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Alex Lakatos

Vonage Alumni

Alex Lakatos is a JavaScript Developer Advocate for Nexmo. In his spare time he volunteers at Mozilla as a Tech Speaker and a Reps Mentor. JavaScript developer building on the open web, he has been pushing its boundaries every day. When he’s not programming in London, he likes to travel the world, so it’s likely you’ll bump into him in an airport lounge.

How to Send and Receive SMS Messages With Node.js and Express

An in-depth tutorial that demonstrates how to send SMS text messages and receive replies using the Vonage APIs, Node.js and the Express framework.

How to Connect a Phone Call to Nexmo In-App Voice

This Nexmo Voice API tutorial walks through how to forward an incoming call from a virtual phone number to an in-app voice user by implementing a Webhook and linking that to a Nexmo Voice application.

Building Your Next CLI

The Nexmo CLI is something we all use daily, so it is pretty essential, and we're investing the time to re-write it. I thought I'd share the process we're using to work on our next CLI application, in case you are interested or have a project like this yourself someday.

Send SMS when Typeform Is Submitted Using Node.js and Messages API

Join us to learn how to send a SMS when your Typeform is submitted using the Messages API and the Node.js framework Hapi.

Nexmo’s Node.js Server SDK Added Support for Host Overriding

Nexmo has recently released v2.6.0 of our Node.js SDK and added the ability to change the host used for making the HTTP requests.

Comparing CLI Building Libraries

Whilst looking to rebuild our own Command Line Interface, we tested out some of the popular CLI building choices. Here's what we found.

November 11, 2020

How to Send and Receive SMS Messages With Node.js and Azure Functions

In this article, you will learn how to send and receive SMS messages using Node.js, an Azure Function App, and the Vonage SMS API.

November 8, 2020

How to Show SMS Notifications in the Browser with Angular, Node.JS, and Ably

Use Node.js and Express to receive an SMS, send it via Ably to a web browser, and then use Angular to display it as a notification in a Single Page Application.

November 6, 2020

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Build a Chat Application with Angular Material and Vonage

Learn how to enable chat in an Angular web application using the Vonage Client SDK for JavaScript so that users can communicate in your app.