# Free push notifications Workaround **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Resources\ **Tags:** tutorial\ **Created:** [March 31, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183 "2020-03-31T03:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SantiagoPerez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/santiagoperez/32/16807_2.png) [@SantiagoPerez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SantiagoPerez)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/63 "2020-05-17T20:12:44Z")
Hey @Manan_Mehta! How is the workaround with WhatsApp? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Manan\_Mehta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/manan_mehta/32/13957_2.png) [@Manan\_Mehta](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Manan_Mehta)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/64 "2020-05-19T20:23:43Z")
I am going to be posting a video about this very soon! ---
**Author:** ![SantiagoPerez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/santiagoperez/32/16807_2.png) [@SantiagoPerez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SantiagoPerez)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/65 "2020-05-19T20:40:36Z")
@Manan_Mehta thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Manan\_Mehta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/manan_mehta/32/13957_2.png) [@Manan\_Mehta](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Manan_Mehta)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/66 "2020-05-26T15:47:39Z")
> [@WhatsApp notifications](https://community.glideapps.com/t/whatsapp-notifications/9803): > > As promised, I am sharing the video of how I have automated WhatsApp notifications from my apps. Firstly to make it simple I created a simple app to showcase the automation. [[WhatsApp notifications Test App] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1qMfCPXjyE) For the automated messages I found this tool called [Message Auto Sender](https://app.messageautosender.com/login?type=register&seller=2547) It has a predefined API URL which, when called, sends WhatsApp messages automatically from the business number which is used to login on the tool. It automates the browser and not WhatsApp itself and has… ---
**Author:** ![XL-STEAMS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/xl-steams/32/8784_2.png) [@XL-STEAMS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/XL-STEAMS)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/67 "2020-07-14T08:05:57Z")
Thanks for this! I am going to try it out. But, i just wanted to ask - After I set up my messages, my phone (an Android), got an alert for like 10 different messages (via private chat feature) but then it stop alerting me. Was this a fluke or what? Please explain. If it was, I will forsure be using your tips. ---
**Author:** ![IgorMartynov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/igormartynov/32/4740_2.png) [@IgorMartynov](https://community.glideapps.com/u/IgorMartynov)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/68 "2020-07-14T20:30:52Z")
> [@Drearystate](#): > > |Beeline GSM|@sms.beemail.ru| Hi @Drearystate. No longer valid. It was actual more than 10yr ago ---
**Author:** ![XL-STEAMS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/xl-steams/32/8784_2.png) [@XL-STEAMS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/XL-STEAMS)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/69 "2020-07-14T23:03:12Z")
@Drearystate I just realized with this process, we would need to get users phone number and ask them for their carrier? Is that correct? Is all of this possible with just using their login email? ---
**Author:** ![Drearystate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/drearystate/32/49605_2.png) [@Drearystate](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Drearystate)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/70 "2020-07-15T18:45:00Z")
Thy can receive email’s as notifications instead of texts. But I just have users edit their info and add their carrier from a drop down list as well as their phone number. But it can be done by email only. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/71 "2020-07-15T18:48:06Z")
I’ve been asking for it via choice component. BUT @Drearystate or any other guru with scripting (@ThinhDinh?) —any way we could leverage a service like [https://www.freecarrierlookup.com/](https://www.freecarrierlookup.com/) to determine the carrier domain automatically??? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/72 "2020-07-15T18:51:30Z")
This looks somewhat promising: [https://numverify.com/documentation](https://numverify.com/documentation) ---
**Author:** ![XL-STEAMS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/xl-steams/32/8784_2.png) [@XL-STEAMS](https://community.glideapps.com/u/XL-STEAMS)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/73 "2020-07-16T00:51:38Z")
Ok. I may just do the phone number. Would this enable users to reply back to the text? ---
**Author:** ![Drearystate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/drearystate/32/49605_2.png) [@Drearystate](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Drearystate)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/74 "2020-07-16T01:45:19Z")
no ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/75 "2020-07-16T01:48:18Z")
Hi Robert, I tried creating an account at numverify, combine it with ImportJSON (linked below) and was able to extract multiple types of information about each number. > **[bradjasper/ImportJSON](https://github.com/bradjasper/ImportJSON)** > > Import JSON into Google Sheets, this library adds various ImportJSON functions to your spreadsheet - bradjasper/ImportJSON > **[ThinhDinh's Glide Lab](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sEQHpSKyHx9w2F_Xx3lm56SU1p-8eI81OYU5TYvQFvw/edit#gid=1934342021)** > > Carrier finder > > Number,Link,Valid,Number,Local Format,International Format,Country Prefix,Country Code,Country Name,Location,Carrier,Line Type > 1-415-858-6273,\ **Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/76 "2020-07-16T01:48:59Z") Quick look for people on what it can return. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/1/120f3be6dc83c16884ed484fe75e427125ce7525.png) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/77 "2020-07-16T03:00:44Z")
😮 How in the world did you do that so fast?! You are a wizard. Is there a good demo/tutorial of importJSON? ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/78 "2020-07-16T03:12:11Z")
Nothing much Robert, just copy the full code here as a new script file, then you can use ImportJSON as a function in Sheets. > ---
**Author:** ![SantiagoPerez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/santiagoperez/32/16807_2.png) [@SantiagoPerez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SantiagoPerez)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/79 "2020-07-16T12:31:42Z")
Hey @Drearystate, Can you point me to the direction where I can find the email sms email setting for Venezuela? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![gvalero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gvalero/32/1037_2.png) [@gvalero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/gvalero)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/80 "2020-07-16T12:43:49Z")
Difficult @SantiagoPerez I already searched and tried this months ago but no successful. Movistar removed that service years ago but I think that Digitel is still using but for internal use only. If you send an email using Digitel format, the email is sent without error but no SMS is received… 😶 Saludos ---
**Author:** ![SantiagoPerez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/santiagoperez/32/16807_2.png) [@SantiagoPerez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SantiagoPerez)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/81 "2020-07-16T12:56:02Z")
Thanks @gvalero! It was worth trying. ---
**Author:** ![Lighted\_Candle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lighted_candle/32/29544_2.png) [@Lighted\_Candle](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lighted_Candle)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183/82 "2020-08-27T13:19:00Z")
This works well i currently use it in my apps for free. when users sign up i ask them to select their carrier, this way i don’t have to search for it. . then i run a lookup from my carrier table that has all the possible gateway extensions. easy and free. no code needed. Caveat: some carriers like Att will block your msg if it contains a url so be careful. [Previous page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183.md?page=3) [Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/free-push-notifications-workaround/6183.md?page=5)