Approval managers often notice a request only after someone follows up to ask what happened. ApproveThis can send a New Request event when an approval workflow begins, so a Zap can text the assigned person or an approval group immediately. It can also signal when A Request Is Approved/Denied, giving the requester a clear outcome without another manual chase.

Mobile Message can send an SMS, send an SMS to a list or create a contact from those ApproveThis events. A new request could prompt an approver to review the item, while an approved or denied request could produce a plain text status update for the relevant recipient. ApproveThis also has a Create Request action, which can be used when an inbound Mobile Message text should create a request in the approval system. Each direction is a separate Zap with one trigger and one action, rather than a two-way synchronisation.

This setup suits teams that need a visible reminder around time-sensitive decisions. Map the request details into the SMS and use the Mobile Message contact or list that matches your process. Keep the message focused on the action or result, while the full approval record remains in ApproveThis.