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Notifications Overview
- Updated On 20 Jul 2022
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Mambu provides tools for client communication through SMS and email. To set up email and SMS notifications, users need to configure the respective communication tool. There are two types of notifications: manual, which can be sent anytime with free text or templates, and automated, triggered by specific events and conditions. Mambu also offers system-to-system communication tools like webhooks and the Streaming API for real-time notifications to clients and groups.
Mambu offers two tools to communicate with clients - SMS and email.
Mambu does not track whether and when messages are viewed.
Email and SMS setup
To be able to set up and send email and SMS notifications to individual clients, groups, or credit officers, you must first set up the respective communication tool. For more information, see SMS Gateway Setup and Email Server Setup.
Notification types
Mambu offers two notification types - manual and automated notifications.
Manual notifications may be sent at any time. You can either compose completely ad hoc notifications by entering free text or prepare templates for them. For more information, see Manual SMS Notifications and Manual Email Notifications.
Automated notifications are sent based on a specific event occurring and in some cases when some additional conditions are met. For more information, see Automated SMS notifications and Automated Email Notifications. And for more information on the events that may trigger an automated notification, see Event Triggers for Notifications.
System to system communication tools
Apart from client communication tools, Mambu also offers some system to system communication tools such as webhooks and the Streaming API. For more information, see Webhooks Overview or Streaming API. These can be used to power your own or third party messaging platforms to send real-time notifications to clients and groups.