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    Connecting Tall Bob and Emarsys

    • Tall Bob |
    • 20 steps |
    • 40 seconds

      Part 1: Setting up the Emarsys side

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      This is a four-part process which will take approximately 5 minutes. We're going to start in your Emarsys account before we head over to the Tall Bob web app. Let's start!
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      Login to your Emarsys account via<https://login.emarsys.net/bootstrap.php?r=customer/Login>
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      Click 'Management' and choose 'SMS Settings'
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      Click on 'Start Setup'
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      Select your base currency then click 'Next Step'
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      Select 'Tall Bob' as your provider.
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      To obtain the API Username and API Keys, you will need to log into your Tall Bob Account in a new tab. [https://app.tallbob.com/](https://app.tallbob.com/)
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      You will come back to your Emarsys Account, so don't close your Emarsys tab!

      Part 2: Getting Tall Bob API keys

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      Once Logged into your Tall Bob Account navigate to [http://app.tallbob.com/manage_api](http://app.tallbob.com/manage_api)
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      Click 'Generate New Key' or if you have API keys already generated, use the existing API keys.
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      All you need to do now is copy the API Username and API Key codes from Tall Bob to Emarsys. Click the 'Copy' button next to each code and paste this into Emarsys.
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      Once you have pasted the API Username and API Key, click 'Connect to Provider'.
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      A confirmation message will be sent to your account admin's phone number. The number that appears in the highlighted area is the number to which the message will be sent. Next click 'Go to Country Setup'
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      Here you will complete the Country or Region Setup. Select your country and fill in the following information: - Inbound Number (get this from Tall Bob; optional for AU) - Fee per SMS (this should match your Tall Bob contracted rate to ensure you have accurate cost and ROI calculation) - Test Message Number (this number will receive SMS tests) Then click 'Next Step'.
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      You will need to complete the above step for each of your primary sending countries. If you are setting up two-way messaging or a country with no alphanumeric sender IDs like USA and New Zealand, add your dedicated number to the 'Inbound Number' field.
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      Hold tight, you're nearly there. Check the details and click 'Finalize SMS Channel Set up'.

      Part 3: Setting up your delivery reports

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      You'll now see a screen that shows the Delivery Report URL and Inbound URL. Click the first 'Copy URL' button then head over to the Tall Bob Integrations Page in your other tab - <https://app.tallbob.com/integrations>