# Node-RED SMS send
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-sms-send/47875
**Category:** General
**Created:** [1 July 2021 04:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-sms-send/47875 "2021-07-01T04:52:04Z")
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### Author:  [@variTRON500](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/variTRON500)
#### Post date: [1 July 2021 04:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-sms-send/47875/1 "2021-07-01T04:52:04Z")
what is the best way to send via Node-Red an sms , to an i Phone, Thanks Konrad
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### Author:  [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)
#### Post date: [1 July 2021 06:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-sms-send/47875/2 "2021-07-01T06:00:44Z")
Must it be an 'sms' message??
Telegram is used by loads of people to send text, images, etc... to a mobile phone (Android or iOS) from Node-RED. It's bi-directional, so you can also send messages to Node-RED from your phone.
It's a great way to control physical things via Node-RED from your phone.
There are loads of examples published with the node.
> **[node-red-contrib-telegrambot](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-telegrambot)**
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> Telegram bot nodes for Node-RED
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### Author:  [@wb666greene](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wb666greene)
#### Post date: [1 July 2021 17:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-sms-send/47875/3 "2021-07-01T17:12:16Z")
Telegram is probably the way to go if you need to send messages back to node-red, but if you don't, SMS/MMS has the not inconsiderable virtue of not needing to install anything on the target phones nor explain to the users how to use Telegram.
I push alert messages with photos from my AI alarm system using my phone provider Email to MMS gateway and the node-red Email node. This way I can redirect the monitoring to my neighbor, sister-in-law, etc. to keep an eye on things while we are away. Having to install and show them how to use Telegram would be all pain and no gain.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [31 July 2021 17:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-sms-send/47875/4 "2021-07-31T17:12:37Z")
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