Send SMS with Azure Communication Services

This guide explains how to send the verification codes of Casdoor by SMS through Azure Communication Services (ACS).

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Learning outcomes

• Get a token, a phone number, and the endpoint from Azure.
• Add Azure ACS as an SMS provider in Casdoor and test it.

What you need

• An Azure Communication Services resource with a phone number
• Administrator access to the Casdoor admin console

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Get the credentials

1. In your Communication Services resource, create a user access token.

   

2. Note a phone number that is provisioned in the resource.

   

3. Copy the endpoint URL of the resource.

   

Add the provider in Casdoor

1. In the Casdoor admin console, go to Identity > Providers and add a provider.

2. Set Category to SMS and Type to Azure ACS.

3. Fill in the fields:

   Casdoor field	Azure ACS / meaning	Required
   Client secret	User Access Token (Communication Service)	Yes
   Sender number	Phone number from Communication Service	Yes
   Provider Url	Communication Service endpoint	Yes
   Template code	Message template / body	Yes

   

4. Save the provider.

Verify the result

Enter a phone number in SMS Test and send a test message.

See also

• SMS providers
• Send email with Azure Communication Services