Node Pay By Phone How-To Guide

This project serves as a guide to help you build a pay by phone IVR application with FreeClimb.

Specifically, the project will:

• Receive an incoming call via a FreeClimb application
• Route users via DTMF (e.g. keypad) input
• Collect and process credit card payment information using privacymode
• Use PerCL to send an SMS payment confirmation message to user

How-To Guide

We offer a Pay by Phone with Voice Calling how-to guide for more detailed set-up instructions and explanation of how the code in this sample app works.

Requirements

A FreeClimb account

A registered application with a named alias

A configured FreeClimb number assigned to your application

Trial accounts: a verified number

Tools:

• Node.js 12.14.0 or higher
• Yarn
• ngrok (optional for hosting)

Setting up the Sample App

1. Install the required packages

   yarn install

2. Create a .env file and configure the following environment variables within it:

   ENV VARIABLE	DESCRIPTION
   ACCOUNT_ID	Account ID which can be found under API credentials in dashboard.
   API_KEY	API key which can be found under API credentials in dashboard.
   HOST	The hostname as defined in your FC application. We recommend ngrok as an option to get up and running quickly.
   PORT	Specifies the port on which the app will run (e.g. PORT=3000 means you would direct your browser to http://localhost:3000).
   FC_NUMBER	The FreeClimb phone number associated with your application.

Running the Sample App

yarn start

Feedback & Issues

If you would like to give the team feedback or you encounter a problem, please contact support or submit a ticket in the dashboard.