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How do I send an SMS using Apifonica?
Briefly, you make an HTTP request and specify several parameters in this request.
At least one of the sender’s and recipient’s numbers should be rented at Apifonica.
For more detailed information, please refer to Messaging API Reference.
What is the character limit for SMS text messages?
Max 160 Latin characters or 70 Unicode characters.
If you include any non GSM-7 characters in your message body, we will automatically fall back to UCS-2 encoding (which will limit message bodies to 70 characters each). Additionally, Apifonica prepends a User Data Header of 6 Bytes (this instructs the receiving device on how to assemble messages), leaving 153 GSM-7 characters or 67 UCS-2 characters for your message.
Does Apifonica support Unicode SMS messages?
Yes, Apifonica supports Unicode text messages.
Does Apifonica support long SMS concatenation?
Yes, long SMS are concatenated into one message.
How can I handle delivery reports for SMS messages?
You can check statuses of the sent messages by means of Apifonica API.
For more detailed information on messaging, please refer to Messaging Quickstart guide.
What happens to an SMS message when I send it?
Read out possible SMS statuses.
How and when do I get charged for the text messages I send?
You get charged for the sent message when it gets the sent status.
The possible messages statuses are described here.
What countries does Apifonica support for SMS?
You can always find if the country is supported in your personal account when you Download the price list with our routes.
If you have not found the mobile number for the country you need, please leave your request. We will certainly consider adding mobile numbers for the requested country and offer you the option that best suits your needs.
How is an incoming message delivered to my application?
Please read here how to receive incoming SMS messages.
Does Apifonica support alphanumeric SenderID?
Yes, you can request it in your personal account or write support@apifonica.com.
How can I check if all my messages are delivered ?
You can check statuses of the sent messages by means of Apifonica API.
To get the message history, just make a single HTTP request . To check the status of the specific message, get the details via this request .
Does Apifonica support MMS ?
At the moment, Apifonica supports only text(SMS) messages.
What do the message statuses mean?
- Queued—Message is going to be sent.
- Sent—Message was sent.
- Received—Message was received by your Apifonica number.Works only for inbound messages.
- Delivered—Message was delivered to therecipient.
- Failed—Message was not delivered to the & nbsp recipient.If this happens, an error message is included in Apifonica request.
Can I receive SMS with my Apifonica number ?
Yes.
International support for alphanumeric sender id
COUNTRY | ALPHA SUPPORT | PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT |
Afghanistan | No | |
Albania | Yes | No |
Algeria | No | |
Andorra | Yes | No |
Angola | Yes | No |
Anguilla | Yes | No |
Antigua & Barbuda | Yes | No |
Argentina | No | |
Armenia | Yes | No |
Aruba | Yes | No |
Australia | Yes | No |
Austria | Yes | No |
Azerbaijan | No | |
Bahamas | Yes | No |
Bahrain | Yes | No |
Bangladesh | No | |
Barbados | Yes | No |
Belarus | Yes | Required |
Belgium | No | |
Belize | Yes | No |
Benin | Yes | No |
Bermuda | Yes | No |
Bhutan | Yes | No |
Bolivia | Yes | No |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Yes | No |
Botswana | Yes | No |
Brazil | No | |
Brunei Darussalam | Yes | No |
Bulgaria | Yes | No |
Burkina Faso | Yes | No |
Burundi | Yes | No |
Cambodia | Yes | No |
Cameroon | Yes | No |
Canada | No | |
Cape Verde | Yes | No |
Cayman Islands | No | |
Central African Republic | Yes | No |
Chad | Yes | No |
Chile | No | |
China* | No | |
Colombia | No | |
