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Creating a user consent application using the Node SDK

Set up your Node.js application

Creating the project

Now, we'll create a Node.js project using npm. This creates a package.json file and the core dependencies necessary to start coding.

To create the project:

  1. Navigate to the folder in which you'd like to store your project.

  2. Create a folder called sinch-user-consent.

  3. Create the following directory structure:

      sinch-user-consent
    index.js

  4. Run the command:

npm init

This command adds the node_modules folder and the package.json file. You will be prompted to provide values for the fields. For this tutorial, you can simply accept the default values and press enter at each stage.

Installing the SDK

You can install the Sinch Node.js SDK using either NPM or Yarn:

npm install @sinch/sdk-core

Fastify

Fastify is a lightweight webserver that we will use to respond to webhooks. Install Fastify with the command:

npm install fastify

Installing ngrok

If you successfully completed the Receive an SMS Message guide, you'll have used ngrok to set up a tunnel to your local server. Install ngrok with the command:

npm install ngrok -g

If you haven't already, set up a free account with ngrok. Now we've installed everything we need, we can start creating the application.

Collecting information to initialize the client

On the next page, you'll need to intialize the SDK.

Before initializing a client using this SDK, you'll need three pieces of information:

  • Your Project ID
  • An access key ID
  • An access key Secret

These values can be found on the <b>Access Keys</b> page of the Sinch Build Dashboard. You can also create new access key IDs and Secrets, if required.

Note

If you have trouble accessing the above link, ensure that you have gained access to the Conversation API by accepting the corresponding terms and conditions.

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