We have sent you an sms with the code

We have sent you an sms with the code

I’m not receiving SMS messages!

If you are unable to receive SMS messages from Steam, check with your wireless provider that your wireless account is allowed to receive them. Steam will also stop sending SMS messages if too many have been sent to you, so waiting a few minutes to an hour may allow messages to come through again. You should also check to make sure that your phone’s inbox is not full.

My authenticator codes aren’t working!

If you are unable to log in using the authenticator codes:

Check the time on your phone and make sure it is accurate. The authenticator codes are generated using the phone’s time, and if the time is off, the codes will be incorrect.
If you have more than one account with an authenticator, make sure you are entering codes for the correct account.

You can remove the authenticator from the account; see the section below on authenticator recovery.

I’m not receiving SMS messages!

If you are unable to receive SMS messages from Steam, check with your wireless provider that your wireless account is allowed to receive them. Steam will also stop sending SMS messages if too many have been sent to you, so waiting a few minutes to an hour may allow messages to come through again. You should also check to make sure that your phone’s inbox is not full.

My authenticator codes aren’t working!

If you are unable to log in using the authenticator codes:

Check the time on your phone and make sure it is accurate. The authenticator codes are generated using the phone’s time, and if the time is off, the codes will be incorrect.
If you have more than one account with an authenticator, make sure you are entering codes for the correct account.

You can remove the authenticator from the account; see the section below on authenticator recovery.

Sorry if that was not helpful, so see if this guide can help you. It was made by the good Satoru.

Make sure your inbox is not full.
Make sure your phone time is correct.

; 16 мая. 2016 в 21:55

the giving one. dude were not that stupid. IM NOT GETTING THE CODE SEND TO MY 4G LTE UNLIMITED DATA IPHONE 6

The problem is not with the Steam Guard codes themselves, it is with the phone authentication step to set up the Steam Guard codes to begin with. As part of the process, you attach a phone number to the Steam account in question. Steam then immediately sends out an SMS code to confirm. These folks are getting an error message that Steam was unable to send that message, even if they did receive the SMS code. The error message screen does not allow them to enter the proper code, even if one has actually come from Steam, so they are stuck.

The time on the phone does not matter in this regard. Nor is it likely that their text message service was full at the time, as they tend to either have a ton of space or delete messages by first-in-first-out. Unlike voicemail there is generally no reason you can’t receive the latest message. My first guesses go like this. Either there is a Steam-side limit on the number of SMS that can be sent to one number in a particular period, or a limit on the number of accounts associated with a particular number. For some reason you have tripped one or the other. If you have already waited out any clock, best bet is to probably open a ticket and see if they can get you through the process, in case a flag is inappropriately stuck tripped.

if anyone has any logical ways to fix (i’ve done everything in this above guide), please help. all i want is to enable prime matchmaking and sell my hundreds of dollars of inventory to buy stuff.

ESP32 SIM800L: Send Text Messages (SMS Alert) with Sensor Readings

In this project we’re going to create an SMS notification system with the T-Call ESP32 SIM800L module that sends an SMS when sensor readings are above or below a certain threshold.

In this example, we’ll use a DS18B20 temperature sensor, and we’ll send a text message when the temperature is above 28ºC. Once the temperature has decreased below the threshold, we’ll send another SMS alert.

To send an SMS with the T-Call ESP32 SIM800L module, you just need to use modem.sendSMS(SMS_TARGET, smsMessage) after initializing a modem object for the SIM800L module (using the TinyGSM library).

Important: the SIM800L works on 2G networks, so it will only work in your country, if 2G networks are available. Check if you have 2G network in your country, otherwise it won’t work.

Watch the Video Tutorial

You can watch the video tutorial or continue reading for the complete project instructions.

Project Overview

This tutorial is divided into two sections:

You can modify this project for your specific case. For example, you may want to put the ESP32 in deep sleep mode and send an SMS every hour with the current temperature readings, etc.

TTGO T-Call ESP32 SIM800L

Besides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, you can communicate with this ESP32 board using SMS, phone calls or you can connect it to the internet. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to send an SMS notification.

Prerequisites

1. ESP32 add-on Arduino IDE

We’ll program the ESP32 using Arduino IDE. So, you need to have the ESP32 add-on installed in your Arduino IDE. Follow the next tutorial, if you haven’t already.

2. Prepaid SIM Card (SMS plan)

To use the TTGO T-Call ESP32 SIM800L board, you need a nano SIM card. We recommend using a SIM card with a prepaid or monthly plan, so that you know exactly how much you’ll spend.

3. Libraries

Installing the TinyGSM Library

Open your Arduino IDE and go to Sketch > Include Library > Manage Libraries. The Library Manager should open. Search for TinyGSM. Select the TinyGSM library by Volodymyr Shymanskyy.

Installing DS18B20 Libraries

In the Arduino IDE Library Manager, type “onewire” in the search box and install OneWire library by Paul Stoffregen.

Then, search for “Dallas” and install DallasTemperature library by Miles Burton.

After installing the libraries, restart your Arduino IDE.

Parts Required

To follow this tutorial you need the following parts:

You can use the preceding links or go directly to MakerAdvisor.com/tools to find all the parts for your projects at the best price!

Note: we had some signal strength issues with the antenna that came with the board package, so we’ve used another antenna (as shown below) and all those connection problems were solved.

Send SMS with T-Call ESP32 SIM800L

In this section, we’ll show you how to send an SMS with the T-Call ESP32 SIM800L board. Let’s build a simple example that sends an “Hello from ESP32!” message to your smartphone.

Copy the following code to your Arduino IDE. But don’t upload it yet, you need to insert the recipient’s phone number in the code.

How the Code Works

Insert you SIM card PIN in the following variable. If it’s not defined, you can leave this variable empty.

Then, add the phone number you want to send the SMS to. The number should be in international format, otherwise, it won’t work: (plus sign) and country code, for Portugal +351, followed by phone number.

Example for Portugal +351XXXXXXXXX

Configure the TinyGSM library to work with the SIM800L modem:

Include the following libraries:

The following lines define the pins used by the SIM800L module:

Initialize a serial communication to interact with the Serial Monitor and another to interact with the SIM800L module.

Setup the SIM800L pins in a proper state to operate:

Initialize a serial communication with the SIM800L module:

Initialize the SIM800L module and unlock the SIM card PIN if needed.

To send an SMS, you just need to use the sendSMS() method on the modem object and pass as arguments the recipient’s phone number and the message.

In this case, the message is “Hello from ESP32!“, but it can be replaced with other info like sensor data.

Demonstration

With the nano SIM card inserted in the module, upload the code to your T-Call ESP32 SIM800L board.

Go to Tools > Board and select ESP32 Dev Module. Go to Tools > Port and select the COM port your board is connected to. Finally, press the upload button to upload the code to your board.

Note: at the moment, there isn’t a board for the T-Call ESP32 SIM800L, but we’ve selected the ESP32 Dev Module and it’s been working fine.

After uploading the code, open the Serial Monitor at a baud rate of 115200 to see what’s going on.

After a few seconds, you should receive an SMS on the recipient’s phone number.

Troubleshooting

If at this point, you don’t receive an SMS, it can be caused by one of the following reasons:

ESP32 SMS Notification System

In this section, we’ll show you how to build an SMS notification system that sends a text message when the sensor readings cross a predetermined threshold temperature value.

Schematic Diagram

Copy the following code to your Arduino IDE. Insert the recipient’s phone number and set the threshold value. Then, you can upload the code to the T-Call ESP32 SIM800L board.

How the Code Works

In the previous example, we’ve already explained how to initialize the SIM800L and all the required configurations. So, let’s skip to the relevant parts for this project.

First, type your SIM card PIN. If it’s not defined, you can leave this variable empty.

Then, add the phone number you want to send the SMS to. The number should be in international format, otherwise it won’t work.

Define your temperature threshold. We’ve set it to 28 degrees Celsius.

Create a variable to keep track if an SMS was sent or not.

By default, the temperature is in Celsius degrees, but you can uncomment the following lines to use the temperature in Fahrenheit degrees. Then, you should also adjust the threshold value to match your temperature units.

After that, there’s a condition that checks if the current temperature value is above the defined threshold and if an alert SMS hasn’t been sent.

If that condition is true, send an SMS saying “Temperature above threshold: ” and the current temperature value.

As you can see, to send a text message, you use the sendSMS() method on the modem object. You just need to pass as arguments, the phone number you want to send the SMS to, and the message content.

After sending the message, set the smsSent variable to true to avoid multiple SMS alerts for the same threshold reached.

When the temperature goes below the threshold, we also receive an SMS.

These conditions are checked every 5 seconds, but you can change the delay time.

Upload the Code

After inserting the recipient’s phone number and SIM card pin code, upload the sketch to your ESP32.

After a few seconds, the code should be successfully uploaded.

You can also open the Serial Monitor at a baud rate of 115200 to see the current sensor readings.

If I put my finger on top of the sensor, the temperature will start increasing.When it goes above 28ºC, it sends an SMS.

When the temperature goes below the threshold, I’ll receive another SMS.

Wrapping Up

With this project you’ve learned how to send SMS with the T-Call ESP32 SIM800L module. Now, you can use this project in a real application and leave it sending SMS notifications when the threshold value is reached or send SMS with sensor readings every hour, for example.

To make this project battery powered, I recommend using deep sleep mode and wake up the ESP32 every hour to check the current temperature, because if you use the code in this project it will drain your battery quickly.

Other articles/projects with the T-Call ESP32 SIM800L board:

Learn more about the ESP32 with our resources:

Verification at login

If you log in from other device

When you log in from a new or someone else’s device, Yandex may consider the login attempt suspicious. In this case, we will send an SMS or call the main number linked to your Yandex ID. Enter the code from the SMS or the last four digits of the incoming phone number.

If the main number is currently unavailable, contact support or try to restore access on your own.

Login verification by phone number

If you enabled login verification by phone number in your account settings, we will send an SMS or call the main number linked to your Yandex ID when trying to log in. Enter the code from the SMS or the last four digits of the incoming phone number.

How to enable login verification by phone number

Use one of the following methods:

How to disable it

Use one of the following methods:

If the main number is currently unavailable, contact support or try to restore access on your own.

If you log in from an unusual place

When you log in from an unusual location or your actions resemble those of a robot, Yandex may consider the login attempt suspicious. In this case, we will send an SMS or call the main number linked to your Yandex ID. Enter the code from the SMS or the last four digits of the incoming phone number. If you didn’t link your phone number to your Yandex ID, you’ll have to answer the security question.

Hackers that don’t know this data won’t be able to log in to your account, and Yandex will send you a notification every time there is a suspicious login attempt regardless.

If you can’t restore access to your account, contact support.

I can’t pass verification

If you don’t remember the answer, try changing the security question.

To replace or delete a phone number, fill out and submit this form.

If you can’t restore access to your account, contact support.

Sending Messages

Using Twilio’s REST API, you can send outgoing SMS messages from your Twilio phone number to mobile phones around the globe.

In this guide, we’ll explore how you can use Twilio’s Programmable Messaging API to:

Prefer a step-by-step guide to sending your first message? Check out our Programmable SMS quickstart in C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, or Ruby.

If you’re looking to send and verify One-Time Passcodes (OTPs) via SMS, check out our Verify APIs for phone verification and 2FA.

