How to use X-Header in EmailToVoice.Net for Account Identification

How to use X-Header in EmailToVoice.Net for Account Identification

by | Jun 19, 2024 | How To, Product Feature

It is important to note that Emailtovoice.net requires that the email message sent to EmailToVoice.Net be from your company email address. That means that the email address must have the same domain as your company URL or your company has exclusive rights to the email address.

However, sometimes the application originating the message will send from its own general-purpose email address.

For instance, monitoring software will send an alert email from an email address within their own service domain. The customer wants to get that alert message as a phone message instead of an email. So, we convert the content of the Email into a nice-sounding voice, dial the phone number of the customer’s recipient who needs to hear the message, etc. An example of the recipient’s TO field would be something like: 5551231234@tts.message-service.org or list-alerts@tts.message-service.org.

Now, there is a sophisticated alternative to solve the issue that an application or service is sending the Email FROM a general-purpose email address not exclusively owned by the Emailtovoice.net customer.

X-HEADER PARAMETERS

X-headers are email headers that are added to the email in addition to the standard headers, such as the To, From, and Subject, according to the specific needs of the sender.  

Using Microsoft Mail flow rule actions in Exchange Online you can add a Header Name and a Header Value. For more info on this Mail flow rule actions in the Exchange Online feature:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/mail-flow-rules/mail-flow-rule-actions

This means you would not need to change the FROM address. You can set up a rule to add a header to any message received from a general address.

  • For the message header Name, set this as: X-Header-ID.
  • For the Header value: insert a random string of your choice. Add this random string in the Customer Portal / My Details for the customer account.

This enables processing email to TTS via any FROM Email address as long as it gets to @nnn.message-service.org, and we use this embedded identifier to authorize and route the message through the appropriate customer account.

For those interfacing with the Email ToVoice.Net programmatically, several parameters can be included in the email header fields. These are:

X-Header-ID

“X-Header-ID” is an alternate method of user identification. If a field called “X-Header-ID” is
found in the header of an email to broadcast request, the system searches for a user with a
matching the “X-Header-ID” value setup in their user profile, and using that account to send the
message.

If this field is found then the sender’s email address is not used to identify the user account.

X-ReportTo

If an “X-Header-ID” field exists, then an additional field “X-ReportTo” can be added to the email
header. This should consist of a valid email address, and if this is found, then job reports are
sent to this address instead of the address linked to the user’s Account. This allows multiple
users to send jobs and receive job reports through a single account.

X-EtoB-PW

For accounts set with embedded password authentication, the password can be sent in an “X-
EtoB-PW” header field instead of in the body of the message.

X-Receiver

In the special case where the “TO” address is not a standard xxx@nnn.message-service.org
format address, as can be the case when a Mailing List is used to send emails to Broadcast
requests, then the system will check for one or more “X-Receiver” header fields for appropriate
xxx@nnn.message-service.org addresses, and use these to get the destination addresses.

Additional account selection options

If you can not edit the email headers, and you are stuck with a fixed sender address, you can
also identify your account by adding “<EtoBcode>*my xheader id*</EtoBcode> to the start of
your email body.

If we can assist you further, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Simplifying Business Communications with EmailToVoice API

Simplifying Business Communications with EmailToVoice API

by | May 25, 2024 | API

In today’s fast-paced business environment, effective communication is key for business efficiency. Whether you’re coordinating with team members, reaching out to customers, or managing client relationships, having a reliable communication tool is crucial. This is where the EmailToVoice.net API helps your business handle its communication needs. With its simple yet powerful features, Email to Voice’s API offers a seamless solution for integrating voice and text messaging into your existing workflows. Let’s dive into how this tool can transform your business communications.

Streamlined Integration

One of the standout features of the Email to Voice API is its simplicity. Integrating voice and text messaging capabilities into your existing systems has never been easier. Whether you’re using CRM software, monitoring software, or customer service platforms, the API can be seamlessly integrated to enhance your communication processes. The straightforward setup ensures that even those with minimal technical expertise can get started quickly, allowing you to focus on what matters most – your business.

Versatility in Communication

The Email to Voice API is designed to cater to a wide range of communication needs. From sending voice messages to customers to dispatching important alerts via text, the API offers versatile functionality that can be customized to suit your specific requirements. This flexibility ensures that you can use the tool in various scenarios, whether it’s for marketing campaigns, customer support, or internal communications.

