SMS API?

submitted by fschmidt from self.programming

I need an SMS API that isn't modern crap. Any suggestions?

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[–]pijk 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Twilio seems to be alright.

They have an example on how to send an SMS using their API in Java:

// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/install

import com.twilio.Twilio;
import com.twilio.rest.api.v2010.account.Message;
import com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber;

public class Example {
    // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
    // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
    public static final String ACCOUNT_SID = System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
    public static final String AUTH_TOKEN = System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
        Message message = Message.creator(
                new com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber("+15558675310"),
                new com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber("+15017122661"),
                "Hi there")
            .create();

        System.out.println(message.getSid());
    }
}

Here's the full guide.

[–]fschmidt[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When I tried twilio from their web interface to send a text to my cellphone, it said "not valid phone number". So it's broken.

Anyway, I discovered that my SMTP service supports SMS, so I will try that.