Send an SMS with Twilio’s API

To send a new outgoing message from a Twilio phone number to an outside number, make an HTTP POST to your account’s Message resource:

You can post directly to the API with cURL or use one of our six supported helper libraries to send messages with C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python or Ruby.

This parameter determines the destination phone number for your SMS message. Format this number with a ‘+’ and a country code, e.g., +16175551212 (E.164 format).

If you send messages while in trial mode, you must first verify your ‘To’ phone number so Twilio knows you own it. If you attempt to send an SMS from your trial account to an unverified number, the API will return Error 21219.

You can verify your phone number by adding it to your Verified Caller IDs in the console.

From specifies the Twilio phone number, short code, or Messaging Service that sends this message. This must be a Twilio phone number that you own, formatted with a ‘+’ and country code, e.g. +16175551212 (E.164 format).

To get your first Twilio phone number, head on over to the console and find a number you like with SMS capabilities. If you’re interested in using a short code, you can apply for one via the console as well.

Note that you cannot spoof messages from your personal cell phone number without porting your number to Twilio first. Learn more here.

Tip: Send a Message from a Messaging Service

You can also enter a Messaging Service SID as the From parameter value when you send an SMS message. When you use a Messaging Service SID, Twilio will automatically send your message using one of the phone numbers in your service pool.

A messaging service is like a container for your phone numbers, bundled around common use cases, such as routing intelligence and content features. For more information, check out the guide on Sending SMS Messages from a Messaging Service.

The Body parameter includes the full text of the message you want to send, limited to 1600 characters.

If the body of your message is more than 160 GSM-7 characters (or 70 UCS-2 characters), Twilio will send the message as a segmented SMS.

Send an SMS message

Twilio will verify that you’ve included a valid Twilio phone number in the From parameter, and then either queue the call or return an error.

Check out the full API Reference for Messages for the full list of parameters you can include in your request. You can also find the parameters you can expect back from Twilio.

Monitor the status of your message

By including a StatusCallback URL in your API call, you can tell Twilio where to POST information about your message.

Please note that Twilio will make a POST request to your StatusCallback URL.

Send an SMS with a StatusCallback URL

Twilio will POST to this URL each time the status of your message changes to one of the following:

The parameters Twilio sends to your callback URL include a subset of the standard request parameters and some unique messaging parameters. You can see the full list in the API Reference for the Message resource.

Below is an example of the request parameters sent to the StatusCallback URL for a delivered message:

Include media in your messages

While you can send text-only messages almost anywhere on the planet, sending media is currently only available in the US and Canada.

Other MIME types are accepted by the API, but will not be modified for device capability.

Send an MMS message

The size limit for message media is 5MB.

To send more than one image in a message body, provide multiple MediaUrl values in your POST request (limited to 10 per message).

Use an Alphanumeric Sender ID

Alphanumeric sender IDs are used for branded one-way messaging. Instead of using an E.164 formatted Twilio phone number for the «From» value, you can use a custom string like your own business’ branding. Alphanumeric sender IDs may be used at no additional cost when sending an SMS to countries that support this feature.

Support for sending messages from an alphanumeric sender ID depends on your destination (‘To’) phone number and is not available everywhere. Please see this article for the full list of countries that support this feature.

A note on rate limiting

If you send multiple messages at once from a single Twilio sender (number or Alphanumeric Sender ID), Twilio will queue them up for delivery. Your messages may experience differing rate limits based on the sender you are using. For messages from a US or Canada long code number, the limit is one message segment per second (MPS). If you’re sending messages from a non-US or Canada long code number, or an Alphanumeric Sender ID, the upper limit is 10 MPS.

API requests for messages that exceed the specified rates will be queued and executed at the sending rate of your Twilio sender.

If your application tries to enqueue more than 4 hours’ worth of outbound traffic from a single sender (e.g., enqueuing more than 14,400 message segments to Canada over one long code phone number), the excess messages will fail with error 30001 (Queue Overflow).

If you need to increase your outbound SMS throughput, we recommend using a Messaging Service.

Are you planning to send out a large number of messages at a rate greater than one message per second? Consider applying for a short code.

Short codes are not subjected to the same rate limits as long-code numbers and may be a better option for you.

What’s next?

Need some help?

We all do sometimes; code is hard. Get help now from our support team, or lean on the wisdom of the crowd by visiting Twilio’s Stack Overflow Collective or browsing the Twilio tag on Stack Overflow.

10 Reasons Why Some Messages Don’t Get Delivered

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Phoning a friend? If their phone is turned off, you’ll know it right away. But what about a text? You may never know if your message got delivered.

Global messaging using A2P (Application to Person) messaging (or SMS API) platforms is complicated, as most of the heavy lifting is done without you knowing it. Today, we’re going to show you the main reasons why SMS text messages go undelivered.

1) The recipient’s phone is switched off

If you get a busy signal while calling, you try again later. But when the SMS doesn’t get delivered on the first try, it is automatically re-sent in certain intervals. When the phone is available again, the message gets delivered.

If a certain amount of time passes without the SMS being successfully delivered, your mobile carrier might decide to stop trying. For example, Messente’s system is configured to try to deliver messages within 6 hours. If the message still won’t go through, it is eventually marked as ‘Failed.’

If you do get a ‘Failed’ warning on one of your messages, then you know that the delivery has definitely not been successful. At this point, you can try and resend the message, and the process will be repeated.

If this reoccurs, then it can be hard to know whether the recipient’s phone is switched off, or there is a more serious problem with either your phone or theirs. Most people will have their phones turned on at some point during the day, so if your message goes a whole 24 hours without being delivered, then it’s fair to assume that a switched-off phone is not the explanation.

2) False negative

Sending SMS text messages also requires receiving Delivery Reports (DLR) from carriers or operators. When the operator fails to respond with the correct receipt, the sender isn’t notified of the delivery and marks it as ‘Failed.’

Unfortunately, there are many cases where the operator has a problem on their end and the DLR is not sent through correctly. The most annoying thing is that the sender will have no idea that this is the issue and instead think that the problem lies elsewhere.

If you’re the person trying to send messages, then there’s really no way to know if you’ve run into a false negative. Ultimately, you only know if a message is delivered by receiving a reply.

USA, Canada, and most Latin-American countries are known not to provide delivery reports at all.

3) The number is roaming (abroad)

If you’re trying to send SMS messages to a number that is currently not in the home-country often causes problems, and frequently, delivery to numbers that are roaming is not guaranteed. It’s also worth noting that sending an SMS abroad can be very expensive, especially if you don’t have international messages included in your data plan.

If you’re a business sending messages to phone numbers all around the world, then you should check that you are collecting your clients’ country codes when they share their numbers with you.

4) The sender you are using is prohibited

Some countries or operators are blocking some types of senders or A2P messaging platforms. Japan, for example, doesn’t allow sending A2P SMS messages from regular phone numbers. Telia Sonera in Finland, on the other hand, blocks messages from alphanumeric senders like “CarService1″ or “BestHotel.»

These restrictions are put in place to prevent companies from engaging in high-volume messaging or spam. In these cases, it’s more difficult to run A2P marketing strategies, even if you’re not going to be spamming your clients.

Make sure to do your research around the rules and laws in your country. As long as you understand what is and isn’t allowed, you shouldn’t have any problems running a successful marketing campaign with an A2P strategy.

5) The carrier is blocking the SMS

Operators are also known to block some SMS routes from time to time. This also requires SMS services to re-route the message via another working route, which can cause temporary delivery issues. These problems are usually resolved quickly, but they can slow down your message delivery quite significantly.

Keep an eye out for any service updates from your provider since they will usually let you know when they’re experiencing problems. In the meantime, it might be worth holding back on sending too many messages that won’t be delivered right away.

6) Local regulations restrict SMS text messages

In some countries, local regulations restrict sending SMS messages to prevent spam. For example in some countries, messages notated as marketing can be sent only during workdays from 8 am to 8:30 pm. Although this can be annoying, it just takes a bit of planning to ensure you’re only sending marketing A2P messages in the allowed hours.

7) The number might be in the Do Not Disturb list

In some countries, the operators have a list, where handset owners can add their phone number by themselves so no messages from an A2P connection can be delivered. Ultimately, it’s problematic should one need to receive helpful information from a business, such as delivery information and order updates.

Some people might only have local numbers approved to avoid spam texts, so you’ll struggle to reach them if you’re not in the same country. There’s not really much you can do to solve this, aside from prompting your customers to add your A2P number to their «allowed» contacts.

8) The handset settings have «receive SMS messages» turned off

These days, SMS messaging isn’t the only way that people receive text messages. Many smartphones have internet-based messaging as their main person-to-person texting medium. Lots of people also use social network messaging apps to get in touch with each other.

As a result of this, it’s not uncommon for recipients to have their SMS messages deactivated, and some people might not even know that it’s turned off.

Often, there are conflicts between different applications that receive SMS texts, causing applications not to receive messages. If their SMS receiving capability turned off, SMS messages cannot be delivered properly to the phone number.

This issue can be further compounded by a user removing a conflicting app, but not changing SMS message settings to receive.

9) Conflicting SMS applications

Sometimes different applications on the handset can receive SMS messages. Due to their conflicts, the messages are not being delivered as the applications are conflicting and the message is not able to deliver to any of them, resulting in a failed message.

In simple terms, different applications are fighting to receive the same message, but in the end, it doesn’t get through to any of them. This is yet another problem that cannot be rectified from the sender’s side, and it’s down to the recipient to alter their receiving messages settings.

The only thing the sender can do is to make sure that they are sending messages to phone numbers designated to receiving SMS texts.

10) The carrier is experiencing technical difficulties

In some cases, the carrier or sometimes the hardware involved, is having some technical difficulties and messages are not able to be delivered.

We have seen in the course of years all manners of different occurrences, from the servers having a critical error to an accident in construction, resulting in a major data cable being cut.

If your carrier is having problems with their systems, then they should be letting you know what’s going on. Look out for updates online regarding outages or repairs from your carrier, and restrict your text messages when this is happening.

Conclusion

There can be quite a few reasons why your SMS message has gone undelivered. In many cases, there isn’t much you can do as a sender to help your text messages get through. There are a few things you can do to give your texts the best chance of reaching the recipient.

For example, you can make sure that you’re using the correct country codes at the start of your phone numbers. Additionally, ensure you’re only sending marketing text messages within the allocated time period of your country, so comply by local rules.

Hopefully, this list better explains delivery problems with SMS messages to help you better understand why your messages may not be delivered.

How to Send and Receive SMS Messages With Node.js and Express

This article originally appeared on the Nexmo blog, but I wanted to add some more content to it especially for the dev.to community. If you don’t want to follow along but you just want to try it out, I’ve put my code on Glitch and set up a Nexmo application with a few Nexmo phone numbers for different countries, you can send an SMS message to +442038973497 or +19373652539 and play with the autoresponder. If you want me to set up a number for your country, just tell me on Twitter, I’ll provision it and update the post here for others to use.

Nexmo has a couple of APIs that allow you to send and receive a high volume of SMS anywhere in the world. Once you get your virtual phone number, you can use the APIs to manage outbound messages (“sending”) and inbound messages (“receiving”). In this article, you will learn how to send and receive SMS messages with Node.js and Express.

