How does the SMS screen work in Jimani?

Answer

On the SMS screen you turn SMS on, choose a sender name, buy a bundle, set a daily limit and create automatic texts per moment. At the bottom you see the last 100 sent texts and your purchases. The screen only appears if the add-on SMS is turned on.

Where to find it

Settings > Communication > SMS (/Sms)

Explanation

Bundle prices, the length of a text and automatic top-up are in How do I send text messages from Jimani, and what does it cost?. Creating an automatic text with the rules for the night is in Can I automatically send guests a text message, for example a reminder?. Below, each field is explained. On/off and the daily limit save immediately; for Yes/No choices you do not need to click Save.

Buttons and settings

Name	What it does	When you use it	Note
SMS on	Yes/No: whether any text is sent from your business	To turn SMS off or on in one go	You can only turn it on once you have credit; if it is off, no text is sent, even with credit
Sender name	The name the recipient sees	Set once	At most 11 characters: letters, digits and spaces
How your SMS will look	Shows an example of a text with your sender name	To check	-
Text for SMS times: Language	The language in which you edit the text for SMS times	To create a separate text per language	The guest gets the text in the language of the screen from which you send
Text for SMS times: Text	Your own text for SMS times, with tags	To replace the default text	Click a tag to insert it; empty = the default text
Default text	Restores the default text	If you do not want your change	-
Replace	Replaces characters that do not fit in a normal text	If Jimani says characters are replaced or left out	A message with special characters counts as more texts
Test SMS, Send me a test text	Sends the text to your own mobile number	To try the text	Costs texts from your credit; Jimani asks for another click; maximum 5 per quarter of an hour
Your message credit	The number of texts you still have	To see when you need to top up	A text of more than 160 characters counts as 2 texts
Bundles, Buy, By direct debit	Buys a bundle (100, 500 or 1,000 texts) with iDEAL or card, or via your direct debit authorisation	When your credit is almost used up	Prices excluding VAT; credit does not expire
Auto top-up	Yes/No: automatically buys a bundle	To never run out of credit	Only possible with an authorisation for automatic direct debit
Which bundle	The bundle that is bought automatically	For Auto top-up	Only appears when you set Auto top-up to Yes
Maximum per day (Daily limit)	The maximum number of texts per day	To prevent many texts being sent by accident	Between 1 and 1,000
Automatic SMS	The list of your automatic texts	To see them, turn them on or off or change them	Without a module with reservations, appointments, tickets, activities or webshop there is nothing to create
New SMS	Opens the window where you first choose the moment	To create an automatic text	Then Name, For, Applies to, the number, Language and Text
On (in the list and in the window)	Yes/No: whether this text is sent or not	To temporarily turn a text off	Saves immediately
Name, Applies to, When	The columns of the list	To see which text belongs to which moment	Name is only for yourself
For	For which bookings: reservations, appointments, tickets, activities or webshop orders	When creating	Webshop only has the confirmation
Applies to	All reservation types or Specific types	When creating	A text for specific types takes precedence over the text for all types; a guest only ever gets one
Days or hours	Days before arrival or Hours before arrival	For the moment "X days or hours before arrival"	Days 1 to 30, hours 1 to 72
How many days	The number of days or hours (the name changes with your choice)	For the moments with a number	After the visit 1 to 168 hours; Survey 0 to 72 hours after departure (0 = immediately); Deposit 1 to 72 hours after booking
Language	The language of the text you are writing now	A separate text per language	If you write nothing in a language, the guest gets the default text
Text	The text itself, with tags	Always	At most 480 characters and 3 texts; click a tag to insert it. The counter also counts the longest case
No SMS from (hour)	The hour at which night rest begins	To prevent texts at night	Default 21
SMS again from (hour)	The hour at which texts are allowed again	Same	Default 8; the same hour twice = no night rest
Sent texts	The last 100 texts with date, number, type, number of texts and status	To check what has gone out	Of the number you only see the start and end. Status: Sent, Delivered or Failed (for Failed the credit comes back)
Purchases and invoices	Your purchased bundles with status and invoice	For your administration	Also found under Invoicing and costs
Previous	Back to Settings > Communication	-	-

Messages

Message	What it means	What you do
SMS is not available right now. You can still buy a bundle and set everything up.	The SMS service is temporarily unreachable	Set everything up; sending happens as soon as possible
You can only turn this on once you have credit.	You can only set SMS on to Yes with credit	Buy a bundle first
Your credit is used up. Buy a bundle to send texts.	The credit is zero	Buy a bundle
Your credit is running low.	Fewer than 20 texts left	Buy a bundle or turn on Auto top-up
The sender is at most 11 characters: letters, digits and spaces, with at least one letter.	The Sender name does not meet the rules	Change it
Choose a daily limit from 1 to {0}.	The daily limit is outside the allowed range	Choose a number between 1 and 1,000
Auto top-up is only possible with an authorisation for automatic direct debit.	There is no authorisation yet	Give an authorisation first
Too long: at most {0} texts.	The text is too long	Shorten it
These characters do not fit in a normal text and will be replaced: {0}	For example an accent	Click Replace or change the text
This is the default text.	Your text is the same as the default text	-
This costs {0} texts from your credit. Click once more to send.	Confirmation on Test SMS	Click once more
Delete this automatic SMS?	Question on Delete	Confirm with Yes
Choose the moment first.	You tested without choosing a moment	Choose a moment

Related

How do I send text messages from Jimani, and what does it cost?, Can I automatically send guests a text message, for example a reminder?, How does the SMS times window work in Jimani?

Keywords: sms screen, set up sms, sms sender name, sms daily limit, automatic sms, sms night rest, buy sms bundle

Last checked: 2026-10-16

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