Enhancing Customer Engagement

In today’s competitive market, maintaining strong customer relationships is vital. The Email to Voice API allows businesses to engage with customers in a more personal and direct manner. By sending voice messages, you can convey a human touch that text messages alone can’t provide. This can be particularly effective for customer service. Additionally, the ability to send timely updates and notifications ensures that your customers are always informed, enhancing their overall experience with your brand.

Improved Operational Efficiency

Efficiency is crucial in any business operation. The Email to Voice API helps streamline communication processes, reducing the time and effort required to manage multiple communication channels. By automating routine tasks such as appointment reminders, order confirmations, and status updates, businesses can free up valuable time for their teams to focus on more strategic activities. This not only boosts productivity but also ensures that important messages are delivered promptly and accurately.

Cost-Effective Solution

Cost is always a consideration when adopting new technologies. The Email to Voice API offers a cost-effective solution for businesses looking to enhance their communication capabilities. By leveraging existing email infrastructure, the API eliminates the need for expensive hardware or software investments. This makes it an ideal choice for businesses that need a powerful business communications tool without a material impact on the budget.

Robust Security Features

The platform is designed with robust security measures to ensure that your communications are protected. From secure data transmission to stringent access controls, you can trust that your information and that of your customers are safe. This peace of mind is essential for businesses handling sensitive data and helps build trust with your clients.

Easy Customization and Scalability

Every business has unique communication needs, and the Email to Voice API is built with this in mind. The API offers easy customization options, allowing you to tailor its features to meet your specific requirements. Whether you need to set up specific windows of time for message delivery, define escalation lists, or integrate with other business tools, the flexibility of the API ensures that it can adapt to your needs. Additionally, as your business grows, the API can scale with you, providing the same level of reliability and performance as your communication demands increase.

User-Friendly Documentation and Support

Getting started with the Email to Voice API is made even easier with comprehensive documentation and support. The detailed guides provided ensure that you can quickly understand how to implement and use the API effectively. Furthermore, if you encounter any issues or have specific questions, the support team is readily available to assist you. This level of support ensures a smooth onboarding process and helps you get the most out of the API’s capabilities.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the EmailToVoice.net API offers a powerful and versatile solution for businesses looking to enhance their communication strategies. Its simplicity, versatility, and cost-effectiveness make it an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes. By integrating this tool into your business workflows, you can improve customer engagement, boost operational efficiency, and ensure secure and reliable communication. Explore the potential of the Email to Voice API today and take your business communications to the next level.

Transform Your Emails into Voice Calls with EmailtoVoice

Transform Your Emails into Voice Calls with EmailtoVoice

by | Jan 19, 2024 | Emergency Alerts, How To

In this era of constant digital communication, email has become a vital tool for professional and personal correspondence. But what if you could take your email communication to the next level by turning your written messages into voice calls. EmailtoVoice.net is an enterprise platform that offers the unique ability to convert your emails into voice phone calls, opening up a world of possibilities for seamless and efficient communication.

EmailtoVoice.net: Bridging the Gap between Email and Voice Communication

EmailtoVoice.net is an innovative platform that bridges the gap between traditional email and voice communication. With its user-friendly interface and cutting-edge technology, this platform offers a seamless way to transform your text-based emails into clear and concise voice calls. Whether you’re a business professional looking to connect with clients or a loved one who prefers the personal touch of a phone call, EmailtoVoice.net has you covered.

How Does EmailtoVoice.net Work?

The process of converting an email into a voice call with EmailtoVoice.net is remarkably straightforward. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown:
1.    Compose Your Email: Begin by crafting your email message just as you normally would. You can use any email client or platform to create your message.

2.    In the recipient field, include the recipient’s phone number, followed by “@tts.message-service.org”. For example, if you want to send a voice call to the phone number (555) 123-4567, your TO field would be “5551234567@tts.message-service.org” (International calls need a +country-code before the number, like +615512312345)

3.    Compose Your Message: The content of your email will be converted into a voice call message. Write your message as you normally would, and EmailtoVoice.net will handle the rest.

4.    Send Your Email: This email can be sent from a monitoring software or any email interface.

5.    Recipient Receives a Voice Call: The recipient will receive a phone call with your message converted into spoken words. They can listen to the message just like any other phone call.

