Lovable and Plivo integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2025

 

Adding the Plivo Dependency to Your Lovable Project

 

• Since Lovable does not come with a terminal, open your project's package.json file.
• Under the "dependencies" section, add the Plivo dependency as shown below. This will instruct the platform to install the Plivo package.

  
  {
    "dependencies": {
      "plivo": "^4.25.1"
      // ... your other dependencies
    }
  }
      

• Save your package.json file. Lovable will detect the changes and install the required dependency automatically.

 

Creating the Plivo Integration File

 

• In the Lovable file explorer, navigate to the src directory (or the main directory of your TypeScript code).
• Create a new folder called integrations if it doesn't exist already.
• Inside the integrations folder, create a new file named plivoIntegration.ts.
• Paste the following code snippet into plivoIntegration.ts. This code initializes the Plivo client with your authentication credentials and defines a function to send SMS messages.

  
  import * as plivo from 'plivo';
  
  // Ensure your environment variables are set with your Plivo credentials.
  // You can also manually assign the values for testing purposes:
  // process.env.PLIVOAUTHID = 'YOURPLIVOAUTH_ID';
  // process.env.PLIVOAUTHTOKEN = 'YOURPLIVOAUTH_TOKEN';
  const client = new plivo.Client(
    process.env.PLIVOAUTHID as string,
    process.env.PLIVOAUTHTOKEN as string
  );
  /**
  
  sendSMS sends an SMS message using Plivo.
  @param to - The destination phone number.
  @param message - The text message content.
  
   */
  export const sendSMS = async (to: string, message: string): Promise => {
    try {
      const response = await client.messages.create(
        'YOURPLIVONUMBER', // Replace with your registered Plivo phone number.
        to,
        message
      );
      console.log('SMS sent successfully:', response);
      return response;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error sending SMS:', error);
      throw error;
    }
  };
      

  
  

 

Configuring Your Environment Variables

 

• To keep your Plivo credentials secure, set your environment variables PLIVOAUTHID and PLIVOAUTHTOKEN in Lovable’s configuration settings if such an option exists.
• If you do not have a built-in configuration interface, you can set them manually in your main file for testing purposes (remember to remove or secure them for production). For example, add the following lines at the top of your main TypeScript file:

  
  // Only for testing purposes. Replace with your secure method for production.
  process.env.PLIVOAUTHID = 'YOURPLIVOAUTH_ID';
  process.env.PLIVOAUTHTOKEN = 'YOURPLIVOAUTH_TOKEN';
      

 

Integrating the Plivo SMS Functionality into Your Application

 

• Decide where in your Lovable project you want to trigger an SMS message. This might be in an event handler or a specific business logic section.
• Open the appropriate file (for example, app.ts or your main application file) and import the sendSMS function:

  
  import { sendSMS } from './integrations/plivoIntegration';
      

• Call the sendSMS function wherever needed. Here is an example of sending a test SMS message:

  
  const sendTestSMS = async () => {
    try {
      await sendSMS('DESTINATIONPHONENUMBER', 'Hello from Lovable integrated with Plivo!');
      console.log('Test SMS sent successfully.');
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Failed to send test SMS:', error);
    }
  };
  
  // Trigger the test SMS function. Adjust when you want to send the SMS.
  sendTestSMS();
      

  
  


• 
  Replace DESTINATIONPHONENUMBER with the target phone number and ensure that the phone numbers are in the proper format required by Plivo.
  

 

Final Steps and Testing

 

• Save all your changes.
• Lovable should detect your modifications and deploy your updated TypeScript code. Test the SMS functionality by triggering the part of your app that calls sendSMS.
• Check the console logs to confirm that the SMS was sent successfully, or to troubleshoot any errors.