Text updates

How Zwivio uses
text updates

Zwivio may text you operational updates (approvals, routing, assignment, trip updates), plus occasional account or quote messages. Here is what to expect and how to respond.

Example message threads

Four common scenarios. Zwivio messages on the left. Your replies on the right when a reply is needed.

Approval
Zwivio2:14 PM
We found a contractor who can help. Open the link to approve or decline your job: zwivio.com/account/approvals/…
2:14 PM
Use the link to approve or decline. Not a text reply.
2:14 PM
Trip updates
Zwivio3:02 PM
Your contractor is on the way.
3:02 PM
Update: your contractor is running approximately 15 minutes late.
3:18 PM
Your contractor has arrived.
3:35 PM
Routing
Zwivio1:40 PM
We're still searching for an available contractor. Next update in about 15 minutes. Track your request: zwivio.com/account/status/…
1:40 PM
Previous contractor
Zwivio4:22 PM
We weren't able to find another contractor. Want us to send your job back to the previous contractor? Reply Y or N.
4:22 PM
Y
4:23 PM
Got it. Sending your job back to the previous contractor.
4:23 PM

Recognizing real Zwivio texts

Most messages are simple status updates. Here is how to tell a legitimate Zwivio text from anything suspicious, without needing to be on edge every time your phone buzzes.

What we may send

Routing progress, approval links on zwivio.com, trip updates, and occasional account or quote reminders. Links should point to zwivio.com (or a short URL you recognize as ours). When in doubt, open the latest message and use the link there. Older threads can be out of date.

What we will not ask for by text

We will not ask you to text your full Social Security number, full payment card number, or account password. If a message asks for that kind of information, do not reply. Contact us through zwivio.com/contact or call the number on our site instead.

What texts you may receive

Approval requests

When we have a contractor option that needs your confirmation, we send a text with an approval link. Open the link to approve or decline. Replying with bare "Y" or "N" does not process an approval.

Assignment and scheduling

After you approve, we may text when a contractor is booked, if the arrival window changes, or with a status link to track the job.

Trip updates

While a contractor is heading to you, we may send short updates (for example: on the way, running late, arrived). These are informational. No reply is required.

Routing updates

While we are still matching a contractor, we may send short updates with a track-status link. Timing depends on what is happening with your request.

If a contractor cancels

If your assigned contractor cancels, we may text that we are re-routing your request and include a status link. This is not a reply flow. No "Y" or "N" needed.

Quote and non-urgent updates

For quote requests, we may text when a contractor is interested, when a quote window is closing, or when a quote request closes. We may also text a review link after service. Depending on your notification preferences, some of these may be email-only.

Account and verification

We may send password reset links, phone verification codes, and intake-related messages. Follow the instructions in the message.

Operational outcomes

In rare cases we may text a short note about an account or service outcome. No reply is required.

When we could not find another contractor

If we exhaust routing and ask whether to send your job back to the previous contractor, that message will say "Reply Y or N." Only Y or N is accepted for that specific text, and only while that offer is pending.

If you missed an approval deadline

If your approval window expired and we are continuing to search, we may include a short reply code in the message. Reply using exactly the format shown. For example, Y followed by the code. A bare Y without the code will not work for that flow.

How to respond

Use approval links for approvals. Use status, quote, resume, and review links when the message points you to a URL.

For the exhaustion "previous contractor" text, reply Y or N as instructed.

For the late-approval code text, reply Y plus the code exactly as shown.

For everything else, no reply is needed unless the message explicitly asks for one.

What is not supported

  • Bare Y or N for approvals. Use the link in the message.
  • Bare Y for the late-approval flow when a code was provided. Reply must be Y followed by the code exactly.
  • Free-form replies to operational texts unless the message explicitly asks for a reply.

Tips

  • Keep your phone available after you submit a request.
  • Open links from the latest Zwivio message, not older ones.
  • Reply STOP to opt out of SMS; reply START to restore it. See our terms for details.
For the canonical homeowner explainer and platform-wide mechanics, read What is Zwivio (homeowners) and the business model.

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