Key Takeaways
- An irrigation MMS is a cropped zone tag plus flow/pressure — not a selfie on the lawn that “proves” the tech walked the site.
- Leak / dry-zone photos go to the HOA / operator queue. Occupant SMS is “system on / delayed” only — no leak crop.
- Free is 1 device, 300 SMS lifetime, and 300 contacts. Developer is 25,000 SMS per year. Platform price is devices plus send volume.
- Occupant login OTP stays off the route SIM.
- Idempotency is zone-id plus service-week — techs retake the same valve.
Summary
Scenario 921 is field-service MMS for irrigation zone-valve and controller closeout — not roofing flashes, not glass stamps, not pool ORP, not backflow RPZ. The photo that matters is the zone stencil and the flow reading, cropped so QA can read both. Service pricing is devices plus SMS send volume. You bring the phones and operator credit. Free is 1 device, 300 SMS lifetime, and 300 contacts.
Starter allows 2 devices: route dual-SIM plus a spare. Uncapped platform volume is not unlimited carrier SMS. Confirm MMS fields in Developer Center.
zone · flow · week
zone-id + week — techs retake
A valve crop is not a lawn selfie
QA needs the stencil and the gauge, not the tech’s face by the controller box. Reject shots that fail OCR on the zone ID. Occupant SMS never carries the leak crop.
MMS gateway, transactional SMS.
If the tech uploads a wide lawn photo and the desk closes the zone, the HOA later asks for Tuesday’s flow and you have nothing. Gate close on a readable crop, not on “photo attached.”
Irrigation MMS matrix
| Shot | Audience | Failure |
|---|---|---|
| Tag + flow | QA / HOA | Lawn selfie closes the job |
| Leak / dry | QA / HOA | Occupant sees a leak crop |
| On / delayed SMS | Occupants | Reading text to the HOA list |
| Retake same week | Same zone-id | Duplicate “serviced” texts |
Zone tag and flow
Persist zone-id plus service-week. Signed webhooks. Webhooks, DLR. MCP wraps REST only.
Leak vs occupant SMS
Leak stays on the operator thread. Occupants get date-only on / delayed. Irrigation Association is the service language — not a reason to MMS the whole as-built.
Devices, volume, and airtime
MMS is heavier than SMS. We still meter devices and platform sends; you pay the operator. Free (1/300/300) is one zone proof.
Route operations
Charge the route chassis before the morning loop. Setup, Downloads, pricing.
Decision guide
Ship when close requires a readable flow. Delay if a selfie closes the zone. Not a CodeCanyon irrigation pack.
Irrigation checklist
- Week-keyed idempotency.
- OCR gate on zone and flow.
- Leak crop off occupant SMS.
- OTP off the route SIM.
- Developer Center fields confirmed.
Next steps
Scenario 621 backflow, scenario 681 pool.
Related product pages
Jump to the live product docs for this topic—not another long-form article.
- MMS gateway on your own SIMMultimedia where supported
- two-way SMS inboxReplies on your SIM
- SMS API documentationLive endpoint reference
- device and SMS volume pricingPlans and allowances
