n8n-nodes-android-texter

n8n community node for Android Texter — send and receive SMS / MMS through your own linked Android phone, without paying Twilio per-message fees.

What it does

| Node | Operations | |---|---| | Android Texter | Send SMS/MMS · Get Message Status · Get Conversation History · List Devices · Create Contact · Flag/Unflag Spam | | Android Texter Trigger | Polls every minute for new inbound SMS, starts your workflow when one arrives |

Quick start

1. Install the node in n8n: Settings → Community Nodes → Install → n8n-nodes-android-texter
2. Generate an API key at androidtexter.com/dashboard/settings/api-keys (starts with atx_)
3. Create a credential in n8n: Credentials → New → Android Texter API → paste your key
4. Drop the node onto your canvas — the credential test should pass green

Use cases

• Lead capture → SMS reply. Webhook from your form → AT trigger fires → branch on body → reply.
• Order confirmation. New Shopify order → send a personalized confirmation SMS from your business phone.
• Two-way support. New inbound SMS → ChatGPT for a draft reply → human approves → AT sends.
• Group blast. Spreadsheet of phones → loop → send. (Use the HTTP Request node with /api/messages/broadcast if you need the bulk endpoint specifically.)

Authentication

Bearer-style API key, sent as X-API-Key. No OAuth flow.

X-API-Key: atx_abc123...

The credential test hits GET /api/me — the cheapest authenticated round-trip — and shows the green check on success.

Operations reference

Message → Send

Inputs:

• To Phone (required) — recipient. Any format; the server normalizes (+15551234567, 5551234567, (555) 123-4567 all work).
• Message (required) — body, up to 1600 chars.
• Additional Options:
  • Device ID — pick a specific phone if you have multiple linked. Default: first online device.
  • Media URL — public HTTPS URL to an image/video. Including this makes the message an MMS.
  • Scheduled At — ISO 8601 datetime; queue the send for later instead of immediately.

Returns: { status: 200, message_id, device_id, device_name, phone_number, message }.

Message → Get Status

Inputs: Message ID (from a previous Send).

Returns: { id, status: "queued" | "sent" | "delivered" | "failed", phone }.

Message → Get History

Paginated history with one phone. Inputs: Phone, Page, Limit (1–100). Newest-first.

Device → List

Lists every Android device linked to your account, including online/offline status and last-seen timestamp.

Contact → Create

Upserts by phone (existing contacts get updated, not duplicated). Inputs: Phone, Name, Tags (comma-separated).

Spam → Flag / Unflag

Flag a phone as spam. Hides the thread from the inbox and suppresses notifications. If your account has live-mode enabled, this also kicks off the AI evidence-collection agent.

Trigger reference

Android Texter Trigger polls GET /api/messages/received once per minute (default n8n polling cadence; configurable in the workflow's "Polling Times" setting). Each new inbound message becomes one execution item.

State is per-workflow: the trigger remembers the most recent created_at it's seen and only emits messages newer than that, so reactivating a workflow doesn't replay history.

• Filter by Phone — limit triggers to a specific number. Leave blank for all inbound.

Need an endpoint that isn't here?

Use n8n's built-in HTTP Request node pointed at our OpenAPI spec:

• Spec: https://androidtexter.com/api/openapi.json
• Interactive docs: https://androidtexter.com/api/swagger/index.html
• Hand-written docs: https://androidtexter.com/dashboard/docs

Auth header is the same: X-API-Key: atx_....

License

MIT — fork it, modify it, redistribute it.

Support

• Issues: https://github.com/argosautomation/android-texter/issues
• Web: https://androidtexter.com