{"id":35574,"date":"2025-04-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leogeracademy.hestia.wpspace.me\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/cm-telecom-integration\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T10:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:26:22","password":"","slug":"cm-telecom-integration","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/general-integrations\/cm-telecom-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Telecom integration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Personal SMS messages can be sent to people in the people module. When sending an SMS, the text entered is limited to the maximum length of an SMS of 160 characters. <br\/><br\/>The sender&#8217;s mobile number entered in ChurchTools is used for this.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Firstly, you can select a person directly and secondly, you can also send mass text messages to a filtered selection. You will be informed directly whether the sending was successful. With this integration, it is therefore possible for a small group leader, for example, to send an SMS to all their participants at the same time.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The SMS can be personalized by using the placeholders [First name], [Last name] or [Nickname]. The stored name of the recipient from ChurchTools is used accordingly. <\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#ef4444;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#fee2e2;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Achtung<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">Wir weisen darauf hin, dass dieses Feature zu Verst\u00f6\u00dfen gegen geltendes Datenschutzrecht f\u00fchren kann. ChurchTools haftet nicht f\u00fcr unzul\u00e4ssige Nutzung!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Costs<\/h2>\n\n<p>The costs for sending the SMS are charged by cm.com. Current prices can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cm.com\/de-de\/sms\/\">cm.com<\/a> website. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Permissions<\/h2>\n\n<p>By default, SMS integration is not enabled for users in ChurchTools. This can be enabled for the person module via the global permission <em>Use SMS interface (send sms)<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration on cm.com<\/h2>\n\n<p>To be able to use the integration for your ChurchTools, you must first register with cm.com. To do this, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cm.com\/de-de\/\">cm.com<\/a> and click on <em>Register<\/em>. After you have selected the country, the following window will appear:  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-26.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-26-1024x866.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17489\" style=\"width:376px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-26-1024x866.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-26-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-26-768x650.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-26-360x305.png 360w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-26.png 1324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>After you have entered your details, a confirmation code will be sent by SMS to the cell phone number you have entered.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-27.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-27-1024x673.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17491\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-27-1024x673.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-27-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-27-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-27-360x237.png 360w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-27.png 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>Once you have entered the code, you can complete the registration. Follow the further instructions. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Link CM Telecom with ChurchTools<\/h2>\n\n<p>After you have created your account with CM Telecom, you still need to add the API key to ChurchTools. To do this, go to the <em>menu items<\/em> at the top right of cm.com and then click on <em>Messaging Gateway<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-28.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-28-849x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17493\" style=\"width:348px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-28-849x1024.png 849w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-28-249x300.png 249w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-28-768x926.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-28-360x434.png 360w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-28.png 944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>In the window that opens, select the product token and copy it to the clipboard.<\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#3e70ce;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#f3f5f7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Hinweis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">API-Key und Produkttoken sind unterschiedliche Begriffe, die dasselbe meinen.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-29.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-29-1024x415.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-29-1024x415.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-29-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-29-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-29-360x146.png 360w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-29.png 1526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>In your ChurchTools, go to the <em>system settings<\/em> under <em>Integrations<\/em> (1) &gt; General (2) &gt; <em>CM Telecom<\/em> (3) and <em>activate<\/em> the integration (4).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CleanShot-2025-04-09-at-09.19.34.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1217\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CleanShot-2025-04-09-at-09.19.34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CleanShot-2025-04-09-at-09.19.34.png 1217w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CleanShot-2025-04-09-at-09.19.34-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CleanShot-2025-04-09-at-09.19.34-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CleanShot-2025-04-09-at-09.19.34-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CleanShot-2025-04-09-at-09.19.34-360x90.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1217px) 100vw, 1217px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>In the dialog box that opens, enter the product token copied from CM Telecom (1) and save your entry (2).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/System-Einstellungen_Allgemein_CM-Telecom_API-Key.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/System-Einstellungen_Allgemein_CM-Telecom_API-Key.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/System-Einstellungen_Allgemein_CM-Telecom_API-Key.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/System-Einstellungen_Allgemein_CM-Telecom_API-Key-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/System-Einstellungen_Allgemein_CM-Telecom_API-Key-360x132.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal SMS messages can be sent to people in the people module. When sending an SMS, the text entered is limited to the maximum length of an SMS of 160 characters. The sender&#8217;s mobile number entered in ChurchTools is used for this. 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