If you are more of a visual learner, feel free to check out our video on connecting a Google form to Textla to automatically trigger an SMS message!
What does this integration do?
If you would like to automatically feed Google Form fills into Textla to automatically trigger an outgoing SMS message, you've come to the right place! With this integration set up, a text will automatically be sent to any contacts that fill in your Google form and submit it.
Will I be charged for the outgoing messages?
If the number that the message is sending to is a valid US or Canadian number, your credit balance will be deducted 1 SMS credit for each outgoing message segment. We recommend that you enable auto recharge inside of your Textla account to ensure that these messages are always sending successfully, and not failing due to insufficient funds.
Steps
On Zapier, click + Create, then Zaps
2. Click on 1. Trigger, search for Google Forms, and select Google Forms
3. Select New Form Response for the Event
4. Connect your Google Account to Zapier
5. Select the Google Form that you would like to feed contact info into Textla from. (If it is not appearing, be sure to name it inside of Google Forms and click refresh results)
6. Test the trigger, and select one of the form responses to be used as an example in your Zap. Click Continue with the Selected Record.
7. Click 2. Action, search for Textla, and select Textla
8. Select Send Message for the Event
9. Connect your Textla account to Zapier
10. Select the Textla phone number you would like to send the message from for the From Phone Number field. (Your number must be verified inside of Textla, or it will not appear in Zapier. If you need help completing the number verification, check out this article)
11. Next, select the section of the Google Form where you collect the contact's phone number for the To Phone Number section. This will be the number that the text is attempted to send to.
12. Type out the message that you would like to be sent when the form is submitted. You can use the Insert Data dropdown to select autofill sections. For example, Hey (First name), it's Jake from Textla!
13. Test the step, and Publish it to make it live!