We will first send an SMS with Node.js and the old SMS API (Nexmo’s first API) and then rewrite that code to use the new Messages API to send the same SMS. We’ll then build a Webhook that can receive SMS messages using express. We’ll focus in this article on sending and receiving SMS messages, but if you want to send and receive messages with Facebook Messenger, Viber or Whatsapp, you can do that as well with the Messages API.

You can extend the application we’re building here to reply to incoming SMS messages as well, or to include more complex, interactive elements and give you a head start building autoresponders for your SMS needs.

The code for this tutorial can be found on GitHub & Glitch.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

Send an SMS Message With the SMS API

The SMS API is the first Nexmo API, and we’ll use it to send an SMS message to your phone number.

Install Node.js Dependencies

First off, initialize an NPM package, otherwise, older versions of NPM will complain about installing a package without having a package.json first. Just use the defaults for init, and then install the nexmo Node.js package.

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Initialize Dependencies

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We need to initialize the Nexmo node library we installed earlier, in the index.js file you created:

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Replace the values in there with your actual API key and secret. You can find those on the “Getting Started” page in the Nexmo Dashboard.

Send the SMS Message

The response data contains an array for all the messages that were sent, with information about their status. In most cases, it’s going to be 1 element in that array, but if the SMS was longer than 160 characters, it gets split into a multipart SMS, and then the array contains data about each part sent. If the status of the message is 0, the SMS was sent successfully, otherwise, the error data for the message is on the error-text property of the message.

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Depending on the country you’re trying to send the SMS to, there are regulations that require you to own the phone number you’re sending the SMS from, so you’ll have to buy a Nexmo phone number. You can do so in the Nexmo Dashboard or via the CLI:

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You can run the code and receive the SMS message with:

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Send an SMS Message With the New Messages API

There is a newer Nexmo API that deals with sending text messages called the Messages API. It is a multi-channel API, that can send a message via different channels, such as SMS, Facebook Messenger, Viber, and Whatsapp. The API is in Beta right now, so if we want to use it to send the same SMS message, we’ll need to install the beta version of the Nexmo node library.

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Run ngrok

If you haven’t used ngrok before, there is a blog post that explains how to use it. If you’re familiar with ngrok, run it with http on the 3000 port.

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Create a Messages Application

To interact with the Messages API, we’ll need to create a messages application on the Nexmo platform to authenticate our requests. Think of applications more like containers, metadata to group all your data on the Nexmo platform. We’ll create one using the Nexmo Dashboard, and that needs a name, and inbound URL and a status URL.

We’ll also save a keyfile on disk. Applications work on a public / private key system, so when you create an application, a public key is generated and kept with Nexmo, and a private key is generated, not kept with Nexmo, and returned to you via the creation of the application. We’ll use the private key to authenticate our library calls later on.

Initialize Dependencies

Let’s replace the contents of the file we created earlier. We need to initialize the Nexmo node library we installed earlier, in the index.js file you created:

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Replace the values in there with your actual API key and secret, the application id for the application you just created earlier, and the path to the private key you saved.

Send the Same SMS Message

In order to send an SMS message with the Messages API, we’ll use the nexmo.channel.send method from the beta version of the Nexmo node library. The method accepts objects as parameters, with information about the recipient, sender, and content. They vary for the different channels, you’ll need to check the API documentation for the other channels mentioned.

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You can run the code and receive the SMS message with:

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That’s it, you’ve sent the same SMS message using two different Nexmo APIs. You’ll notice the Messages API is a lot more verbose in usage, while both APIs need just one method to accomplish the same thing.

Receive SMS Messages

Create a Web Server

We’ll be creating our webserver using express because it’s one of the most popular and easy to use Node.js frameworks for this purpose. We’ll also be looking at the request bodies for the inbound URL, so we’ll need to install body-parser as well as express from npm.

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Let’s create a new file for this, call it server.js :

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Create Webhook for the Inbound URL

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You can run the code with:

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Try It Out

Now send an SMS message from your phone to your Nexmo number. You should see the message being logged in the terminal window where you ran the code. It looks similar to this:

I hope it worked and you’ve just learned how to send and receive SMS messages with the Nexmo APIs and Node.js.

Autoresponder

One of the most common use cases for sending and receiving SMS messages is an autoresponder. I wanted to take this example a step further, so let’s build an SMS autoresponder with the things you just learned. If you combine the two things you’ve learned so far, together in the inbound Webhook, you have an SMS autoresponder, that replies with and SMS to all the incoming SMS messages.

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Since I’m a fan of the NumbersAPI, I thought I’d use it for the autoresponder as well. I want to change the autoresponder to check if the text in the incoming SMS message is a number, and then use it to get a fact about that number from the Numbers API. Once I have a fact, I’ll send that back with the SMS message.

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We’ll make a request to http://numbersapi.com/$ every time there is a POST request on the /webhooks/inbound endpoint, where number is going to be the number in the SMS we received. We’ll need to parse the text into an integer. I’ll default it to 42 instead of 0 because 42 is the meaning of life.

Let’s update the /webhooks/inbound route to make a request to the NumbersAPI before replying to the incoming SMS.

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For reference, your final server.js file should look something like this one. If you’ve followed along this long, you’ll need to restart your server by running node server.js again in your terminal, and you’re good to go. Send an SMS message with a number to your Nexmo phone number and start interacting with your autoresponder.

Editor’s Note: Learn More About the Messages API

If you’re interested in knowing more about the Messages API, why not come along to our Vonage Campus event in San Francisco? Alex (the author of this post) is going to be there to give a workshop about builing talking websites – and he loves to chat about all things JavaScript in general so it’s a great opportunity to hang out with the Nexmo crowd and talk.

Read OTP from SMS flutter

I know about the package flutter_sms which is used for reading, writing and sending SMS.

But as I can see it will ask from user SEND_SMS permission also which is not needed and also google doesn’t allow asking for this permission if your app does not solely depend on this feature.

Can anyone help me with Reading OTP from SMS with flutter?

Or can help with writing the functionality natively for both IOS and Android and integrating it with flutter.

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For iOS, this package is not needed as the SMS autofill is provided by default, but not for Android, that’s where this package is useful.

No permission to read SMS messages is asked to the user as there no need thanks to SMSRetriever API.

You have two widgets at your disposable for autofill an SMS code, PinFieldAutoFill and TextFieldPinAutoFill.

Just before you sent your phone number to the backend, you need to let know the plugin that it need to listen for the SMS with the code.

To do that you need to do:

This will listen for the SMS with the code during 5 minutes and when received, autofill the following widget.

Sending an SMS with Phoenix

The Elixir programming language has been steadily gaining more adoption by developers, and for good reason. It is a functional language with an intuitive syntax and a supportive community around it. The most popular web framework in the Elixir ecosystem is Phoenix. It, like Elixir, is built to be intuitive and with a low barrier to entry.

As someone who does a lot of work in Ruby, and in Rails, I have been wanting to learn Elixir and Phoenix for a while. I took the dive and started working my way through the Elixir tutorials, and this past weekend created my first simple Phoenix app with the ability to interact with the Nexmo SMS API and send text messages.

Let’s walk through how I built it.

Starting Your Phoenix Server

The first thing that you need is to make sure that both Elixir and Phoenix are installed on your system. You can use their guides here and here to get up and running with the installation.

Once you have the language and the framework installed, you can create a new Phoenix app by running the following command from your console:

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This will create the basics of your new application inside a /sms_app directory. For simplicity sake, I would recommend answering in the affirmative to the setup prompts when it asks you if you want to install dependencies. Phoenix uses npm to fetch and install its Node dependencies.

Go ahead and cd into your new app directory. Once in there, we need to create the database for our application. By default, Phoenix uses PostgreSQL and assumes that there is a postgres/postgres PostgreSQL superuser. You can modify the Phoenix database settings in config/devs.exs first, and once you are ready, you run mix ecto.create from your console to set up the database for your application.

If you now run mix phx.server and navigate to https://localhost:4000 in your browser you will see a welcome page from Phoenix.

Your Phoenix server is up and running! Now let’s set up our application to interact with the Nexmo SMS API and start sending text messages. Before that, though, we need to create a Nexmo account and receive our API credentials.

Creating a Nexmo Account

Getting API Credentials

It is free to create a Nexmo account, and once you do, you are also given complimentary credit to begin playing with the Nexmo APIs immediately. Go ahead and navigate to the sign up page on the Nexmo dashboard and submit the sign-up form.

Once you finished signing up, navigate to the Settings page and fetch your API credentials.

Buying a Virtual Number

In many countries, you can send an SMS without a valid sender phone number, but if you plan to send your text messages in the US, for example, you need to provision a Nexmo virtual number and use it as your originating phone number.

There are two ways to acquire a virtual number with Nexmo. You can use the Nexmo CLI and execute the following commands from your console:

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The numbers shown in the above are just an example output. When you run the command you will see in real time numbers available for you to purchase. You can also specify a specific country, other than the US, by replacing the two letter US country code with another two-letter country code in the first command.

The other way to acquire a number is to navigate to the Numbers page in the Nexmo Dashboard and purchase a number using the web interface.

Configuring Your Phoenix App

Defining The Routes

Open up the router for your application in /lib/sms_app_web/router.ex and add the following inside the scope «/», SmsAppWeb do block:

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This tells our application where to direct two GET requests and one POST request. The GET /sms route is where the user will submit the SMS. The POST /send route is where the information will be submitted to. The GET /update route is where we will receive back information from the Nexmo API.

We now need to create those Controller methods.

Defining The Controller Methods

Let’s create a new Controller in /lib/sms_app_web/controllers called sms_controller.ex and add the following methods:

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As you can see we define a method for each one of the routes we created in the router:

Adding HTTPoison Dependency

Open up the mix.exs file in the root directory of your application, and within the defp deps do code block add the following on a new line:

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Then, from the command line, run the following to install the new dependency:

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Now we need to set up our views, so let’s go ahead and do that.

Setting Up The Views

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Now navigate to /lib/sms_app_web/templates and add an sms folder and inside of it we are going to create the index and the update templates.

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The last step we need to do to make our app functional is configure our API credentials as environment variables.

Configuring Environment Variables

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Where there are blank quotation marks add the API credentials you received from the Nexmo dashboard, and the virtual phone number you purchased.

Once you are finished and the file is saved, run the following from the command line to incorporate your environment variables into your application:

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You now have a fully functioning Phoenix application that can send SMS messages with the Nexmo SMS API. You can navigate to https://localhost:4000/sms to begin sending messages.

If you are interested in seeing the full code for this walk-through, you can visit the repository.

Thanks for joining me on this journey beginning to learn Phoenix. There is a lot more to learn and I am excited to keep on going down this road!

Not receiving sms using firebase android phone verification #283

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abba-maker commented Jun 13, 2017 •

Step 1: Are you in the right place?

Step 2: Describe your environment

Step 3: Describe the problem:

Steps to reproduce:

Observed Results:

The code executes with no error, but the sms is never sent to the device even though the codeSent callback gets fired. Nothing to show from the logcat

Expected Results:

I was expecting to receive and SMS with the verification code to complete the phone verification.

