SMS Appointment Notifications Plugin - FAQs

With the new SMS Appointment Notifications, messages will consume "Credits" when sent. A credit is equal to one message, or page. If a message needs to use more than one page (due to the content of the message being longer than 160 characters), a single credit will be consumed for each page in the message.

Here is a breakdown of cost:

Any outgoing message from the scheduling system to the Customer will consume credits. This includes the initial Reminder message and any automated or optional responses to Customer replies.

A small window in the lower right corner of your DaySmart Appointments account will show the number of remaining credits. Also, the SMS Notifications plug-in in The Marketplace in your account will show the balance. Note that only Headquarters Administrators will be able to see the balance.

NOTE - Any credits you purchase will not expire if they aren't used. Instead, they'll simply roll-over from month to month until they are used to send a message.

The small window notification noted above will have a “Add More” button. When clicked, it will allow you to purchase additional credits. Or you can go into The Marketplace and purchase more credits via the SMS Notifications plug-in. Only Headquarters Administrators may purchase credits.

You may also set up auto replenishment. This feature will automatically purchase additional credits when your balance gets low. This will ensure that all of your SMS Notifications are sent.

It depends. If an SMS reminder is scheduled to be sent when there are 0 credits left, the message will not be sent. However, if you replenish with additional credits, any scheduled SMS reminders will send properly.

SMS Notifications can be enabled (and disabled) from within The Marketplace in your DaySmart Appointments account. Only Headquarters Administrators can enable and disable this feature.

When enabling the plugin, you will be prompted to choose if you would like your SMS Notifications to be on the DaySmart, or register to have your own brand and campaign.

*See How to Register your Brand and Campaign for more information.

If for some reason you need to temporarily disable this plugin, when you decide to enable it in the future, it will review your account and determine if any Notifications should be queued for future Appointments. This check would be based on any current Customers having previously opted in to receive SMS messages.

As of May 2, 2019, an administrator may enable the ability for Customers to confirm or cancel by replying to an SMS Appointment Reminder message. Additionally, Customers will be able to opt out of SMS messages.

NOTE: Cancelation reasons are not supported with the cancel option. It is recommended that if you require cancelation reasons that you do not enable the cancel reply option.

We have recently expanded our SMS messages. Clients will be able to enable the SMS notifications for SMS Confirmation, Cancellation, Confirmed, Changes (Dates, Staff or Service), No Show and/or Completion of an appointment

*See Expanded Options for SMS for more information.

Every DaySmart Appointments client who uses SMS Notifications will be assigned a unique phone number. If an account has multiple Locations, the same phone number will be shared among all Locations.

Outside of the supported reply to options available May 2, 2019, the assigned SMS phone number is a no-reply number. We suggest you include a brief note in your SMS content that lets your Customers know.

No. If a Customer previously opted-in, they won’t need to opt-in again.

If you pay for DaySmart Appointments via check, you can also pay for SMS credits via check. When you purchase credits, you will immediately be emailed an invoice. You will be able to utilize the credits immediately upon the invoice being created.

Paying for SMS Notifications credits is separate from paying for your DaySmart Appointments account. SMS credits are purchased on an as-needed basis.

SMS credits are purchased in advance of use and cannot be refunded. Any credits consumed by messages that failed to send will be returned to the account’s credit bank.