SMS API
SMS API Overview

SMSLeopard SMS API

Send SMS from your product, CRM, payment system, website, or internal workflows.

Use the SMSLeopard SMS API for OTPs, alerts, payment reminders, delivery updates, service notifications, survey invitations, and customer follow-up. When SMS is connected to customer profiles, every message can use current customer context instead of a stale phone-number list.

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What You Can Build

Use caseCommon triggerWhy it matters
OTP SMSSignup, login, password reset, transaction approvalVerify customers quickly on a channel with broad reach
Payment remindersInvoice due, loan instalment due, subscription renewalPrompt customers with the right amount, date, and account context
Service alertsDelivery update, appointment change, branch noticeKeep customers informed even when they are not in an app
Survey invitationsPayment received, visit completed, order deliveredAsk for feedback while the customer moment is still fresh
Campaign follow-upSegment becomes eligible for a reminder or offerUse profile data to send more relevant SMS messages

How it works

Authentication

All requests require HTTP Basic Auth using your API key and secret.

Authorization: Basic <base64(api_key:api_secret)>

Learn how to generate API keys and authenticate requests.

Quick reference

EndpointMethodDescription
/v1/sms/sendPOSTSend SMS to one or many recipients
/v1/sms/sendGETSend SMS via URL parameters
/v1/delivery_reports/{id}GETGet delivery report for a message

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Focused Implementation Guides

These guides help technical and business teams move from "send an SMS" to specific customer journeys.

GoalRead this
Verify users by SMSOTP SMS API
Trigger billing or M-Pesa follow-upPayment Reminder SMS
Send from a recognizable business nameSMS Sender ID
Send a message using headers or URL parametersHow to Send SMS
Track message deliveryDelivery Reports