Relevant Code:

The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered:

samtstern commented Jun 13, 2017

@abba-maker thanks for the report! Do you have any access to a phone number not registered in Nigeria? Maybe a friend in another country? I want to see if this really is country-specific, as you suspect.

moderateepheezy commented Jun 14, 2017

@abba-maker I was having the same issue of not getting SMS, until I change from this

Changed to this

abba-maker commented Jun 14, 2017

@moderateepheezy I did that change but no luck. The SMS seem to be delivered to other carriers even without the change, but all MTN NG I’ve tried so far are not receiving the SMS. The problem seem to be specific to that carrier and unfortunately MTN NG are the largest carrier in my target location 🙁
Please #firebase help resolve the issue

moderateepheezy commented Jun 14, 2017

@abba-maker I just tried with MTN now and it worked, maybe you doing something wrong.

abba-maker commented Jun 14, 2017

@moderateepheezy that’s really weird, because all other carriers work just fine. Tried more than 4 different MTN NG numbers, non worked. But all other carriers works with same code

abba-maker commented Jun 14, 2017

I just tried verifying one of the numbers through firebase-ui auth demo but still did not receive any SMS. However, when I tried same number on the demo here on digits, I received an SMS with a code almost immediately.

inger commented Jun 27, 2017

samtstern commented Jun 28, 2017

Hey all. We’ve received a number of issues about people unable to get SMS sent to their device. These tend to be related to the device carrier and we’re working on fixing the issues. Instead of tracking them here (since I can’t really help) can you report such issues to Firebase support where they’ll get routed and tracked properly. Thank you!

jorgecasariego commented Sep 29, 2017

Hello everybody, in my case, I realised that this problem happens with all numbers that has ported from one provider to another. With phone numbers that has never ported Firebase Authentication works like a charm!

And also, the same happened with Digits. I had the same problem with ported numbers and my solution was give the user his verification code via a voice call but with unluckily Firebase it’s not possible to do this.

saryuvc commented Dec 7, 2017

first set the sha1 to firebase setting and generate google config.json then add to poject’s root directory and add to build.gradle dependency.
it’ll work properly

jermainec commented Jan 3, 2018

Hey guys, we are currently having what @jorgecasariego is facing too. Firebase Auth works well for numbers that haven’t been ported but the ones who ported are usually the ones who cannot receive the SMS despite numerous retries.

samtstern commented Jan 3, 2018

@jermainec if you’re having trouble with SMS delivery please reach out to Firebase support:
https://firebase.google.com/support/

Mohit1099 commented Mar 12, 2018 •

Debugging Common Issues with SMS

There are several common issues users run into when sending or receiving SMS messages. This guide outlines a few of the most common problems and provides troubleshooting tips:

My message wasn’t delivered

There are several ways to troubleshoot an undelivered SMS message.

I’m not receiving SMS messages on my Twilio phone number

There are several questions you should ask if messages are not reaching your Twilio number:

From/To pairs violating blocked sender rules

When a user opts out of receiving communications from a phone number that belongs to a Messaging Service, they are also opted out of all messages sent from that particular Messaging Service.

If you are to send messages to a recipient who has opted out this way, they must first text START or YES to your Twilio number to opt in again.

Why do I encounter duplicate messages?

The best way to begin debugging duplicate message issues is to review your message logs. You should look for a record of the message in question, as well as other messages that are duplicates that were sent within seconds of each other.

If you find duplicate messages sent within a few seconds of each other in your logs, it means that Twilio sent multiple messages to the carrier. This almost always means that Twilio received multiple POST requests from your application. Please check the HTTP request logs on your server to examine the requests you sent to Twilio.

It is extremely rare for Twilio’s system to create a duplicate message without receiving a POST from your application. If you’ve checked your server logs and only see one request to Twilio, please let us know by contacting support with the SIDs of the duplicated messages.

If you find only one message in your logs, it means that Twilio sent just one message to the carrier and the duplication happened within the carrier’s system. Users of all types of phones do occasionally receive duplicate messages, typically as the result of a safeguard that carriers implement when they suspect there may have been a service disruption. Duplicate messages may also occur when the recipient is roaming.

If duplicate messages occur for an extended time and with several different recipient carriers, please let us know by collecting the message records of the duplicated messages and contacting support.

My messages are delayed

When you send a message via the API Explorer, one of three things will happen:

For building messaging applications at scale, we have a document detailing best practices to get you started in a way that minimizes latency and shows you how to monitor your messages with Messaging Insights.

Need some help?

We all do sometimes; code is hard. Get help now from our support team, or lean on the wisdom of the crowd by visiting Twilio’s Stack Overflow Collective or browsing the Twilio tag on Stack Overflow.

Delivery receipts

Vonage’s adaptive routing then identifies the best carrier for your message. When the selected carrier has delivered the message, it returns a delivery receipt (DLR).

To receive DLRs in your application, you must provide a webhook for Vonage to send them to. Alternatively, you could use the Reports API to periodically download your records, including per-message delivery status.

Note: In most situations, a DLR is a reliable indicator that a message was delivered. However, it is not an absolute guarantee. See how delivery receipts work.

How delivery receipts work

Delivery receipts are either:

Not all DLRs guarantee that the target received your message. Some delivery receipts represent successful completion of only one stage in the delivery process, such as passing the message to another operator. Other delivery receipts are fakes. Because of this, Vonage cannot completely guarantee that a DLR is accurate. It depends on the countries you are sending messages to and the providers involved.

If your message is longer than can be sent in a single SMS, the messages are concatenated. You should receive a carrier DLR for each part of the concatenated SMS. Handset DLRs for a concatenated message are delayed. This is because the target handset has to process each part of the concatenated message before it can acknowledge receipt of the full message.

Understanding the delivery receipt

This is a typical DLR:

The most important fields are status and err-code as these tell you whether your message was delivered and, if not, what went wrong.

DLR status messages

The status field in the DLR tells you if your SMS was delivered successfully. Possible values are:

DLR error codes

The err-code field in the DLR provides more detailed information and can help troubleshoot a failed delivery. A non-zero code indicates that the message could not be delivered.

The other fields in the DLR are explained in the API Reference.

Using the SMS API in campaigns

Before you start your messaging campaign, check the country specific features guide for the countries you are sending to. If the country you are sending to does not supply reliable DLRs, use the Conversion API to provide Vonage with more data points and ensure the best routing.

Optionally, you can identify specific customers or campaigns by including a reference with each message you send. These are included in the delivery receipt. Pass your chosen reference into the request by specifying a client-ref parameter of up to 40 characters.

Authy One-Time Passwords (OTP)

For new development, we encourage you to use the Verify API instead of the Authy API. The Verify API is an evolution of the Authy API with continued support for SMS, voice, and email one-time passcodes, an improved developer experience, and new features including:

You are currently viewing the Authy API. New features and development will be added only to the Verify API. Check out the FAQ for more information and the migrating to Verify guide to get started.

Before sending a One-Time Password:

Once a user has been registered with your Twilio Authy application and receives an AuthyID, you can now implement 2FA, passwordless login or protect an in-application high-value transaction. Using the Authy API, you can send one-time passwords over voice or SMS channels.

Users can also install the free Authy app or use our SDK to generate offline TOTP codes ( soft tokens ). Soft tokens do not require wireless connectivity to issue and verify.

The Authy API is used to verify a user has access to the right phone number (for SMS and Voice channels) or has access to the right trusted device (for TOTP via the Authy App or use of the SDK).

Twilio’s Authy API follows the algorithms described in RFC 6238 and RFC 4226 to generate TOTP (Time-Based One-Time Passwords) passwords. It is also possible to use your own hardware tokens, please contact us for information on how to enable this type of 2FA.

Request a One-Time Password

When you call the API to start either an SMS or voice-based authentication, it automatically checks to see if that user has previously downloaded the Authy app or has an app installed that uses our SDK. If the user has the Authy App, by default, the API will not send the 2FA code via SMS or voice. Instead, a push notification will go to the device, prompting the user to start their app to get the code.

If a user has no record of installing a device, then the API will continue to send the code via SMS or voice. You can override the default behavior to force the sending of code via SMS or voice every time. This is a useful override if a user is specifically selecting «Send SMS» or «Get code via voice call» in your application UI.

For information on timing and other constraints like rate limiting, see our two-factor authentication best practices.

Parameters

Response

Supported Languages

I have a phone number problem

“Invalid number format”

The phone number must be entered in the following format ( +1 is the code for the USA ):

“Number blocked”

Phone numbers are temporarily blocked after sending the confirmation code. After adding a phone number, wait for the SMS with the code, or try requesting it again a few hours later.

Confirmation codes do not expire. No matter when you receive the code, you can always return to the Phone numbers page and enter it.

Why have I been asked to remove my number from other accounts?

One telephone number can be linked to no more than 10 accounts at the same time.

Confirmation code not delivered

The system has not yet processed the SMS (the maximum delivery time is 24 hours).

Your phone is turned off or does not have a signal.

You entered the wrong phone number. Make sure that you entered the country code correctly: +1 is the code for the USA.

You can find codes for other countries using a search engine.

Yandex cannot send SMS messages to your mobile operator.

If you don’t use a mobile phone or Yandex doesn’t send SMS messages to your service provider, you can change your password using an alternate email address or by answering the security question.

What should I do if I got a message about my phone number being added, changed, or deleted?

If you are trying to do something with your main phone number, just continue: Yandex sends email and SMS notifications about all operations for security reasons.

If you unexpectedly received a notification, it means that someone has access to your account. Don’t worry: you can easily restore access to your account using your main phone number. Without access to your phone, the hacker cannot delete or change the linked phone number for 14 days. During this time, you can:

Restore access and change your password.

Follow the Forgot your password? link and follow the instructions: get a recovery code and reset your password (when choosing a password, follow our recommendations).

Un-schedule the deletion or change of the main number on the Phone numbers page.

My confirmation code was sent to another person’s number

Your code may be sent to another person if you entered their number by mistake or are unlinking an old number that you no longer have access to (and could have passed to a new owner).

Your account is under no threat at all: a hacker cannot access your account if they only have your telephone number and confirmation code.

Registration and logging in

I am registered in Toloka

If you don’t remember your username or password, go to the Restore access page.

After opening the app, adjust settings and begin completing tasks.

I am registered in Yandex, but not in Toloka

Tap OK and link the phone number on the page that opens in Yandex ID. We need your number to send the SMS code.

A user with the phone number specified in your account is already registered in Toloka. Check the number in Yandex ID.

If the wrong number is linked, change it. For more information about linking a phone number, see Yandex ID Help.

If the number is correct, it means you didn’t previously register in Toloka with another username. Use Restoring access.

Fill in the profile information.

After opening the app, adjust settings and begin completing tasks.

I don’t have a Yandex ID

Frequently asked questions

I can’t get an SMS with the confirmation code

Follow the recommendations in Help for Yandex ID. If this doesn’t help, contact support.

I had an account in Toloka. Now I can’t register because the number “belongs to another user”

If you don’t remember your credentials in Toloka, use Restoring access.

If you deleted your account in Toloka, you can’t register again or restore the deleted account.

How do I change the phone number in my account?

To change your phone number, go to Yandex ID and change your main number.

Where do I find my username in the web version of Toloka?

In the web version of Toloka, your username is shown in the upper-right corner, next to the avatar. If your name or nickname is displayed next to the avatar, click on the avatar. The username will be shown in the window that opens.

Where do I view my username in the mobile app?

Open the menu by tapping at the top of the screen. Your username is at the top next to the avatar.

Registration and logging in

I am registered in Toloka

If you don’t remember your username or password, go to the Restore access page.

After opening the app, adjust settings and begin completing tasks.

