diff --git a/aliases b/aliases
index 24f11f36..92a5106c 100644
--- a/aliases
+++ b/aliases
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ alias icomoon="librewolf https://icomoon.io &"
 alias unsplash="librewolf https://unsplash.com/developers &"
 # wesbos tutorials/articles/etc
 alias wesbos="/usr/bin/chromium --incognito --disable-search-engine-collection --fingerprinting-canvas-image-data-noise --fingerpriting-canvas-measuretext-noise --fingerprinting-client-rects-noise --popups-to-tabs https://courses.wesbos.com &"
+# send text messages from an api (js, python, nodejs, curl, ruby, etc) (requires payment for more than 1 per day)
+alias textbelt="librewolf https://textbelt.com/ &"
 
 # cool video on fluid animation in css:
 # https://egghead.io/lessons/css-build-a-fluid-loading-animation-in-css
diff --git a/scripts/textme b/scripts/textme
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..897c2d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/textme
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Uses textbelt.com api to send sms text messages, only one allowed per day
+# Consider using with cronjobs to send emergency text messages when servers go down, etc
+# in which case you'll probably want to purchase an api key from them:
+# https://textbelt.com/purchase/?generateKey=1
+
+source $HOME/.phone_number
+
+msg=$1
+
+curl -X POST https://textbelt.com/text \
+       --data-urlencode phone=$PHONE \
+       --data-urlencode message="${msg}" \
+       -d key=textbelt_test
+       # insert api key where textbelt is printed if you choose to purchase them
+       # -d key=textbelt