Workflow 1
Live-class and appointment reminders
Connect this capability to the academy context instead of managing it as a separate operational island.
SMS
Flexible connection
Email and messaging integration
Send time-sensitive academy messages by SMS
Connect supported SMS API gateway credentials for reminders, verification and operational messages without forcing every academy into one regional provider.
Choose a gateway suited to your market
Use your own sender and provider account
Trigger messages from academy events
Connected workflow
Configure an approved SMS gateway
SMS
SMS API Gateways
Your provider account
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AcademyLauncher
Connected academy workflow
Credential
Gateway endpoint and credentials
Billing
SMS usage is billed by your gateway
Control
Change gateway configuration
What you can connect
Make SMS API Gateways part of the learner journey
Use the provider where it creates value while AcademyLauncher keeps the workflow connected to users, products, learning and operations.
Workflow 2
Authentication or verification messages
Connect this capability to the academy context instead of managing it as a separate operational island.
Workflow 3
Important learner notifications
Connect this capability to the academy context instead of managing it as a separate operational island.
Connection process
From provider account to academy workflow
The exact authorization fields vary by provider, but the ownership model remains clear throughout setup.
01
Choose the connection
Select SMS API Gateways from the AcademyLauncher integration settings for the academy you are configuring.
02
Authorize securely
Complete the configure an approved sms gateway process and provide only the access required for supported workflows.
03
Test the workflow
Confirm the connection before enabling SMS API Gateways for instructors, learners or live academy operations.
04
Stay in control
Monitor the provider account and rotate, revoke or replace the connection whenever your academy requires it.
Ownership and trust
A connection should remain understandable and reversible
Provider integrations are most useful when your team knows which account is connected, what it enables and how to remove or replace it.
- Gateway endpoint and credentials identifies the connection
- SMS usage is billed by your gateway
- Change gateway configuration
- Access should be limited to supported academy workflows
The AcademyLauncher standard
Your connection—not a black box
AcademyLauncher connects the provider to a useful academy experience while preserving a visible path back to the account, credential and permissions behind it.
Read our product principlesRelated connections
Build the rest of the workflow
Connect SMS API Gateways
Put SMS API Gateways to work inside your academy.
Bring the provider relationship you control and connect it to a coherent AcademyLauncher workflow.
Choose a gateway suited to your market
Use your own sender and provider account
Trigger messages from academy events