I am registered in Yandex, but not in Toloka

Tap OK and link the phone number on the page that opens in Yandex ID. We need your number to send the SMS code.

A user with the phone number specified in your account is already registered in Toloka. Check the number in Yandex ID.

If the wrong number is linked, change it. For more information about linking a phone number, see Yandex ID Help.

If the number is correct, it means you didn’t previously register in Toloka with another username. Use Restoring access.

Fill in the profile information.

After opening the app, adjust settings and begin completing tasks.

I don’t have a Yandex ID

Frequently asked questions

I can’t get an SMS with the confirmation code

Follow the recommendations in Help for Yandex ID. If this doesn’t help, contact support.

I had an account in Toloka. Now I can’t register because the number “belongs to another user”

If you don’t remember your credentials in Toloka, use Restoring access.

If you deleted your account in Toloka, you can’t register again or restore the deleted account.

How do I change the phone number in my account?

To change your phone number, go to Yandex ID and change your main number.

Where do I find my username in the web version of Toloka?

In the web version of Toloka, your username is shown in the upper-right corner, next to the avatar. If your name or nickname is displayed next to the avatar, click on the avatar. The username will be shown in the window that opens.

Where do I view my username in the mobile app?

Open the menu by tapping at the top of the screen. Your username is at the top next to the avatar.

Tap . You’ll see your username in the Profile section.

We have sent you an sms with the code

Is this number correct?

Este número está correto?

Esse número está correto?

Esse número está correto?

Unlike other apps, Telegram does not use user data for ad targeting or other commercial purposes. Telegram only stores the information it needs to function as a feature-rich cloud service. You can adjust how your data is used (e.g., delete synced contacts) in Privacy & Security settings.

Ao contrário de outros apps, não utilizamos seus dados para segmentação de anúncios ou outros fins comerciais. O Telegram armazena apenas as informações necessárias para funcionar como um serviço em nuvem rico em recursos. Você pode ajustar como usamos seus dados (ex. apagar contatos sincronizados) nas configurações de Privacidade e Segurança.

Ao contrário de outros, não utilizamos seus dados para segmentação de anúncios ou outros fins comerciais. O Telegram armazena apenas as informações necessárias para funcionar como um serviço em nuvem, rico em recursos. Você pode ajustar como usamos seus dados (ex. apagar contatos sincronizados) nas configurações de Privacidade e Segurança.

Ao contrário de outros, não utilizamos seus dados para segmentação de anúncios ou outros fins comerciais. O Telegram armazena apenas as informações necessárias para funcionar como um serviço em nuvem, rico em recursos. Você pode ajustar como usamos seus dados (ex. apagar contatos sincronizados) nas configurações de Privacidade e Segurança.

How to Send Text Messages Via Email for Free (SMS & MMS)

This may not be news for a lot of people, but you can send text messages via email, for free, to most major cellular providers. This tip is stellar in that it is part stupid frugal trick (save money on texting from your cell phone by emailing for free), part productivity (you can probably type faster from a normal QWERTY keyboard than a phone), and part tech geek. This article includes step-by-step instructions on how to text via email.

SMS Vs. MMS

First a primer on SMS versus MMS. SMS, or Short Message Service is also commonly referred to as a “text message”. With a SMS, you can send a message of up to 160 characters to another device. Longer messages will automatically be split up into multiple texts. Most mobile phones support this type of text messaging. Using an SMS gateway is great if you only want to send strictly text messages to someone with a basic text plan.

MMS, or Multimedia Messaging Service can be used to send longer messages and/or pictures, video, or audio content. It is most commonly used to send a photo taken with a camera phone to another phone. Most new mobile phones with multimedia capabilities support MMS. Due to the added capabilities, it often makes sense to send message via an MMS gateway if both are available. If the recipient has a more basic plan and cannot receive the message (e.g. image or video), then you can revert to an SMS gateway (and opt to send the media in an email instead).

How to Send a Text Message Via Email (List of SMS & MMS Gateways):

To send a text message via email, you must use a SMS or MMS to email gateway (email address). Just substitute a 10-digit cell phone number for ‘number’ for each carrier below:

If your provider does not have a gateway address listed here, most providers use one or multiple of the 5 largest networks in the US: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon. T-Mobile recently purchased Sprint, but Sprint’s network is still active. If a provider isn’t listed here, you could find out which network is being used by that provider (usually listed under cellular network settings on the phone) and test the gateways above for those networks. AT&T and T-Mobile are used for GSM phones and Sprint, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon are used for CDMA phones.

Making the Most of Texting from Email

To take this to the next level from a productivity standpoint, I’d recommend creating ‘contacts’ within your email account so that you aren’t constantly looking up all of those cell numbers that you don’t have memorized each time you send an email.

How to Add Cell Numbers for Text Messaging in Gmail Contacts:

In the following example, I’m going to add my mother’s cell to my Gmail contacts. Let’s say that her phone provider is Verizon and her number is (555)123-4567. You should be able to set up contacts through most email programs (if you can’t, switch to Gmail).

1. Go to contacts.google.com:

2. Click the “Create contact” button (upper left corner):

3. Put in contact’s ‘name’ and the word ‘cell’ to clarify between email and cell contacts in both the “First Name” and “Nickname” (under “Show More”) fields:

4. When composing a new text message in Gmail, simply type in the new contact, enter your text, and send!

What About Texting To Email (Instead of Texting from Email?

Texting to email instructions are much easier than texting from email, and there are plenty of uses for it.

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And it doesn’t charge you? Sweet. Great tip.

Hi,
My friend has SK telecom how can she send email texts?

Have your friend send text to your email. Then keep the reply path. Duh buddy

Just answer the question and help someone out, no need to be rude.

I just tried to text message from my “gmail” via @sms.mycricket.com and it wouldn’t work … I am REAL sure that I did exactly as “G.E. Miller” said … but the “text message” did not arrive at me phone.

Any help would be appreciated.

Keep your ignorance to yourself Ala frigging Ba Ba.In this country we try to be civil otherwise head to the nearest airport and do us all a big favor…..get out.

He did say “buddy” so that makes it okayer.

But apparently, in this country we’re still racist af! Did it occur to you, 1. You have no idea where he was born based on 3 little letters, and 2. People are ruDE because they are rude, even, (GASP!) right here in good old’ America. Sometimes I wonder who people like you would have to hate if the continents never drifted apart…. simplton. Smh.

Can you reply to an SMS received from email?

You can use this trick for sending voice mail converted to text from your landline to a text instead of email. I personally do not check new emails to my personal email accounts as I get them but I do check my texts real time.

wait so can u send attachments like uhm. songs and stuff to people. lets say i want to send a song to my phone. but i dont have internet browser. i have unlimited text,pic and email. but im not sure if email texts bill as internet use. if it doesnt can i send stuff from my email to my phone?

Nope, attachments seam to be removed (at least with verizon), though I expect you could text say an image back to the email and access it on the computer, so it’s somewhat of a one-way gate for attachments.

This is not true. You can send attachments. The extension is different thought. As for verizon it is [email protected]

I tried sending someone a text message to boost moblie but it seems it didn work and I can’t tell them to send a message to my email. Any ideas? Anybody??

@Nathan – Haven’t tried attachments out yet. If it works and your provider doesn’t charge you, check back and let us know.

waht about for criket?

What about Boost mobile and other non contract phones?

All non-contract phone carriers (also known as MVNOs) in the US use one of the four major networks to carry their calls, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile or Sprint.

I use H2O Wireless which is an AT&T MVNO. So the [email protected] works for me. I have a friend who uses Black Wireless, another ATT MVNO and it works for him too. These are the only two I have tested, so I don’t know it it will work for others, but it’s worth a try.

To find out which network your MVNO uses go here
http://www.prepaid-wireless-guide.com/compare-payg.html
and scroll down the column to where it says Network.

You can also get an idea by comparing the coverage maps. If it is orange, it’s probably AT&T. If it’s pink it’s T-Mobile. Also, sometimes there is a Wikipedia article on the MVNO, which will tell you which network it uses.

Just want to understand.if I’m on Verizon do I create [email protected] for all my contacts or do I use there provider after there number for txt messages

In my Gmail contacts, I just added another custom field under phone numbers and called email text” and entered the contacts mobile number plus the extension there.

Straight talk non contract phones This will work for pics

Hi! We are going to try to use this texting through email at my facility. It works, but there is a HUGE paragraph that automatically comes along with the message about confidentiality, etc. How can I get rid of this?

@Mary – That block of disclaimer text at the bottom of your emails is being automatically attached from some sort of email gateway service that IT has setup for your company. Other than sending the message from another external address, I doubt you’ll be able to get rid of it. You could ask them to exclude an address. Maybe request a shared mailbox that you could use for sending from? Just a thought…

Mr. Miller: Can I convert incoming text messages to my email, or resend them myself from my Tracfone to my email?

How does the message show up on your cell bill? Or the receivers?

Is there anyway it can be sent anonymously…..I don’t want my name or number to show up to the receiver. Thanks, Chris

i dont think so but it seems like you are hiding something

This is an anonymous sign up, we all are. And so what? People should be allowed some privacy.

we did this for our church, had to create a separate email acct., The email acct name shows up. when we first tested it, we used my email, my name was listed. so I don’t think you can do it anonymously.

I can’t get the ATT text messages to work at the above address. Do I have to send out one message at a time?

here’s one to add to the list, was hard to get too.
boost mobile [email protected]

Content of message would not go through for us at first.
[email protected]
this did work.

Hi! I know this has been here a while but I’m hoping someone is still around to help me! I’ve been trying to forward an email from my gmail account to my husband’s boost mobile. I’ve tried it with @myboostmobile.com, @sms.Myboostmobile.com,
@mms.myboostmobile.com. I even tried it without using the word my. Oh and I’ve put his 10 digits before all of them, of course. None of them have worked.I got mail delivery notices on the one without “my” and the one with “mms” stating they had permanently failed because there was no such domain. I didn’t receive one on the first two I listed here but they still didn’t go thru. Since Sprint has bought out Boost but didn’t change the name is it possible that I might should be using the one for Sprint. Also, I’ve already tried sending myself a text to my email because mine is boost as well, before anyone wants to be rude. Anyway, it didn’t work,something’s on my galaxy s3 are synced automatically so all it showed was my email stress. It looked like I emailed my own email account! Lol I really need too get him this email but I’m at a loss. As anybody out there? Can anyone help me please?! Even if you can’t have a blessed day and thanks for starting this in the first place, I’ve read thru the posts and learned several things I didn’t know, so I really appreciate you helping others! You must have some really great karma by now! Lol. I gotta laugh out I may just start screaming and break my phone!

Chris, when you send text messages from email, the text message will have your email address but it won’t have your phone number..is that what you’re asking? So the receiver will have whatever name your email is set up for but no number will be displayed. BTW, sending anonymous = fishy.

Yes Matt – you should always disclose all your information when txting or emailing people. Name, address and phone number are very important that everyone knows whom they are talking with. To help people be more comfortable with you, also send you birth date, SSN, mothers maiden name, all credit card and bank account numbers and all pins. ( I really enjoy talking with stupid people.)

Hey Matt – I’m commenting so much lately than this post (5 years) that everyone may have gone by now, but, thanks to this page, I tried it for the first time last night and it actually did show my e-mail address to the recipient. See my individual posting for more really interesting information about what I’ve learned and the 4-digit codes (someone has probably already mentioned this – lol).

