--- title: "Use Flow to Automate Outbound Text Messages" slug: "use-flow-to-automate-outbound-text-messages" updated: 2022-07-13T20:56:20Z published: 2022-07-13T20:56:20Z canonical: "docs.blackthorn.io/use-flow-to-automate-outbound-text-messages" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blackthorn.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Use Flow to Automate Outbound Text Messages Watch this video tutorial on using Blackthorn Messaging’s invocable apex action in a Flow to send automated text messages. In this example, we'll build a daily recurring "Happy Birthday" text message. The Flow will run every day and send a text to any Contacts who have a birthday on that day. [Embedded content](https://www.loom.com/embed/573385a925704fa2ba8697cc528e2c99)