Get SMS/text alerts on webpage changes

SMS/text alerts can be received when a website changes. To get SMS, you need to sign in to you Distill account and add a phone number to your account. Once signed in and added a phone number, add “Get SMS” action under a monitor’s Options.

Requirements

• SMS alerts are available only to paid customers.
• The phone numbers must be verified before they can be used to receive SMS alerts.

Content Restrictions

Content of SMS alerts must conform to Twilio’s messaging policy. If the content of the SMS alert violates Twilio’s messaging policy, the SMS alert will be blocked or redacted. The list of prohibited content is listed at Forbidden Content Categories. The list of prohibited content includes but is not limited to the following:

• Adult content
• Hate
• Alcohol
• Firearms
• Tobacco
• Vape/E-ciggs
• High-risk financial services
• Third-party lead generation services and marketing
• Debt collection or forgiveness
• Get rich quick schemes
• Illegal substances/articles
• Prescription drugs
• Gambling

Distill uses machine learning to detect and block prohibited content. If you believe that your SMS alert was blocked in error, please contact Distill Support.

How to add a phone number?

Steps to add a phone number:

• Go to Emails & Phones.
• Add Number: Fill in the number and click Add. The number should be in international format. For example, it should be prefixed by a “+” sign followed by country code and the number.
• Verify Number: The phone number will receive a message with code and link to verify the number. The phone number will remain unverified until the verification is completed.

How to add or remove SMS alerts?

Once you have added your phone number in your Distill account and you are signed in at Distill web app or browser extension, you can take the following steps to add SMS:

• Click context menu icon of the monitor. It will open up menu with certain actions and options.
• Click Add Action. A pop up containing actions to be taken will be opened.
• Click “Get SMS”. It will show your added phone number(s). In case of multiple added phone numbers, select from the drop down list.

To stop getting SMS alerts, click on the context menu icon of the monitor and click on “Delete” icon next to “Get SMS” action.