Key Features of EmailtoVoice.net

1.    Global Reach: EmailtoVoice.net offers global coverage, ensuring that you can reach recipients anywhere in the world without the need to pre-register the phone number with our service.

2.    Customizable Caller ID: You can personalize the caller ID that appears on the recipient’s phone, making it easy for them to recognize you.

3.    Text-to-Speech: The platform uses advanced text-to-speech technology to ensure that your message is delivered with clarity and precision.

4.    Window of Time: You can set a window of time voice calls can be sent, like for instance “after-normal-working-hours”.

5.    Reporting: EmailtoVoice.net provides a Customer Portal and email delivery reports, so you can track the status of your voice calls and ensure that they reach their intended recipients.

Use Cases for EmailtoVoice.net

The versatility of EmailtoVoice.net opens up a world of possibilities for various use cases:

1.    Business Communications: Businesses can use EmailtoVoice.net to send important updates, alerts, and notifications to clients, employees, and stakeholders with the personal touch of a voice call.

2.    Emergency Notifications: EmailtoVoice.net is an invaluable tool for sending critical emergency notifications to specific recipients quickly and effectively. And, voice phone calls get answered, unlike emails.

In a world where digital communication dominates, EmailtoVoice.net stands out. With its ability to seamlessly convert emails into voice calls, this platform offers a unique and efficient way to connect with others. Whether for business communications or emergency alerts, EmailtoVoice.net is a powerful tool that enhances the way we communicate. Try it today and experience the transformation of your email communication.

 
Delivery Methods Available in EmailToVoice.Net

Delivery Methods Available in EmailToVoice.Net

by | Jul 7, 2023 | cURL, How To, Simple API

EmailToVoice.Net has several delivery methods to deliver phone communications from your business applications. Using any simple email delivery method is the most common. However, there are programming methods, as well.

Alternative Delivery Methods for Business Communications

These are the alternative methods to integrate business communications with your critical business applications.

  • Email To Phone Business Communications
    • Use Email to make a phone call or send an SMS, even a rich text SMS that is password protected.
  • cURL Command to phone communications
    • You can use a cURL command within your application to invoke a phone call or an SMS message.
  • Simple API for phone communications
    • Use our HTTP API to develop a Web form in your application to make phone calls or send SMS messages.

Simple API for phone communications

Make a voice phone call or send an SMS using a Simple API through HTTP from any business or blockchain application.

EmailToVoice.Net has a simple HTTP API designed for rapid SMS and Text to Speech job submissions. This method can also return the status information of a submitted job. Any programming language capable of issuing HTTP POST requests can use this API.

  • Username: The user name created during the SIgn Up (Always preceded by etv/)
  • Password: The password used to sign on to the Customer Portal
  • JobType: Text-to-Speech; or SMS; or 2Way SMS; or 2Way TTS
  • Message: The text message that will be converted based upon the JobType: For Text-to-speech, the text is converted to a voice and then played when the recipient answers or left on voicemail if the recipient does not answer. For SMS, the message is converted to an SMS and sent to the recipient’s phone
  • Recipients: The phone number of the recipient. If the number is in the USA or Canada, then the format would be 5551231234. For any number outside of the USA or Canada, specify the country code, like +615551234 or 0011615551231234. If you want more than one recipient, use the | as a separator, for example, 5551231234|5552343456
  • version: Always specify 3

This will work with any business or blockchain application capable of issuing a cURL command, like Chainlink for blockchain applications or just about any programming language for traditional business applications.

 

cURL Command to phone communications

Communication Enable Your Blockchain and Business Applications through the simple method of using a cURL command.

Our service allows any application that can perform a cURL command to send a one-way or two-way SMS or a Voice phone call to any phone in the world.

Make a voice phone call or send and SMS using a cURL command from any business or blockchain application. A cURL Command can convert text into a voice or an SMS. We then call the phone number or send an SMS message. The message can be sent to any phone in the world. The cURL command can be a GET request or a POST request. But POST is recommended for production implementations.

This is a URL example for having a program make a voice phone call  or send an SMS using the  cURL Command.

