messages using the Alive5 API.

    #### Parameters

  • From phone Number
  • – The phone number to send the SMS from (e.g., +1234567890)

  • To phone number
  • – The phone number to send the SMS to (e.g., +1234567890)

  • Message
  • – The text message to send

  • Channel
  • – Dynamically select a Channel with a valid phone number

  • User
  • – Dynamically select a User (Admin or Agent) from the selected Channel

    #### Example

    {
    	"nodes": [
    		{
    			"parameters": {
    				"fromPhoneNumber": "+1234567890",
    				"toPhoneNumber": "+1234567890",
    				"message": "Hello from n8n!",
    				"channel": "Channel Name",
    				"agent": "Agent Name"
    			},
    			"name": "Send SMS",
    			"type": "n8n-nodes-alive5.SendSMS",
    			"typeVersion": 1,
    			"position": [300, 300]
    		}
    	],
    	"connections": {}
    }
    

    1. Add the Alive5 node to your workflow.
    2. Configure the Alive5 API credentials with your API key.
    3. Set the required parameters:
    From phone number: Your sender phone number.
    To phone number: Recipient’s phone number.
    Message: Your SMS message.
    Channel: Select a Channel with a valid phone number.
    User: Select a User (Admin or Agent) from the selected Channel.
    4. Execute the workflow to send the SMS.

    On Message Received (Trigger)

    This trigger starts a workflow when Alive5 sends an inbound message event to n8n.

    #### Parameters

  • Channel
  • – Dynamically select which Alive5 Channel (business line) to listen on

    #### Activation / Deactivation behavior

  • On activation: n8n registers your workflow webhook URL in Alive5 for the selected channel
  • On deactivation: n8n removes the registered webhook URL from Alive5
  • Alive5 webhook registration endpoint used by this node:

  • POST /1.0/channel/register-webhook-url with form fields action=add|remove, channelid, webhookurl
  • #### Output

    The trigger outputs the received webhook JSON payload as-is (raw body), so your workflow can map fields like sender phone number, message content, channel id, and timestamp.

    Resources

  • n8n community nodes documentation
  • Alive5 API Documentation

License

MIT