Comoros | Yes | No |
Congo | No | |
Congo D.R. | No | |
Cook Islands | Yes | No |
Costa Rica | No | |
Croatia | No | |
Cuba | Yes | Required |
Cyprus | Yes | No |
Czech Republic | Yes | Required* |
Denmark | Yes | No |
Diego Garcia | No | |
Djibouti | Yes | No |
Dominica | Yes | No |
Dominican Republic | No | |
Ecuador | No | |
Egypt | Yes | |
El Salvador | No | |
Equatorial Guinea | Yes | No |
Estonia | Yes | No |
Falkland Islands | Yes | No |
Faroe Islands | Yes | No |
Fiji | Yes | No |
Finland | Yes | No |
France | Yes | No |
French Guiana | No | |
French Polynesia | Yes | No |
Gabon | Yes | No |
Gambia | Yes | No |
Georgia | Yes | No |
Germany | Yes | No |
Ghana | No | |
Gibraltar | Yes | No |
Greece | Yes | No |
Greenland | Yes | No |
Grenada | Yes | No |
Guadeloupe | Yes | No |
Guam | No | |
Guatemala | No | |
Guernsey | Yes | No |
Guinea | Yes | No |
Guinea-Bissau | Yes | No |
Guyana | Yes | No |
Haiti | Yes | No |
Honduras | No | |
Hong Kong | Yes | No |
Hungary | No | |
Iceland | Yes | No |
India | Yes | Required |
Indonesia | Yes | Required |
Iran | No | |
Iraq | No | |
Ireland | Yes | No |
Isle of Man | Yes | No |
Israel | Yes | No |
Italy | Yes | No |
Cote dIvoire | Yes | No |
Jamaica | Yes | No |
Japan | Yes (except for KDDI) | |
Jersey | Yes | No |
Jordan | Yes | Required |
Kazakhstan | No | |
Kenya | No | |
Kuwait | No | |
Kyrgyzstan | No | |
Laos PDR | No | |
Latvia | Yes | No |
Lebanon | Yes | No |
Lesotho | Yes | No |
Liberia | Yes | No |
Libya | Yes | No |
Liechtenstein | Yes | No |
Lithuania | Yes | No |
Luxembourg | Yes | No |
Macau | Yes | No |
Macedonia | Yes | No |
Madagascar | Yes | No |
Malawi | Yes | No |
Malaysia | No | |
Maldives | Yes | No |
Mali | No | |
Malta | Yes | No |
Martinique | Yes | No |
Mauritania | Yes | No |
Mauritius | Yes | No |
Mayotte | Yes | No |
Mexico | No | |
Moldova | Yes | No |
Monaco | No | |
Mongolia | Yes | No |
Montenegro | Yes | No |
Montserrat | Yes | No |
Morocco | No | |
Mozambique | No | |
Myanmar | No | |
Namibia | No | |
Nauru | No | |
Nepal | No | |
Netherlands | Yes | No |
Netherlands Antilles | Yes | No |
New Caledonia | Yes | No |
New Zealand | No | |
Nicaragua | No | |
Niger | Yes | No |
Nigeria | Yes | Required |
Norfolk Island | Yes | No |
Norway | Yes | No |
Oman | Yes | Required |
Pakistan | No | |
Palestinian Territory | Yes only for Jawwal Palestine | Required |
Panama | No | |
Papua New Guinea | Yes | No |
Paraguay | Yes | No |
Peru | No | No |
Philippines | Yes | Required |
Poland | Yes | No |
Portugal | Yes | No |
Puerto Rico | No | |
Qatar | No | |
Reunion | Yes | No |
Romania | No | |
Russia | Yes | Required |
Rwanda | Yes | No |
Samoa | Yes | No |
San Marino | Yes | No |
Sao Tome & Principe | Yes | No |
Saudi Arabia | Yes | Required |
Senegal | Yes | No |
Serbia | Yes | No |
Seychelles | Yes | No |
Sierra Leone | Yes | No |
Singapore | Yes | No |
Slovakia | Yes | No |
Slovenia | Yes | No |
Solomon Islands | Yes | No |
Somalia | Yes | No |
South Africa | No | |
South Korea | No | |
South Sudan | Yes | No |
Spain | Yes | No |
Sri Lanka | No | |
St Kitts & Nevis | Yes | No |
St Lucia | Yes | No |
St Vincent & the Grenadines | Yes | No |
Sudan | Yes | No |
Suriname | Yes | No |
Swaziland | Yes | No |
Sweden | Yes | No |
Switzerland | Yes | No |
Syria | No | |
Taiwan | No | |
Tajikistan | Yes | No |
Tanzania | Yes | No |
Thailand | Yes | Yes |
Timor-Leste | Yes | No |
Togo | Yes | No |
Tonga | Yes | No |
Trinidad & Tobago | Yes | No |
Tunisia | Yes | No |
Turkey | Yes | Required |
Turkmenistan | Yes | No |
Turks & Caicos Islands | Yes | No |
Uganda | Yes | No |
Ukraine | Yes | No |
United Arab Emirates | Yes | Required |
United Kingdom | Yes | No |
United States | No | |
Uruguay | No | |
Uzbekistan | Yes | No |
Vanuatu | Yes | No |
Venezuela | No | |
Vietnam | No | |
Virgin Islands British | Yes | No |
Yemen | Yes | No |
Zambia | Yes | No |
Zimbabwe | Yes | No |