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SMS and WhatsApp Guides for Small Business and Developers

Working code, real setups and honest numbers: how to send SMS and WhatsApp from a phone you already own, automate replies, plug it into your store or your app, and keep customers reading. New guides most weeks.

Developers writing code on laptop screens, representing an HTTP SMS API integration

What Is a Web Service SMS API? A Plain Explanation

A web service SMS API lets your application send text messages over an ordinary HTTP request. Here is what that means, how it differs from carrier SMPP and on-device gateways, and how the request and response actually look.

Marcus Ellery
Program code on a laptop screen representing an SMS API integration

How to Send SMS With an API From a Website

A practical developer walkthrough of how to send SMS with an API from a website: where the token lives, the send request and its parameters, delivery status, webhooks, and the pitfalls to avoid.

Marcus Ellery