Send SMS
The SMS API will send an SMS message to the specified MSISDN. (Not supported on UK operators. For STC Kuwait discuss with SLA before sending SMS messages.)
All HTTP request parameters should be passed in URL Query String - query_params.
HTTP Request
POST /v2.2/sms?msisdn={msisdn}&campaign={campaign}&merchant={merchant}&correlator={correlator}&text={text}
Request Parameters
| Name | Description | Type | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| msisdn | The subscriber MSISDN that you want to send the SMS to. | string | mandatory |
| campaign | The Alacrity service URI that identifies the service that this transaction belongs to. | string | mandatory |
| merchant | The Alacrity merchant URI that identifies which merchant this transaction belongs to. | string | mandatory |
| correlator | A unique string for this transaction. The correlator guards against accidental duplicate transactions. | string | mandatory |
| text | The string to display in the SMS. Sample value with string type: 1. xxxx (valid) 2. http Sample value with object type 1. {username: 'xxxx', password: 'xxxx'} (valid) 2. {username: 32123, password: 'xxxx'} (valid - digit as value without quote) 3. {username: xxxx23, password: 'xxxx'} (invalid - username's value with mix type required to wrap with quote) | string | object | mandatory |
POST /v2.2/sms?
msisdn=965987654321&
campaign=campaign:56yhws-87e376-yuio43-45yhh7&
merchant=partner:00ow34-al6g67-12o6hh-00ff66&
correlator=we78fehjke8erwhjkre78&
text=welcome
HTTP/1.1
Host: api.sla-alacrity.com
Authorization: Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==
Accept: application/json
POST /v2.2/sms?
msisdn=965987654321&
campaign=campaign:56yhws-87e376-yuio43-45yhh7&
merchant=partner:00ow34-al6g67-12o6hh-00ff66&
correlator=we78fehjke8erwhjkre78&
text={username: 'xxxx', password: 'xxxx'}
HTTP/1.1
Host: api.sla-alacrity.com
Authorization: Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==
Accept: application/json
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"success": true
}
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"error":
{
"category": "SMS API",
"cdoe": "8001",
"message": "SMS sending failed"
}
}
Info
Please reach out to the integration team for assistance in configuring the preset to be passed in the
textparameter if you are sending it as an object.
Warning
Please note that if the result of sending the SMS message fails for any reason the SMS message will NOT be sent.
Please also note that the SMS API must NOT be used for marketing purposes.
Updated 10 months ago