Dad Joke & Fart Joke Texter - Embarrass Your Kids Daily

Automatically send random dad jokes and fart jokes to your kids via SMS (Twilio) or webhook. Schedule it daily to maximize embarrassment. Because that's what parents do.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: Your Twilio Account SID for sending SMS

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "jokeType": "both",
  "jokeCount": 1,
  "parentSignature": "- Dad",
  "twilioAccountSid": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "twilioAuthToken": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "webhookPlatform": "custom",
  "includeEmoji": true
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
jokeType	string	"both"	No	What kind of jokes should we send?
jokeCount	integer	1	No	How many jokes to send per run
kidName	string	-	No	Your kid's name (for personalized embarrassment)
parentSignature	string	"- Dad"	No	How you want to sign off (e.g., 'Love, Dad', 'Your Favorite Parent')
twilioAccountSid	string	-	Yes*	Your Twilio Account SID for sending SMS
twilioAuthToken	string	-	Yes*	Your Twilio Auth Token
twilioPhoneNumber	string	-	No	Your Twilio phone number (e.g., +1234567890)
recipientPhoneNumbers	array	-	No	Phone numbers to send jokes to (e.g., +1234567890). Add all your kids!
webhookUrl	string	-	No	Optional webhook to send jokes (Zapier, Make, n8n, Slack, Discord)
webhookPlatform	string	"custom"	No	Select your webhook platform
includeEmoji	boolean	true	No	Add emoji for extra embarrassment? 💨😂
demoMode	boolean	true	No	Just generate jokes without sending (for testing)

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Joke Generated	Each joke generated and delivered	$0.01

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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Built by John Rippy | Actor Arsenal