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Send SMS API

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With the Wire2Air SMS API, you have access to powerful text messaging functionality for integration into your existing and new web and enterprise applications.

Send SMS Text messages using SMS API
Text Messaging API or SMS API can enable an application to receive and send SMS text messages utilizing Wire2Air advanced SMS gateway API or Text Messaging API. Wire2Air provides a simple HTTP interface for clients to send and receive messages from mobile phone users. HTTP POST can be used in all modern programming languages including ASP, ASP.NET, C++, C#, PHP, VB, VB.NET, command lines, SSH & cURL.

Benefits of using our SMS Text Messaging Gateway and Text Messaging Post API

  • Send SMS Text Messages Directly From Your Applications or Website
    Send texts to an individual or multiple recipients directly from your server.
  • Receive SMS Text Messages Directly To Your Server
    Whether you have a Short Code, Shared or Dedicated Inbound Number all inbound texts will be forwarded directly onto your server.
  • Easy and Immediate Implementation
    Implementation of the required code and integrating it with our system can all be done in less than 30 minutes.
  • No SMS/SMPP Gateway is required to be installed on the client site.
  • Sticky session; Once customers start using your server, stay in touch with them. Messages will be forwarded to your server even if the keyword is not included in the message.
  • Supports Delivery Reports (Advance Developer API account)

Send SMS Text Messages Via SMS API

HTTP URL
https://msgapi.wire2Air.com/smsapi/sendmessage.aspx

Example:

https://msgapi.wire2Air.com/smsapi/sendmessage.aspx?version=2.0&apikey=APIKEY&from=SHORTCODE&to=MOBILENUMER&text=YOUR_MESSAGE

HTTP METHOD

POST or GET

HTTP Parameters

*VERSION 2.0
*APIKEY YOUR_APIKEY; How to Generate an API key
*FROM TEXT NUMBER; PROVIDED BY Wire2Air
*TO DESTINATION MOBILE NUMBER. [(country code) + mobile number]
e.g 17220001111 {comma separated mobile number to send a single message to Mass/Bulk Text message}
*TEXT The Text Message (160 characters)
DeliveryDateTime (optional) Optional
Default: Now
Date and time for message delivery in UTC format.Example: 07/14/1997 00:00:00;UTC date time
The following represents Sunday, July 13, 1997 at 8:00:00 PM in New York City.
ReplyPath (optional) Your server application web address to receive replies from users
CASE BY case basis
ONLY available in advance developer API.
e.g http://[your_server]/smsreceiver?
BatchName (optional)  Applicable to Mass/Bulk Text Messages only


RESPONSE FROM SERVER

After you submit the message request to the Wire2Air server, the server will return a response in the following format:

For successful submission:

JOBID: [MOBILENUMBER]:[SMSID]

Failed submission:

ERR: 301: Failed authentication
ERR: 305: Not enough credits

 

Note

  • Values must be properly URL encoded

  • Messages submitted longer than 160 characters will be rejected. For sending messages longer than 160 characters, contact sales.

  • You’ll be charged one credit for every 160-character message.

  • The list of allowed characters for messages and subjects is a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and these special characters: .,:;!?()~=+-_\/@$#&%’”

  • For line breaks in a message, use \r\n; e.g. Your class is scheduled on \r\n july 24th @ 7:00PM.

  • The following characters count as two characters: ~, @, #, %, +, =, /, \, \r\n

 

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