Send SMS

Send a message from sender to recipient using the values shown in the parameters section.

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Body Params
string
required

Body text of the message. The message will be split into multiple parts if required. A part is 160 characters for a single SMS or 153 characters per part for multi-part SMS. If the message contains Unicode UTF8 encoded characters such as emoji’s or non latin character sets, then a single part is 70 characters or 67 characters for multiple parts.

More information on message length and encoding: https://support.transmitsms.com/s/article/44001076957-how-many-characters-can-i-have-in-my-text-message

If opt-out is required, insert parameter [opt-out-link] into the message and a link will be generated.

string
length ≤ 500

A reference supplied by your system. This reference will be passed back in webhooks so that you can relate events to messages you sent. For example, being able to relate a Link Hit event to a specific sent message.

string
required

Sender is the number (or alphanumeric) that the message appears from on the handset. Sender number must be assigned to your account for the country you are sending to. Contact us to get sender number(s) registered to your account. Sender number functionality varies by country. You can send from an alphanumeric sender if it is available for the destination country. Global SMS delivery list: https://support.transmitsms.com/s/article/page-products-connectivity-global-delivery-list

Alphanumeric senders (which cannot be replied to) have a maximum of 11 characters. Only letters, numbers, underscore, hyphen or space are allowed and they are included in the total character count. (Consecutive underscore, hyphen, space is not allowed.)

string
required

The destination number for delivery. Can be either in local format or in international format. Must be in the same country as the sender. For international format, it should follow E.164 standard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.164

Examples of conversions to E.164 format: Australia 0438 333 061 => 61438333061 New Zealand 0212172782 => 64212172782 USA (281) 869-1226 => 12818691226

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