Send iMessages from IFTTT

What can an IFTTT applet text about?#

IFTTT's job is catching moments: a form lands, a calendar event starts, a lead row hits a sheet, a doorbell rings. Any of those moments can open a real conversation instead of a silent notification.

• SMS from automation tools arrives green, from a number nobody saved. The same message over iMessage, from a dedicated line with read receipts, reads like a person and gets answered.

• New row in a lead sheet triggers a first-touch text while the lead is still warm
• A calendar trigger sends the day-before appointment reminder from the rep's line
• A missed-call trigger texts back before the caller reaches a competitor
• A payment-failed trigger opens a fix-it conversation instead of a dunning email

How does the IFTTT integration work?#

IFTTT's Webhooks service posts your applet's payload to a bridge, and the bridge adds your API key and calls Blue Reacher. Zapier, Make and n8n all do the bridging without code; a relay does it in a dozen lines.

// Relay: IFTTT webhook in, iMessage out
export async function POST(req) {
  const { phone, message } = await req.json();
  const r = await fetch("https://api.bluereacher.com/v1/messages", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer brk_live_your_key",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ to: phone, message }),
  });
  return Response.json(await r.json());
}

• The key stays in the bridge, never in the applet. Replies, delivery states and STOP opt-outs post back to your webhook or CRM, so the thread continues where your team works.

What does setup take?#

White-glove onboarding stands up the line, wires the bridge with you, and writes the first scripts on the activation call. Most teams send within a week.

• $249 per line per month with unlimited iMessages (50 opted-in / 30 cold new contacts a day), or $1,949 per year (about $162.50/month) with the $449 activation waived.
• Text people who gave you a number, pace like a person, and let platform-side STOP handling keep the list clean.