And, Matt, some people are just jerks. You try to help and there’s always at least one person that has to say something nasty and can’t just be grateful for the info. Well, I am! All this information has been super helpful and opened a whole new world for my friends, because I refuse to pay for texting on my phone (have a great OLD plan-includes rollover mins.-lol) when I pay enough already for home computer internet service (no internet on my phone either)! This makes us both happy. I’m also not a person attached to my phone, so they can text to my e-mail, but know they aren’t necessarily going to get an immediate response if I’m away from my computer. LOVE IT. Thanks everyone!

THANKS Matt! for taking the time to post the info. I’ve done this b4 but it’s so few and far between (like leaving my cell phone at home) that I forget how to do it, so your post was great help AND your productivity idea was a great idea as well. Quote: “To take this to the next level from a productivity standpoint, I’d recommend creating ‘contacts’ within your email account so that you aren’t constantly looking up all of those cell numbers that you don’t have memorized each time you send an email.”

This tip has been very useful and my friends receive my text I send from my e-mail, however, I am not receiving their text messages back to my e-mail I only receive this. “This mobile text message is brought to you by AT&T” but no message from my friends. What am I doing wrong?

I am having the same problem.
MOST of the time the emails to text work outgoing and incoming. But several times I’ve gotten the same message as AISL.

Has anyone been able to correct this?

Try having your husband text to your email and see if the reply address shows.

This is great to use, especially when you don’t have a phone. I do this all the time with my friends.

I have a relience india mobile (RIM)-CDMA how can i use this method

And
also tel me BSNL also

I’m Fom UP-East, india

my girl has a metro pcs phone and i would like to send her msgs via email to her cell but would u please explain it in terms for dummies please. I’m not understanding exactly how or maybe u can just email me and explain better. thx im a lil slow to learn

Programmable SMS Python Quickstart

Ahoy there! All messaging transmitted using Twilio’s messaging channels is treated as Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging and subject to Twilio’s Messaging Policy. For detailed information on policy rules to ensure you remain compliant while using Twilio’s services, please see our Acceptable Use Policy.

With just a few lines of code, your Python application can send SMS messages with Twilio Programmable Messaging.

This Programmable Messaging Quickstart will walk you through the entire process step-by-step, starting with setting up your Twilio account all the way through sending an SMS using a Messaging Service.

In this Quickstart, you will learn how to:

By the end of this Quickstart, you’ll have a solid foundation for building and scaling with Twilio’s Programmable Messaging for your specific use cases.

Already have a Twilio account? Go ahead and skip this section.

You can sign up for a free Twilio trial account here.

Install the Twilio CLI

We’ll use the Twilio CLI (command line interface) for a few tasks, so let’s install that next.

The suggested way to install twilio-cli on macOS is to use Homebrew. If you don’t already have it installed, visit the Homebrew site for installation instructions and then return here.

Once you have installed Homebrew, run the following command to install twilio-cli :

The suggested way to install twilio-cli is by using Scoop, a command-line installer for Windows. If you don’t already have it installed, visit the Scoop site for installation instructions and then return here.

Note PowerShell will need to be run as an administrator to avoid common permission issues when installing via Scoop.

twilio-cli can be installed using the Advanced Package Tool ( apt ) on most distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint.

To do so, run the following commands in your terminal:

For other installation methods, see the Twilio CLI Quickstart.

Run twilio login to get the Twilio CLI connected to your account. Visit https://www.twilio.com/console, and you’ll find your unique Account SID and Auth Token to provide to the CLI.

You can reveal your auth token by clicking on the eyeball icon:

Get a phone number

If you don’t currently own a Twilio phone number with SMS functionality, you’ll need to purchase one. With the CLI, run:

Select a phone number to add it to your account.

Next, we need to install Python and the Twilio Python Helper Library.

Install Python and the Twilio Helper Library

If you’ve gone through one of our other Python Quickstarts already and have Python and the Twilio Python helper library installed, you can skip this step and get straight to sending your first text message.

To send your first SMS, you’ll need to have Python and the Twilio Python helper library installed.

Install Python

If you’re using a Mac or Linux machine, you probably already have Python installed. You can check this by opening up a terminal and running the following command:

You should see something like:

Twilio’s Python server-side SDK supports both Python 2 and Python 3. You can use either version for this quickstart, but we recommend using Python 3 for future projects with Twilio unless there are specific libraries your project needs which are only compatible with Python 2.

Please note: Twilio’s Python 7.x library only supports Python 3.6+.

Install the Twilio Python Server-side SDK

The easiest way to install the library is using pip, a package manager for Python that makes it easier to install the libraries you need. Simply run this in the terminal:

If you get a pip: command not found error, you can also use easy_install by running this in your terminal:

If you’d prefer a manual installation, you can download the source code (ZIP) for twilio-python and then install the library by running:

in the folder containing the twilio-python server-side SDK library code.

Send an outbound SMS with Python

Now that we have Python and twilio-python installed, we can send an outbound text message from the Twilio phone number we just purchased with a single API request. Create and open a new file called send_sms.py and type or paste in this code sample.

Send an SMS Using Twilio

You’ll need to edit your send_sms.py file a little more before your message will send:

Replace the placeholder credential values

Swap the placeholder values for account_sid and auth_token with your personal Twilio credentials. Go to https://www.twilio.com/console and log in. On this page, you’ll find your unique Account SID and Auth Token, which you’ll need any time you send messages through the Twilio Client like this. You can reveal your auth token by clicking on the ‘view’ link:

Open send_sms.py and replace the values for account_sid and auth_token with your unique values.

Please note: it’s okay to hardcode your credentials when getting started, but you should use environment variables to keep them secret before deploying to production. Check out how to set environment variables for more information.

Replace the from_ phone number

Remember that SMS-enabled phone number you bought just a few minutes ago? Go ahead and replace the existing from_ number with that one, making sure to use E.164 formatting:

[+][country code][phone number including area code]

Replace the to phone number

Replace the to phone number with your mobile phone number. This can be any phone number that can receive text messages, but it’s a good idea to test with your own phone so you can see the magic happen! As above, you should use E.164 formatting for this value.

If you are on a Twilio Trial account, your outgoing SMS messages are limited to phone numbers that you have verified with Twilio. Phone numbers can be verified via your Twilio Console’s Verified Caller IDs.

When you send an SMS from your free trial phone number, it will always begin with «Sent from a Twilio trial account.» We remove this message after you upgrade.

Save your changes and run this script from your terminal:

That’s it! In a few moments, you should receive an SMS from your Twilio number on your phone.

Are your customers in the U.S. or Canada? You can also send them MMS messages by adding just one line of code. Check out this guide to sending MMS to see how it’s done.

In this code sample, we are making a POST request to the Programmable Messaging API’s Message endpoint in order to create a new outbound message. We are using the twilio-python library’s built-in create method, but you could make this request using the Twilio CLI (that you already installed), curl, or a request module of your choosing.

Use the Twilio CLI to send an SMS

Use curl to send an SMS

Set up a Twilio Messaging Service

Congratulations, you’ve sent your first SMS with Twilio Programmable Messaging and received it on your personal device.

At this point, we have acquired one Twilio phone number and used it to send one outbound SMS. You can imagine a time in the not-so-distant future where you’ll need a more robust, feature-rich way to send messages, such as:

In the next part of the Quickstart, we’ll walk through setting up your first Messaging Service. You can think of a Messaging Service as a container to hold all of your available phone numbers (and other senders) and comes with features that you may need along your messaging journey.

Create a Messaging Service with your phone number

Run the following Twilio CLI command to create a Messaging Service that we will use to send our first programmable SMS.

Take note of the Messaging Service SID (It starts with “MGXXX. ”). We’ll need it to send our next message.

Next, add the phone number you just purchased. Forgot the number already? No worries, you can list it with the Twilio CLI:

Add your phone number to your newly created Messaging Service with the following command:

Send an SMS from your Messaging Service

Sending an outbound SMS from a Messaging Service is similar to sending from an individual Twilio phone number. The primary difference is replacing the from_ parameter with the messaging_service_sid to indicate that you are sending from a phone number within your Messaging Service’s sender pool. (Currently, there is only one phone number in your sender pool, so we’ll be sending from that one.)

Comments

AakashPat commented Jul 16, 2020

Describe the bug
Upon signing up with a phone number, the Verification SMS with the 6 digit code is never sent to the phone number. After trying to resend the code multiple times, the message is never received.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Expected behavior
A SMS Verification code is sent to the phone number used during SignUp.

Additional context
I have already raised a Service Quota Increase ticket and have that increased. I have also explicitly set the spending limit on the SNS (Text Messaging) Console.
I have tried using the Cognito Hosted UI to Sign Up and am facing the exact same issue with that. The verification SMS is never received.

My SNS service is working as expected as I can send out other SMS communication to our users using the aws-sdk.

Also, if the user registers using the email address, an email is promtly sent to the user with the verification code. Only SMS are not delivered.

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shreyansjain commented Jul 20, 2020

+1 to this issue.

We have recently started experiencing the same issue (Spending Limit/Service Quota issues have already been resolved).
Wanted to highlight few observations:

I have asked AWS team to confirm if it was related to recent changes due to ILDO

AakashPat commented Jul 20, 2020 •

@shreyansjain
Similar situation at my end.

In order to get a faster resolution to avoid impact on business, I am seeking approval for getting a Support Plan from AWS. It will cost us 29$/month. All this for something that should be very straight forward in the first place.

shreyansjain commented Jul 20, 2020

That’s strange, UserPool in ap-south-1 is the failing for me to send to IN numbers (CA/US numbers are getting delivered).

The worst case is, this the first point of entry to our platform and if users are not able to receive verification codes, they won’t be able to use the platform.

I’ll update once I hear back from them and/or please do the same.

AakashPat commented Jul 20, 2020

shreyansjain commented Jul 21, 2020

Heard back from AWS PM:

I will initiate the Premium Support team once I hear an update from you.

AakashPat commented Jul 21, 2020

It has been 15 hours since the ticket and I haven’t heard back from them. It is a System Impaired issue which had a 12 hour SLA. Certainly leaves a bad taste in my mouth about AWS Support.

Once I have a response, I will let you know.

AakashPat commented Jul 22, 2020 •

@shreyansjain, Finally heard back from AWS Support after 36 hours.

I understand that you are facing issues while using Cognito MFA as messages are not getting delivered to your users when using Frankfurth region.

As you are already aware, Cognito MFA messages are sent using SNS in the closest region[1], hence in order to investigate the issue we will need to troubleshoot from the SNS side in eu-west-1 (Cognito Userpools in eu-central-1 is currently using SNS SMS in eu-west-1 as SNS SMS was only recently released in eu-central-1).

Unfortuantely, there is no public documentation about which regions rely on which other regions for such situations. Also, there is no way for the users to know which is the closest region to the one they have selected. Upon pointing this out, I got another reply from the AWS Support team.

Yes, Cognito User Pools in eu-central-1 currently uses SNS SMS in eu-west-1 region.
Unfortunately, there is no public documentation that lists the mapping, but it mentions the following[1]:
«SMS messages from Amazon Cognito user pools are routed through the closest AWS Region that’s supported by Amazon SNS worldwide SMS delivery.»
However as SNS SMS started supporting eu-central-1 region only recently in March 2020[2], Cognito service is yet to update this change for Cognito Userpools in eu-central-1 to use SNS SMS in eu-central-1 region.

