SMS - Overview

Telesign SMS allows you to send timely, personalized messages through SMS, directly from websites or mobile applications. SMS is part of the Telesign Engage API.

Common use cases

• Send a personalized SMS alert to a user's phone number.
• Send a timely reminder to a user's phone number.
• Send a personalized notification to a user's phone number.

Examples of these use cases include:

• Weather or news updates
• Package delivery updates
• Appointment or event reminders
• Account status change notifications such as password changes
• Special offers or promotional announcements

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NOTE:

If you want to send OTP messages, Telesign recommends using Telesign SMS Verify API, which is specifically designed for that use case.

For more information about how to send your first Telesign SMS request, see SMS - Get started.

Documentation by category

• Docs
  • SMS - Get started
  • SMS - Try it without code
  • SMS - Tutorial: Send an SMS in Python using the Telesign SDK
  • SMS - Tutorial: Send an SMS in Node.js using the Telesign SDK
  • SMS - Tutorial: Send an SMS in Ruby using the Telesign SDK
  • SMS - Tutorial: Send an SMS in PHP using the Telesign SDK
  • SMS - Tutorial: Send an SMS in C# using the Telesign SDK
  • SMS - Tutorial: Send an SMS in Java using the Telesign SDK
  • SMS - Tutorial: Send an SMS in Python with a Telesign REST API
  • SMS - Tutorial: iOS mobile app verification
  • SMS - Callback service
  • SMS - Send bulk SMS
  • SMS - Track bulk delivery status
  • SMS - SMPP TLVs
• Reference
  • POST https://rest-ww.telesign.com/v1/messaging
  • GET https://rest-ww.telesign.com/v1/messaging/{reference_id}
  • PUT https://rest-ww.telesign.com/v1/verify/completion/{reference_id}
  • POST https://rest-ww.telesign.com/v1/verify/bulk_sms
  • SMS delivery reports
  • Bulk SMS Callbacks