How to Send Customized SMS
You can send Customized SMSes to one or many recipients by making a HTTP POST request with the following:
Endpoint
https://api.smsleopard.com/v1/sms/sendAuthorization
Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=Sample Request Body
{
"source": "sms_test",
"multi": true,
"message": "Dear {name}, Hello from the smsleopard api",
"destination": [
{
"number": "+254700000001",
"message": "Dear Mary, Hello from the smsleopard api"
},
{
"number": "+254700000002",
"message": "Dear Nick, Hello from the smsleopard api"
},
{
"number": "+254700000003",
"message": "Dear Orz, Hello from the smsleopard api"
}
],
"status_url": "",
"status_secret": ""
}Code Examples
curl -i -u ACCOUNT_ID:ACCOUNT_SECRET -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST https://api.smsleopard.com/v1/sms/send -d '{"source": "SMSLeopard", "multi": true, "message": "Hello {name}", "destination": [{"number": "+254710000001", "message": "Hello Bri"}, {"number": "+254710000002", "message": "Hello Joan"}], "status_url": "https://your-status.url", "status_secret": "supersecret"}'Payload
Message- The message template to be customized for each recipient.Destination- An array of recipient objects with the number you intend to send the message to.Number- The specific recipient number you intend to send to.Destination → Message- The customized message to send to the recipient.Source- Sender id for the message.Multi- Allow sending specific messages to multiple recipients.Status_url- The URL to receive delivery reports on (optional).
Example of a Successful Response
Status code: 201
{
"success": true,
"message": "Sent to 1/1. Cost KES 0.90",
"recipients": [
{
"id": "eb4647b2-2695-4aba-958e-0b39d965f6d0",
"cost": 0.9,
"number": "+254700000001",
"status": "queued"
}
]
}