n8n-nodes-nimbasms

A comprehensive n8n community node that integrates with the Nimba SMS API, enabling you to send SMS messages, manage contacts, create campaigns, and handle billing operations directly from your n8n workflows.

🚀 Features

• ✅ SMS Operations: Send individual SMS and retrieve message history
• ✅ Contact Management: Create, update, delete, and organize contacts
• ✅ Group Management: Organize contacts into groups for targeted campaigns
• ✅ Account Operations: Check balance, view SMS packs, and monitor usage
• ✅ Purchase Management: View purchase history and invoices
• ✅ Sender Name Management: Manage custom sender names

📦 Installation

Option 1: Install via n8n Community Nodes (Recommended)

1. Open your n8n instance
2. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
3. Click Install
4. Enter n8n-nodes-nimbasms
5. Click Install

Option 2: Manual Installation

# For self-hosted n8n instances
npm install n8n-nodes-nimbasms

# For global n8n installation
npm install -g n8n-nodes-nimbasms

Option 3: Docker Installation

Add to your n8n Docker configuration:

FROM n8nio/n8n:latest
USER root
RUN npm install -g n8n-nodes-nimbasms
USER node

🔑 Credentials Setup

Before using this node, configure your Nimba SMS API credentials:

1. In n8n, go to Credentials and create Nimba SMS API credentials
2. Fill in the required information:
   • Service ID (SID): Your Nimba SMS Service ID
   • Secret Token: Your Nimba SMS Secret Token
   • Base URL: Default is https://api.nimbasms.com

💡 Get your credentials from your Nimba SMS Dashboard

📱 Supported Operations

SMS Operations

• Send: Send individual SMS messages
• Get Many: Retrieve SMS history with filtering options
• Get: Get details of a specific SMS message

Contact Operations

• Create: Add new contacts with optional group assignment
• Update: Modify contact information and group memberships

Group Operations

• Get: Retrieve group details

Account Operations

• Get Balance: Check your SMS credit balance

Purchase Operations

• Get All: Retrieve purchase history with filtering options
• Get: Get details of a specific purchase by UID

Sender Name Operations

• Get: Check sender name status
• Get Many: List all your sender names

🎯 Quick Start Examples

Send a Simple SMS

{
  "resource": "sms",
  "operation": "send",
  "senderName": "YourBrand",
  "contact": "+224123456789",
  "message": "Hello from n8n! Your order has been confirmed."
}

Get Purchase History

{
  "resource": "purchase",
  "operation": "getAll",
  "returnAll": false,
  "limit": 10,
  "additionalFields": {
    "payment_type": "Orange",
    "start_date": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "end_date": "2024-12-31T23:59:59Z"
  }
}

Get Specific Purchase Details

{
  "resource": "purchase",
  "operation": "get",
  "purchaseUid": "07cc67f4-45d6-494b-adac-09b5cbc7e2b5"
}

Create a Contact with Group Assignment

{
  "resource": "contact",
  "operation": "create",
  "numero": "+224123456789",
  "additionalFields": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "groupes_id": "1,2,3"
  }
}

Launch an SMS Campaign

{
  "resource": "campaign",
  "operation": "create",
  "name": "Welcome Campaign",
  "senderName": "YourBrand",
  "message": "Welcome to our service! Enjoy 20% off your first order.",
  "groupsIds": "1,2"
}

Check Account Balance

{
  "resource": "account",
  "operation": "getBalance"
}

🌍 Regional Support

Optimized for African markets with:

• Guinea country code (+224) auto-formatting
• Support for local phone number formats

🛠️ Compatibility

• n8n Version: 0.190.0 or later
• Node.js Version: 16.x or later
• API Version: Nimba SMS API v1

📈 Use Cases

E-commerce

• Order confirmations and shipping notifications
• Abandoned cart recovery campaigns
• Customer support and feedback collection

Marketing

• Promotional campaigns and special offers
• Event notifications and reminders
• Customer segmentation and targeting

Business Operations

• Employee notifications and alerts
• Appointment reminders
• System status updates and monitoring

Customer Service

• Support ticket updates
• Account verification codes
• Service outage notifications

🤝 Support & Resources

• Documentation: Nimba SMS API Docs
• Community: n8n Community Forum
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Support: Contact contact@nimbasms.com for API-related questions

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

• npm Package
• Nimba SMS Website
• n8n Website