I can confirm that there exists a feature request with the Cognito team to update the documentation with this SNS SMS mapping, I have also added the details of this case and how it impacted your business to the feature requests so that the team can understand the issue and prioritize it. Rest assured that your feedback has been conveyed to the team.

Send an SMS message during a phone call with Node.js and Express

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use Twilio’s Programmable Voice and SMS to send a text message during a phone call.

We’ll write a small Node.js web application that:

Ready? Let’s get started!

Sign up for a Twilio account and get a phone number

If you have a Twilio account and Twilio phone number with SMS and Voice capabilities, you’re all set here! Feel free to jump to the next step.

Before you can receive phone calls and send messages, you’ll need to sign up for a Twilio account and buy a Twilio phone number.

If you don’t currently own a Twilio phone number with both SMS and Voice capabilities, you’ll need to buy one. After navigating to the Buy a Number page, check the «SMS» and «Voice» boxes and click «Search»:

You’ll then see a list of available phone numbers that meet your criteria. Find a number that suits you and click «Buy» to add it to your account.

Create an Express app that accepts incoming calls

We’ll be building a small Express web application that accepts incoming calls and sends the caller an SMS. Let’s start by building out the code that receives the call and says something to the caller.

Set up your development environment

To download the code used in this tutorial and run it, you can clone this GitHub repository and follow the setup instructions in the README.

If you don’t already have the Twilio Node.js helper library installed, you can do so with the following command:

You will also need to install Express and body-parser. If using npm, this looks like:

Handle incoming calls

Handle the inbound call

In this code sample, we leveraged Twilio’s Node.js library to create a voiceResponse that says some text to a caller. We can ignore the blurred lines for now: those will come into play later when we’re ready to create an SMS from this call.

Make sure to include this line at the end of your file:

You can now run this Express application:

You can check that your app is running by going to http://127.0.0.1:8000/answer in your browser. You should see some text that says «Thanks for calling! We just sent you a text with a clue.»

But how do we tell Twilio to use this response when someone calls our Twilio phone number?

Allow Twilio to talk to your Express application

For Twilio to know how to handle incoming calls to your phone number, you’ll need to give this local application a publicly accessible URL. We recommend using ngrok.

If you’re new to ngrok, you can find more information here about how it works and why we recommend using it when developing locally.

Once you’ve downloaded ngrok, make sure your Express application is running. Then, open a new terminal window and start ngrok:

If your local server is running on a port other than 8000, replace ‘8000’ in the command above with the correct port number.

You should see some output that tells you your public ngrok URL.

Now you can configure your Twilio phone number to use this app when someone calls you:

Save your changes. Now you’re ready to test it out!

Call the Twilio phone number that you just configured. You should hear your message and the call will end.

Great! Next, we’ll get some information about the caller so we can send them a follow-up SMS.

Get your caller’s phone number from Twilio’s request

When someone dials your Twilio phone number, Twilio sends some extra data in its request to your application.

While Twilio sends a lot of data with each inbound call, the two pieces of information we need are:

While we won’t be using them in this app, many values are included in Twilio’s request to our application. Check out the full list of parameters Twilio sends with every request.

To send our caller an SMS, we’ll need to access that To and From information. Update your /answer route to include the following:

List of Top SMS APIs to Send Text Messages (Updated for 2022)

By RapidAPI Staff // January 24, 2022

Free SMS APIs

If you’re strictly looking for free SMS apis, I would check out this API collection, which contains SMS APIs that are free, have a freemium pricing model, or offer a free trial credit.

SMS APIs Breakdown

In today’s digital world, there is no doubt that innovation is changing our conventional ways of doing things.

The business environment has experienced tremendous technological change over the years.

In order to remain competitive, one must adapt to the new ways of selling products and services, such as integrating with an API for sending SMS messages.

Digital SMS API marketing technique is one of the best strategies that businesses are using to reach thousands of potential clients with just a press of a button thanks to the SMS API platforms.

What is SMS API?

An SMS API refers to a software integration interface that enables code to send short messages through an SMS API platform.

It lets you build a personalized SMS channel for sending and receiving all your messages (like texting someone a GIF).

Depending on your preference, you can get an SMS API for either HTTP, Java or PHP.

In this blog post, we’ll compare SMS Gateway/SMS providers to help you decide which is the best or cheapest option for your needs.

What is the best SMS API?

After reviewing over 53 SMS APIs, we found these 8 APIs to be the very best and worth mentioning:

Our Top 8 Best SMS APIs for 2021

List of our Top Picks for the Best SMS Messaging APIs

If you have not integrated your business systems with a functional SMS API, your marketing strategies are not up-to-date and you might lose your clients to competitors.

The following list illustrates the most popular SMS APIs & SMS API providers that you can try today in order to make your SMS marketing campaigns effective and superior:

1. Twilio SMS

The Twilio SMS API is another great messaging API that enables programmable SMS messaging through their API.

Twilio has 3 different APIs for different functionalities:

Each API has a pay-per-use pricing model at a reasonable cost to get your started:

Tutorials

Example API Call (PHP cURL)

Popularity Score: 8.8/10
Best For SMS Messaging, Verification, and Number Lookup

2. Telesign SMS Verify

The Telesign SMS Verify API offers verification and two-factor authentication (over SMS) capabilities through their REST API. This is the perfect API for adding authentication into your mobile app with a verification code (via text message).

Telesign SMS API Pricing

Telesign SMS Verify credits vary depending on the recipient country, which can see here.

Example API Call (Node.js)

Popularity Score: 9.0/10
Best For Verification & 2-factor Authentication

3. Nexmo SMS Messaging

The Nexmo SMS API is one of the top SMS APIs out there. It allows developers to send and receive SMS text messages to users around the globe through their REST API. Nexmo is one of the preferred APIs if you’re looking to integrate SMS messages into your Android or iOS mobile app.

Nexmo SMS API Pricing

Example API Call (C#)

Popularity Score: 9.5/10
Best For Sending and Receiving Text Messages Globally

4. D7SMS

The D7SMS API allows developers to integrate the Direct7 SMS gateway into your software or application to reach customers over D7’s global mobile network. This SMS API is great for sms notifications and communication using D7’s worldwide SMS presence.

In order to get started, sign up for an account at d7networks.com.

Popularity Score: 9.7/10
Best For Worldwide SMS Transmisson

5. Telnyx

Telnyx API is great solution if you need more than just SMS.

To begin using the API, you’ll need to navigate to Telnyx and register for an account. Create a connection and copy your API tokens to use with RapidAPI.

Popularity Score: 4.7/10
Best For Voice, Data & Messaging

6. MessageBird

MessageBird’s SMS Gateway API provides a simple and fast API for sending and receiving text messages all over the world.

Popularity Score: 8.6/10
Best For Voice, SMS and WhatsApp

7. ClickSend (Inteltech)

Clicksend (formerly Inteltech) is a cloud-based service that lets you send and receive SMS, Email, Voice, Fax, and Letters worldwide.

To get started, head over to ClickSend and sign up for an account. Grab your username & API key, and enter it in the required parameters in the API console to test the endpoints.

Popularity Score: 8.6/10
Best For Sending & Receiving SMS

8. Nexmo Verify

The Nexmo Verify API helps protect your users and your business with an all-in-one, economical verification.

This RESTful SMS API allows you to send a verification PIN code by SMS to prove a user can be contacted by that phone number.

The Nexmo Verify request costs vary by country:

Example API Call (Java)

Popularity Score: 8.6/10
Best For SMS Verification

How does an SMS API Work?

An SMS API works by helping businesses send bulk SMS in various formats across different kind of networks.

You are supposed to choose your preferred smart message service provider who will walk you through the process of integration.

You will be guided on how your business system will be linked to a working SMS API.

Once the integration is complete, the system is then tested to ensure it’s working properly.

Your business can now start using the SMS API platform to communicate with both customers and staff seamlessly.

Benefits of using SMS API

Do you agree with our list? Which is your preferred SMS API or message service provider to send text messages online? Let us know in the comments below.

How can I get access to SMS APIs?

What is SMS API Integration?

What is a Messaging API?

What is an SMS Gateway?

An SMS gateway allows a computer to send or receive Short Message Service (SMS) transmissions to or from a telecommunications network. Most messages are eventually routed into the mobile phone networks. Many SMS gateways support media conversion from email and other formats.

Is there any free API to send SMS?

What is SMS gateway service?

Summary: Best SMS APIs for Developers

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SMS Service Providers

SMS technology has risen to become one of the most critical communication channels for most individuals and organizations. Whether you’re running a survey, making a booking, or advertising special offers to your customers, there are no better means than the use bulk SMS services. Emails can go unread, calls can be unanswered, leaflets can be thrown into the trash, but when you send a text message, it will be read in the first moment it pops up in the phone’s notification bar. It’s like a norm for human beings to want to read a text message once received on their mobile phone.

And given how affordable they can be, businesses can get higher ROI when using SMS than any other communication channel. However, depending on your business’s unique needs, you ought to select a provider that offers several pricing tiers, have an option for bulk SMS, is reliable, and boast other functions such as an API. Before we progress further, let’s try and understand what SMS Service providers are all about.

What is an SMS Service Provider?

An SMS service provider can be defined as a business entity that specializes in the provision of SMS text messages, even though it is not a mobile network operator itself. It acts as the intermediary between customers and mobile network providers. SMS service providers enter into agreements with vast network providers, and they are be authorized to utilize these networks to facilitate the exchange of SMS messages. They offer customers an interface that they can use to send and receive SMS messages. Sometimes, these service providers may utilize SMS gateways to provide more sophisticated services.

What is an SMS Gateway?

An SMS Gateway is a protocol that enables a computer to send and receive SMS messages through mobile network SMPP protocol. The SMS gateway converts the message being sent into a language that can be easily understood by the network receiving it. This ensures that the text message reaches the intended target without any delays. An SMS gateway permits companies to utilize their email, CRM software, or computer to deliver SMS text messages to customers. It then returns a delivery report detailing the delivery time and status.

Years ago, SMS gateways were real pieces of hardware with sim cards and radios. Each was connected to a mobile network to send messages in a similar way to a typical cellular phone. However, today’s SMS gateways route SMS messages to the mobile networks through an SMPP interface that is exposed by the systems via APIs. SMS service providers that leverage SMS gateways are preferred since they deliver loads of features that benefit any enterprise, whether in education, healthcare, retail, or entertainment industries.

Which is the best bulk SMS service provider?

While several companies offer bulk SMS services, only a few of them are top-notch. In this piece, we take a sneak peek of this world-class bulk service provider.

Twilio

When it comes to bulk SMS services, no company comes close to Twilio. Boasting a programmable SMS platform that runs on a professionally balanced software platform, this provider can offer bulk SMS and guarantee prompt and safe delivery. Some of the unique features that make it one of the most respected SMS service providers include multi-tenancy, scaler, geo match, scaler, and queueing.

Since most organizations in the modern market use APIs, you’ll also be glad to know that Twilio integrates cutting-edge APIs that allow you to program SMS messaging. Twilio not only adds robust messaging capabilities to your enterprise, but also helps you to add phone verification, and get deliveries whenever you send a message to a customer or prospect. When it comes to selecting the most accomplished SMS service provider, you can trust that Twilio is a fantastic choice.

