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BulkSMS JSON REST API
## Overview The JSON REST API allows you to submit and receive BulkSMS messages. You can also get access to past messages and see your account profile. The base URL to use for this service is `https://api.bulksms.com/v1`. The base URL cannot be used on its own; you must append a path that identifies an operation and you may have to specify some path parameters as well. Click here to go to the main BulkSMS developer site. In order to give you an idea on how the API can be used, some JSON snippets are provided below. Have a look at the messages section for more information. Probably the most simple example ``` { "to": "+27001234567", "body": "Hello World!" } ``` You can send unicode automatically using the `auto-unicode` query parameter. Alternatively, you can specify `UNICODE` for the `encoding` property in the request body. Please note: when `auto-unicode` is specified and the value of the `encoding` property is `UNICODE`, the message will always be sent as `UNICODE`. Here is an example that sets the `encoding` explicitly ``` { "to": "+27001234567", "body": "Dobrá práce! Jak se máš?", "encoding": "UNICODE" } ``` You can also specify a from number ``` { "from": "+27007654321", "to":
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Authentication
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Transport
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Browser access
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First-request sequence
- Identify the current base URL, version, and endpoint for the use case.
- Confirm how credentials are issued and where they may be stored.
- Test success, invalid input, throttling, unavailable data, and timeouts.
- Record response fields, pagination, caching, and error shapes.
- Add monitoring, retries with backoff, and an appropriate fallback.
Questions to resolve before production
Pricing and quotas
Confirm current plans, free-tier limits, overages, and request ceilings.
Endpoint coverage
Check that the operations and response fields match the intended workload.
Reliability
Look for uptime history, a status page, support routes, and service commitments.
Data and privacy
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Versioning
Confirm the active version, change policy, deprecation window, and migration guidance.
Developer experience
Validate SDKs, examples, error formats, pagination, and test environments.
Source reference
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