| Although making use of an SMS API to send text | | | | gateway†tab. Register for an HTTP API |
| messages from one’s website or | | | | account. Once having done this you will be issued |
| software application can sound like a fairly daunting | | | | with what is called an API_ID. In order to send SMS |
| task, many SMS providers offer simple HTTP SMS | | | | via HTTP you will need the following bits of |
| posting allowing one to send SMS text messages | | | | information: |
| directly through their gateways. Generally speaking, | | | | Username (this you select when registering)Password |
| one will need to setup an account with an SMS | | | | (this you select when registering)API_ID (this gets |
| gateway provider in order to get started. Most | | | | issued to upon completion of registration)The mobile |
| providers will offer a bunch of messages with which | | | | number/s you would like to send the message to in |
| one can test the service; thereafter one will need to | | | | international format e.g. a UK number would look like |
| purchase more messages. One of the | | | | this: 448311234567The message text itself e.g. |
| world’s most popular SMS gateway | | | | “Meet me at the cafe in 10 |
| providers, Clickatell, offer real time HTTP SMS setup | | | | minutes†|
| online through their website. | | | | Step 2Open your Browser (e.g. Internet Explorer), |
| In the tutorial below, I will explain in a few simple | | | | and type in your info in the address bar in the |
| steps how one can manually send SMS messages via | | | | following sequence:a) The basic start is Adding your |
| the Clickatell HTTP Post. Note, that it is intended that | | | | personal authentication detail - you will then type the |
| developers will code their own commands around this | | | | following into the browser: |
| API such that the relevant data can be extracted | | | | Press "Enter", and your message will be sent. If the |
| from their own systems. To that end, most | | | | message is sent successfully a confirmation code will |
| providers offer additional code samples to assist with | | | | appear in your browser. If not, you will receive an |
| this sort of integration. | | | | error message. |
| Step 1Logon to their site and find the “SMS | | | | |