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Clickatell's SMPP Connection

SMPP is perfect for bulk SMS text messaging needs.

If you need to send bulk text messages on a monthly basis using a high throughput binary socket connection, Clickatell's SMPP API connection is the right choice of SMS product. There is a minimum purchase requirement of 5,000 text message credit for this product and all customers need to go through a SMPP compliance test.

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Clickatell's SMPP API is popular with mobile applications developers because of the:

Ability to send bulk SMS:

The SMS Gateway and the Clickatell SMPP API are continuously connected. SMS text messages can be sent at high speed at your convenience. This is ideal for bulk SMS text message sending and the SMPP API is our most robust connection, it is SMPP 3.3 and SMPP 3.4 compliant.

Special features of the SMPP API:

2-way SMS text message sending is enabled with Clickatell's SMPP API and this application enables queries re text message status - both push and pull.

This SMS API SMS Gateway connection is independent of any language platform.

All of Clickatell’s A2P text messaging solutions offer the following features:

  • Almost immediate SMS functionality for any site or application.
  • Clickatell’s mobile messaging API’s support text, Unicode, binary SMS, EMS and Flash.
  • Our SMS Gateway API’s support extended length messages.
  • Clickatell’s mobile messaging API products come with extensive documentation and script libraries, saving you precious development time.
  • VCard and VCal converters are available at no charge for logo and ringtone conversions.
  • Our SMS Gateway API’s have delivery acknowledgement features and customized sender ID options.
  • Two-way text messaging is enabled for most of our products and we can offer this feature in through 819 Networks in 221 Countries.
  • Automatic rerouting to an alternative delivery gateway if a message is delayed for a client specified period of time.
  • Customer-specified priority level SMS delivery queues.
  • SMS delivery delay of up to 7 days (excluding SMPP API).
  • Customers can query network coverage as well as text message status for both inbound and outbound messages (push and pull).

You get 10 free message credits to send pre-populated text messages to test your connection with the Clickatell SMS Gateway, so take the free trial of our SMPP API now.

How to connect via SMPP:
  • Sign up for SMPP (Please note that registration and account setup usually takes around 24 hours, excluding weekends).
  • Complete the account and product forms.
  • Purchase a minimum of 5,000 SMS credits from Clickatell (or ensure you already have a balance of 5,000 credits).
  • We will next update our firewall to allow you to bind. Once this is complete we will send you an e-mail.
  • Bind to our test SMPP server and test delivery.
  • Once you have bound successfully, and have been approved, we will migrate you onto the production servers.

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SMPP Resources:

SMPP Specification Version 2.4.3
SMPP 3.3 Specification Website URL
SMPP FAQ
SMPP Guides

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