Pabbly Connect + Pairfon

Automate SMS in Pabbly Connect workflows using your real phone number. Connect via webhooks — no per-message fees.

Pabbly Connect is a cost-effective alternative to Zapier for workflow automation. Pairfon connects to Pabbly through webhooks, letting you trigger workflows on inbound SMS and send outbound texts as HTTP actions. All messages go through your Android phone's SIM card.

How It Works

Pabbly Connect doesn't have a native Pairfon integration (yet), but the webhook method works perfectly and takes about 5 minutes to set up.

For inbound SMS (triggers): Pairfon sends a webhook to Pabbly whenever your phone receives a text. Pabbly catches it and runs your workflow.

For outbound SMS (actions): Your Pabbly workflow calls Pairfon's REST API via an HTTP request action to send a text through your phone.

Setup: Inbound SMS Trigger

Step 1

Create a Pabbly workflow with Webhook trigger

In Pabbly Connect, create a new workflow. Select Webhook / API as the trigger app. Choose "Catch Webhook" as the trigger event. Copy the webhook URL that Pabbly generates.

Step 2

Add the webhook URL to Pairfon

In your Pairfon dashboard, go to API & Webhooks. Click "+ Add Webhook" and paste the Pabbly webhook URL. Select which devices and SIMs should trigger it. Save.

Step 3

Test with a real SMS

Send a text to your paired phone number. Pairfon will forward it to Pabbly. In Pabbly, click "Capture Response" to see the payload and map the fields in subsequent actions.

The webhook payload from Pairfon looks like this:

{
  "event": "sms.received",
  "from": "+15551234567",
  "to": "+15559876543",
  "body": "I'd like to book an appointment",
  "device": "Office Phone",
  "sim": "SIM 1",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-08T14:30:00Z"
}

Setup: Outbound SMS Action

Step 1

Add an API / Webhook action step

In your Pabbly workflow, add a new action. Select API / Webhook by Pabbly. Choose the "POST" method.

Step 2

Configure the API call

Set the URL to https://web.pairfon.com/api/v1/sms/send. Add a header: Authorization: Bearer your-api-key. Set Content-Type to application/json.

Body:

{
  "to": "{{recipient_number}}",
  "body": "{{message_text}}",
  "deviceId": "your-device-id"
}

Replace the double-brace values with mapped fields from your trigger step.

Find your device ID: Go to the Devices page in your Pairfon dashboard. Click on a device to see its ID. Or call the GET /api/v1/devices endpoint.

Example Workflows

Google Form → SMS: New form response triggers Pabbly, which sends a confirmation text via Pairfon
Inbound SMS → Google Sheet: Every text your phone receives gets logged to a spreadsheet
Stripe Payment → SMS: Customer pays → Pabbly sends receipt text from your number
Inbound SMS → Email: Forward customer texts to your inbox when you're away from the dashboard

Requirements

Pairfon Scale plan ($199/mo) — Pabbly Connect integration requires the Scale plan
Pabbly Connect account (any plan)
At least one paired Android device

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