Email to SMS

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What is an Email to SMS Gateway and How Do Businesses Use It?

An Email to SMS Gateway is a straightforward solution that transforms your regular emails into text messages, delivered through our Australian SMS gateway. This approach eliminates the need for additional SMS portals or complicated setups. By sending your email to a formatted address that includes the recipient’s mobile number, your message is instantly delivered as an SMS.

One of the most common and powerful applications of Email-to-SMS is integrating it with other software systems—like your CRM, marketing automation tools, or support helpdesks. In these cases, the software generates an email (e.g., a customer alert, a reminder, or a status update), and we seamlessly convert that email into an SMS. This means you can enhance your existing workflows with SMS capabilities without writing new code or building custom integrations.

How businesses use Email to SMS

Businesses Leverage Email to SMS For

CRM integration
Seamless CRM Integration

Have your CRM send automatic emails when leads arrive or tasks are due, and we’ll convert these into SMS notifications for your sales team—ensuring immediate, actionable alerts.

Appointment reminders
Appointment and Booking Reminders

Healthcare clinics, salons, and professional services can easily send friendly reminders by having their booking software email us. The reminders then go out as SMS, improving attendance and reducing no-shows.

Promotions and alerts
Time-Sensitive Promotions and Alerts

Marketers can trigger timely emails that we turn into bulk SMS, ensuring customers get last-minute offers or urgent updates straight to their phones.

Internal communications
Critical Internal Communications

IT systems or logistics software can send email alerts for server downtime or delivery delays. We convert these emails into SMS messages so your team can react faster.

Team or group messaging
Team or Group Messaging

Send a single email to a list address and reach every contact in that list at once — perfect for staff updates, customer groups, or event notifications.

Order and delivery updates
Order & Delivery Updates

Let your e-commerce or dispatch system email order confirmations and delivery windows, and customers receive them as SMS they actually read.

Getting Started: Authorise Your Email and Send SMS

1Authorise Your Email Address

Before sending SMS messages from your email, you need to let us know which email addresses you’ll be using. This security measure ensures only authorised addresses can send SMS via email. Log in to your Mobile Message account, navigate to “Settings” > “Email-to-SMS”, then click “Add Authorised Email Sender” and follow the prompts. For the full setup walkthrough, including sending from a list and using the STOP tag, see the Email-to-SMS help article.

2Compose and Send Your Email

Simply address your email to 0412345678@sms.mobilemessage.com.au (replace 0412345678 with the target mobile number). The subject is ignored, and only the first 1530 characters of the body are sent as SMS. Stick to plain text for best results.

3Enjoy Integrated SMS

Once sent, our Email to SMS Gateway converts your email into an SMS message, reaching the recipient’s phone. This seamless process allows you to continue using your existing tools without disruption.

Send to a Whole Contact List

As well as sending to individual mobile numbers, Mobile Message makes it easy to send an SMS to an entire contact list with a single email. Each list you create in your account is given its own unique email address.

Simply send your email to that list address, and we’ll deliver your message as an SMS to everyone in the list — instantly.

Example

From: your.authorised.email@yourdomain.com

To: abcd123@list.mobilemessage.com.au

Body: Hi everyone, here’s a quick update for this week.

You’ll receive a unique list address for each contact list you create once you sign up for Mobile Message.

Ready to Try Mobile Message?

Our sign-up process takes just 2 minutes and gives you instant access to our Email to SMS service. You can start sending messages today!