Amazon SNS

The Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service) piece in ZBrain Flow allows you to send messages directly to SNS topics as part of your automated workflows. This integration enables seamless communication between your business systems and any subscribed services or endpoints, including email, SMS, mobile push, and other AWS services. By incorporating this piece into a flow, you can trigger real-time notifications or updates based on workflow events, without writing custom backend code.

This connector is useful for scenarios such as system alerts, status updates, user notifications, and any workflow that requires instant broadcasting of messages to distributed services or users via AWS SNS.

How to Use Amazon SNS in ZBrain Flow

Select Amazon SNS (Send Message) as Your Action

1. In your ZBrain Flow, click the + button and search for Amazon SNS.

2. Select Amazon SNS (Send Message) from the list of available actions.

Set Up the Amazon SNS Connection

Before using Amazon SNS, you need to configure a connection with your AWS account. This setup is required once and can be reused across flows.

To create a new connection:

1. In the Connection dropdown, click ‘Create Connection’.

2. In the pop-up window that appears, fill in the following fields:

   • Connection Name: A label to identify this connection (e.g., Amazon SNS)

   • Access Key ID: Your AWS access key with SNS permissions

   • Secret Access Key: Your corresponding AWS secret key

   • Region: The AWS region where your SNS topic is located

   • Endpoint: Leave this field blank unless using a custom endpoint (optional)

3. Click ‘Save’ to store the connection.

Note: You can find your credentials in the AWS Management Console under IAM > Users > Security credentials. Refer to this document to find the correct region. - Amazon Simple Notification Service endpoints and quotas - AWS General Reference

How to Send a Message to an SNS Topic

Once your connection is configured:

1. In the ‘Topic’ field, select the SNS topic you want to send the message to.

2. In the Message field, enter the content you want to send. This can be plain text or structured data (e.g., JSON) depending on how your subscribers are set up to receive messages.