Clickatell’s XML SMS Gateway API is popular with developers that have structured data needs. It is simple to integrate and noted for its excellent interoperability amongst heterogeneous systems, particularly with legacy systems. The XML is submitted via an HTTP post allowing easy communication between two different applications. |
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Although two-way text messaging is not a feature of the XML API, you can use our other connections such as HTTP, FTP or SMPP to receive your inbound text messages.
Clickatell’s XML API is popular with application developers because:
The XML API is versatile:
- Language independent and for developers’ familiar with XML, we offer this interface with its own set of DTD’s.
- Ideal for batch sending, the XML Api enables high volume delivery and server-side message merging. It offers the end-user the ability to define all elements common to a batch, and then send only the parameters that change on a message-by-message basis.Enabled for Token Pay (spend a voucher).
- Allows coverage queries as well as requests for pull text message status reports.
- Customers can make account balance enquires and set maximum credit charges.
- Send stop or delete SMS messages (if using the delivery delay feature).
- Choose SSL encryption for outbound messages.
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).
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 XML API now.
How to connect using XML:
- Sign up for an XML account by and you will be given a username, password and api_id: keep these at hand.
- Once you have registered and been activated you will receive 10 free credits with which to test our service.
- Have the number you wish to send to ready in international format e.g. 448311234567.
- Open your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer), and type in your info in the address bar in the following sequence:
http://api.clickatell.com/xml/xml?data=<clickAPI><sendMsg><api_id>1</api_id>
s<user>demo</user><password>demo</password><to>448311234567</to><text>Meet me outside</text><from>me</from></sendMsg></clickAPI>
- Press 'Enter' on your keyboard and your message will be sent.
Sign up for XML
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