Messaging

The SMS API supports the following:

HTTP Methods

POST - When you send a POST request with the end user’s phone number to the messaging subresource, We sends the SMS message you specify.

Country code is mandatory to be included in the to paramenter for global messaging.

Before you start sending SMS through this API, please test whether your content is matching a template which has been pre approved. Otherwise, the SMS will end up being rejected.

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API Endpoint

http://portal.thundersms.com/api/v2/

POST

{endpoint}sms/send

MANDATORY PARAMETERS

Name	Descriptions
to	Phone number to send with country prefix.
message	The content of the SMS
sender	The registered and approved Sender-id
service	The short code of the service name. ex: (MKT) full list

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

Name	Descriptions
webhook_id	The `id` of the webhook created in Webhook Section for which the SMS response to be sent after delivery report from operator. read more
time	Schedule time (in format i.e,yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) at which the SMS has to be sent.
type	The SMS to be sent is Unicode, Normal or Auto detect. (value “U”, “N” or “A”)
flash	This parameter can be used to send flash sms via API ( Values 1 or 0.)
custom	Your own unique_id
port	Port number to which SMS has to be delivered
entity_id	Principal Entityid registered in DLT portal (applicable for indian routes only)
template_id	TemplateId registered in DLT portal (applicable for indian routes only)
max_units	The maximum number of units to be sent in the message ex:(value 2 or 3)

Example Request

curl -X POST '{endpoint}sms/send' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer 38e896f55670311982434e929559bxxxx' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
     "sender":"TXTSMS",
     "to":"917026267xxx",
     "service":"MKT",
     "message":"Your OTP is 123456"
}'

Example Response

{
  "status": 200,
  "message": "1 numbers accepted for delivery.",
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "b34e35ad-fe34-4a8b-977c-b21cd76cd7d6:1",
      "mobile": "918921269xxx",
      "status": "AWAITING-DLR",
      "units": 1,
      "length": 7,
      "charges": 1,
      "customid": "",
      "iso_code": null,
      "submitted_at": "2018-07-09 16:27:35"
    }
  ]
}

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