Sample URL

https://portal.emailtovoice.net/htmlapi.asp?Username=etv/user&Password=password&JobType=Text-to-speech&Message="this is a test for blockchain making a voice phone call"&Recipients=5551231234&version=3










    

  • Username: The user name created during the Sign Up (Always preceded by etv/)
    • 

  • Password: The password used to sign on to the Customer Portal
    • 

  • JobType: Text-to-Speech; or SMS; or 2Way SMS; or 2Way TTS
    • 

  • Message: The text message that will be converted based upon the JobType: For Text-to-speech, the text is converted to a voice and then played when the recipient answers or left on voicemail if the recipient does not answer. For SMS, the message is converted to an SMS and sent to the recipient’s phone
    • 

  • Recipients: The phone number of the recipient. If the number is in the USA or Canada, then the format would be 5551231234. For any number outside of the USA or Canada, specify the country code, like +615551234 or 0011615551231234. If you want more than one recipient, use the | as a separator, for example, 5551231234|5552343456
    • 

  • version: Always specify 3
    • 



This will work with any business or blockchain application capable of issuing a cURL command, like Chainlink for blockchain applications or just about any programming language for traditional business applications.




Email To Phone Business Communications




Use Email to make a phone call or send an SMS, even a rich text SMS that is password protected. We transform an email message into a phone call or an SMS


For TTS, we dial the number in the TO field of the Email, which looks something like 5551234567@tts.message-service.org (international calls require a +CountryCode in front of the local number) The recipient will receive a call on their phone. The text in the email is converted to a nice-sounding voice. If the recipient answers, they will hear the message right away. If they do not answer, the message will be left on their voicemail system. You can also send to a list of recipients. The recipients on the list can either be called all at once or called sequentially stopping when one acknowledges receipt of the call. This is called an Escalation List.




If you want to send an SMS, the content of the Email will be converted to an SMS text message and sent to the recipient’s mobile phone.


In Summary


There are many advanced features of EmailToVoice.Net. We love to share our many years of experience in this industry and provide easy delivery solutions for your workflow communications needs. Do not hesitate to Contact Us.





			

				
				
				
				
				
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								Advantages of Cloud Based Fax Services							
					
															
Advantages of Cloud Based Fax Services

					
					
 by  | Apr 17, 2023 | FAX, Product Feature

				
				
				
				
				
				
				

				

				
				
				
				
				

				
				
				
				
				
Fax should be a major consideration as an enterprise develops its Digital Transformation strategy. Traditional steps that have always been part of the business processes must continue to be considered. If they are not, business processes will be broken.


FAX communications still holds significant importance in many industries, such as the legal, healthcare, and financial sectors. But, FAX is used for many business purposes because of the ubiguitous FAX protocol; its security, and relability.


As the Wel Corporation states in their post Legal and Government: Why use Cloud Fax?




Cloud fax services offer security features such as encryption and secure data centres to protect your confidential documents. In addition, many services offer audit trails and access controls to ensure that only authorized personnel can view and send faxes.




EmailToVoice.Net FAX


One such cloud FAX service is offered by EmailToVoice.Net. This service allows users to send FAXes through their existing email accounts. Business applications can send FAXes as easily as sending an email. The Attachment of the email is converted to FAX format and delivered to the recipient’s FAX machine or email inbox. The content of the email will optionally be converted to the FAX cover page.


Cloud FAX services offer numerous advantages for enterprises, including cost-effectiveness, speed, security, and accessibility. EmailToVoice.Net offers cloud-based FAX solutions. Utilizing these services, businesses can streamline their FAX communications processes, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, while maintaining the security and confidentiality of their sensitive information.


How to Send a FAX Using a Cloud Service


Sending a FAX from the cloud-based EmailToVoice.Net is as easy as sending an email or adding an Email destination to your business applications software.


How to Send a FAX Using Email


Enter phonenumber@FAX.message-service.org in the “to” field.
phonenumber for the USA and Canada is something like 5555555555. The number does not need to be preregistered with EmailToVoice.Net.
For International numbers outside of the USA and Canada, the phonenumber needs a + country code and would look something like +6155555555


The FROM email address must be the same as specified in the subscription process or a special email address you provided.


Type in anything you want in the subject field using less than 120 characters.
Attach your document, such as a PDF, to the Email.


The content of the Email will be used as the FAX Cover Page.


In Summary


There are many advanced features of EmailToVoice.Net. This is just one of them. We love to share our many years of experience in this industry and provide easy no-code solutions for your workflow communications needs. Do not hesitate to Contact Us.

			

				
				
				
				
				
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			Director at EmailToVoice.Net: CISSP – Solutions Architect for Industrial IoT Alerts and Business Communications. LinkedIn