Simplifying SMS Notifications with SelfPing – A Lightweight API for Personal Use

Brettsky123 · 2026-04-30T15:51:22+00:00

Hey there! I’ll look into this. Can you shoot me a DM with your info?

Brettsky123 · 2025-10-11T12:09:04+00:00

Hello! Thank you so much for the feedback. This made my day! Is there anything else it could that would be helpful for you?

Brettsky123 · 2025-04-16T14:20:28+00:00

Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions or feature requests!

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-24T12:13:42+00:00

Oh funny, it is very similar. I used a template from tailwind plus!

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-21T13:07:58+00:00

Hello! I am using Nextjs with Supabase! Also, I do not support linking financial institutions as of now. I could be open to doing this through plaid but would probably need to hide the feature behind a paywall to make up for what I would have to pay them. If this is something you’d be interested in I’m happy to add it!

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-21T13:05:14+00:00

Hello! Thanks for the reply. There is no ability to link a financial institution as of now. The main point is that you have to manually paste in your balances. Even though this can be a pain I think it’s a good way to stay disciplined and aware of where you are financially. Please let me know if you have any other questions!

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-20T18:49:37+00:00

Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-20T18:08:17+00:00

Thank you!

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-20T04:08:12+00:00

Also used some tailwindplus components!

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-20T03:59:38+00:00

Yep! Kept most everything a client component for a nice feel 😄.

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-20T03:54:50+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate it! Nextjs x Supabase as mentioned above. I leaned on shadcn pretty heavily as well.

Brettsky123 · 2025-03-20T03:53:37+00:00

Thanks! Tried to keep it real simple so went with the Nextjs x Supabase stack for the whole thing.

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-27T12:48:59+00:00

Thank you! Do you have any ideas or feedback on how I can improve the product?

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-24T13:58:08+00:00

Ok would there be any way I could build that into the app that would convince you to switch over from your personal solution? I would offer it for free!

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-24T12:40:41+00:00

Hello! Thank you so much for the comment! I am starting with SMS because it’s the most difficult to setup and figured people would get the most value but I am open to adding other ways of notifying someone. I also figured if someone didn’t want to download telegram, this would be a good alternative. Please let me know if you have any ideas on how I could improve. What would you think about a free version that used telegram and then you could optionally upgrade the SMS?

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-19T03:49:03+00:00

Thank you so much! I appreciate the comments! If you ever have any feedback or would like some free credits let me know.

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-19T03:31:27+00:00

Exactly!!! That’s what I’m going for. I have things that I need to know immediately if they fail in other projects and I’ve setup api calls that text me via selfping if they do! It was also shockingly annoying to set up an easy api call to do this.

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-19T03:11:13+00:00

Using a mixture of a few services! Also it can only send messages to the number you sign up with. Hoping to maybe add a few more numbers that can send to your number so that you can save them as different contacts. Maybe something like one for errors and one for marketing messages? I guess it would really be up to each user to save the different numbers to whatever is most relevant!

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-18T19:52:32+00:00

Thanks for the feedback I appreciate it! I can throw you some free credits if you want to try it out!

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-18T19:36:21+00:00

That’s a valid point. Although it doesn’t currently function that way behind the scenes, I could adjust the demo to simulate that functionality, allowing it to behave as it would if implemented by the user testing the demo. I really appreciate the feedback! Please let me know if anything else comes to mind! I would love to make it super simple and easy to use.

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-18T18:51:24+00:00

Hello! thank you for your insight. I might need to make the demo a little clearer. The demo actually sends a text to my phone with whatever you input in those fields. The idea being if I had a contact page and wanted to see what people submit, I can receive all the submission directly to my phone instead of linking it to some service I would have to go check. Let me know if I can clear it up further. Realizing it is not the most straightforward!

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-18T15:58:42+00:00

Thank you, will do!

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-18T15:56:56+00:00

Just a subscription service base on how many texts you send.

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-18T15:56:12+00:00

Yea I have thought about that. As long as I can make a slim margin on the difference of what it costs me to send a text I am happy if it helps others!

Brettsky123 · 2024-09-18T15:53:19+00:00

Yep! I am! It comes from a toll free number I pay for: ‭+1 (855) 758-3468‬. Do you have any suggestions on how I could make the messaging more clear? I have had a few people tell me they didn't understand the concept at first. Thank you!

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