SMS technology has risen to become one of the most critical communication channels for most individuals and organizations. Whether you’re running a survey, making a booking, or advertising special offers to your customers, there are no better means than the use of bulk SMS services. Emails can go unread, calls can be unanswered, leaflets can be thrown into the trash, but when you send a text message, it will be read in the first moment it pops up in the phone’s notification bar. It’s like a norm for human beings to want to read a text message once received on their mobile phone.

And given how affordable they can be, businesses can get higher ROI when using SMS than any other communication channel. However, depending on your business’s unique needs, you ought to select a provider that offers several pricing tiers, have an option for bulk SMS, is reliable, and boast other functions such as an API. Before we progress further, let’s try and understand what SMS Service providers are all about.

Tinder SMS Verification 2022: The 8 Most Important Things to Know About Tinder SMS Verification

The Tinder SMS Verification is meant to confirm that you are the owner of your Tinder account.

Other than verifying that you are the owner of your account, it is a way to know that you can receive texts.

These texts are important in that, they help inform you of log-ins to your account.

They also help send you codes whenever you are logging in to Tinder.

This is especially the case if you are using a different device to log in to your account.

In short, the Tinder SMS verification code is meant to send you codes and keep your account private.

Check Benefits and reasons for using a private number for SMS verification versus Google Voice, burner numbers, and public phone numbers.

It means that another person using the same number cannot access your account.

They will have to prove ownership by first of all getting the code sent to their phone.

It is not that likely that someone will have a similar number to yours.

The other alternative would have been using an email account.

The major idea behind the Tinder SMS is to verify your identity.

This is very important today in this world of hackers and Fake Tinder Profiles.

Online dating just is not as safe as it used to be.

There are so many Tinder Catfish accounts out there looking to harm you.

This will be a straightforward analysis of the Tinder SMS error from these:

As a bonus you will get:

There is no room to waste your time but just to help you understand this phenomenon better.

A time of 7 minutes is enough to skim through this topic. Shall we begin?

1. The Tinder SMS Verification, What it is?

The Tinder verification code is a code used to establish a Tinder user’s identity.

The Tinder SMS verification is used to make sure that you are the owner of the account.

It also is a way to ensure that other users do not create double accounts with similar details.

This code is important to inform you that someone is logging in to your account.

That is why whenever you log in, you are asked to verify your account.

This is a security feature by Tinder to keep your account safe.

Choosing to log in with your phone number will prompt Tinder to send you a verification SMS.

This is a security feature to prevent Tinder users with ill motives from using your account.

We however know that you can Browse Tinder Anonymously.

2. Why You Are Not Getting an SMS From Tinder

The most obvious explanation is the Tinder Error 5 000.

The server error may prevent you from getting a Tinder SMS.

This is caused by a failure in connection to the Tinder servers.

This failure is from both the Tinder Company and the user.

The Tinder servers may be down at some time or under maintenance.

The user may also have a slow internet connection.

It may be that your phone has a full inbox and needs you to delete some messages.

There will be other reasons that we will discuss later on in this analysis.

3. How To Bypass Tinder SMS Verification

The most direct way is to use a virtual number.

We suggest avoiding these public phone services, google voice, and burner numbers as they are being used many times for verification which can get you shadowbanned again. I highly suggest using a private number for Tinder SMS verification.

You could always log in with your Facebook account.

However, here I will suppose that you already had chosen the phone number as the method.

A virtual phone number will do.

Remember, if you do this many times, Tinder will ban you from the online dating app.

It is only consequential if you overdo it.

There is another way to bypass it.

I think we mentioned it briefly. That is, use Facebook login.

All Tinder does is connect to your Facebook and log you in.

Remember that this only works if you were not banned previously.

Another way is to get a new SIM card if at you were previously banned from Tinder.

The last way is to use your friend’s phone number, get the code and continue with Tinder on your device.

Those are your best options.

4. How To Get a Verification Code for Tinder

Well, it is not hard really.

Remember to keep your device online so that Tinder is still live.

Once that is done, enter the code on Tinder.

These are the steps in getting a Tinder verification code. An Example of an SMS code is: your tinder code 63473 is don’t share.

That means you have to keep the code safe, by not sharing it with nobody. The Tinder verification code is not permanent.

It keeps on changing every time you log in, especially from a different device.

If you were to delete your cache files from the browser, you will have to sign in afresh.

Sometimes that is the way to fix Tinder SMS error.

5. How You Are Causing the Tinder SMS Error

There are some things that you are doing wrong as regards the Tinder SMS error.

These are the reasons from your end that prevent you from getting the text from Tinder.

The knowledge of these issues will also help you to fix the errors.

They include among these:

Tinder not only reads your number but also your device.

If you keep on using different devices, you make Tinder think that you are not legitimate.

Are you guilty of any of these reasons?

Online dating is easier if you also do your part.

Tinder is meant to be enjoyed not to make your life harder.

You may not always have the knowledge to fix these issues but at least, you can avoid them.

6. Tinder Error 5 000

Apart from you being to blame for not receiving Tinder code SMS texts, Tinder also is to blame.

The online dating app operates in many countries and may experience server challenges.

Their servers may be highly busy in the many countries that they operate in making you inconvenienced.

The server error 5 000 is an obstacle to using Tinder completely.

Hopefully, for you, this is not the main reason that you cannot receive texts nor enter the code received.

7. Tinder Not Sending SMS code – Causes of SMS Error

The ‘Tinder Help’ site helps shed light on the causes of the SMS error. But is not enough details on why we are not receiving the Tinder code.

These help us at least understand better why they happen:

Some of the Reasons why Tinder won’t send code verification, and what you can do to fix it:

1. Your Phone Carrier is not supported on Tinder

What if Tinder says that my phone carrier is not supported?

Your phone carrier is your mobile service provider (it’s where you get your SIM card from); And if Tinder says that your phone carrier is not supported, what they mean is that your mobile service provider isn’t supported.

This could be because Tinder policy doesn’t support all carriers registering. The best thing you can do is get an online disposable number that has carriers supported by Tinder.

We’ll update you once we find another way to do this without breaking any rules.

2. There could be a delay by Tinder while trying to reach your phone.

It may also be that the Tinder servers are down.

Tinder advises that you wait for a few minutes before giving up. Or before trying again numerous times.

3. Your mobile/internet network could be slow.

This is also one of the reasons you might see the Tinder Error 5 000.

What you can do in this case is upgrade your internet or restart your WIFI device or move to a different room in your house to get a stronger mobile network.

4. It may be caused by your mobile service carrier.

Maybe the carrier (a.k.a mobile service provider) company has blacklisted your phone. Find out.

5. Your apps may be causing it to have a glitch.

Several apps replace the original phone SMS app such as Truecaller or QuickText and others.

Try disabling these or uninstalling them and see whether there will be a change.

6. Your message inbox (storage) is full.

Delete some old messages that you are no longer using. Yes, that could be an issue that Tinder can’t send you the code.

7. You have tried to submit your number many times.

Forcing Tinder to send you an SMS code by submitting your phone number many times only will make it worse. If this is you, then calm down and wait for a day or so to try again.

These are seven of the major issues that plague why tinder won’t send verification code.

Why isn’t Tinder fixing it?

Well, because most of the problems listed are not coming from Tinder but the mobile carrier.

They are also coming from the users themselves.

A good example of a user being ‘guilty’ is not deleting past messages thereby having a full inbox.

8. Texting Apps that work with Tinder – How To Get a Tinder SMS Online

Several texting apps give you random virtual phone numbers to receive SMS and calls.

Texting apps are providers of phone numbers that can be used temporarily – We’re not addressing apps like Whatsapp, Viber, or Telegram!

The Texting Apps provide you with a virtual phone number that most probably was being used before by someone else. These texting apps require Credit Cards and other details about you while creating an account.

Tinder is very aware of these providers and strict about them. We do not recommend using these public numbers because you will not have a good experience with Tinder at all.

Here is the list of texting apps that works with Tinder and receives SMS verification codes:

If you do take Tinder a little bit seriously, we prefer to avoid using texting apps, because most likely you will get a number that was used before by someone else. God knows what the previous user did.

This is negative because other previous users could also have access to your current Tinder account.

Here’s what a previous user says about one of these texting apps:

I installed the app they gave me a number and within 30 min. I was getting random sales calls and group texts. I had to turn my phone on silence. I’ve used this app for years during the school year then the summer uninstall it. I’ve never experienced this. Quality has really gone down. I would have given it a one star if I had paid for it.

Some argue that a fake number will get you banned from Tinder. Well, that depends on how many times they have attempted to bypass Tinder. If you try way too many times, you will eventually be banned.

Just once is harmless. You may just get a warning and that is if you get caught.

You can get a Tinder SMS online through various legitimate services.

If you follow and receive SMS online, you will be able to get a virtual phone number.

From here, you will be able to receive your SMS online. It’s easy.

Remember to use this service carefully and in moderate ways, otherwise, you raise your chances of being banned on Tinder.

Using it once is okay but not too many times.

A Quick Bonus

Tinder can not only ban you but also blacklist your device.

This means that if you were trying to create a new account, you will not get an SMS.

So what should you do?

You can use a trick to defeat the blacklisted status of your device.

Use another phone or computer and a different phone number.

Create an account and select log in using your phone number.

You will be able to get your verification SMS.

If you were to delete all your browsing history, you can use your new account on your device.

It will work just fine.

So, could it be that your SIM card is blacklisted by Tinder?

9. Recap

The Tinder SMS error is a pretty straightforward concept.

It is either you get the SMS or you don’t.

Here is your quick recap:

Those are the most important things to remember.

Conclusion

There will always be a glitch on any online dating app.

This is why you should not be too hard on Tinder.

The SMS error on Tinder can happen on any other online dating site.

Tinder is just more famous than others, hence the issues that are tied to it.

Remember, it is used in many countries worldwide.

There will be errors expected.

Your part is just to ensure that you follow the steps we have mentioned above.

These are on how you cause the SMS error. Try to avoid those mistakes. Tinder is worth it.

That is why you must continue enjoying the app. Do not let one error get you down.

Updated June 16, 2022 by Liam Barnett 1 Comment

About Liam Barnett

Liam is a Dating Expert, Matchmaking, Attraction Coach. His expertise has been featured on Bustle, Tinder, Wisebread, Best Life Online, and Up Journey.

Liam Barnett is a dating expert who helps (mostly) men to connect with a significant other; advises them on healthy actions, communication, and language in relationships. He does this through his in-field workshops, coaching, and one-on-one training.

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How to Send an SMS With TypeScript Using Twilio

Writing Node.js applications with TypeScript means you can take advantage of the TypeScript type system and tooling. We’ve seen on this blog how to send an SMS message with Node.js, but let’s have a look at how to do this with TypeScript.

What you need

To follow this tutorial you will need:

Once you’ve got all that, let’s dive into the code.

Getting started with TypeScript

Let’s start a new TypeScript project for this example. In a terminal, run the following commands to create a new project directory and create a package.json file.

Now we need to install some dependencies. We’ll need TypeScript in our development dependencies so we can compile our code to JavaScript before we run it and we’ll need the Twilio Node module which makes it easy to use the API to send SMS messages.

Initialise the project with a tsconfig.json file by running:

We’ll leave the tsconfig.json with the default settings. If you are interested in changing them the settings are well commented. You can also read more about the different options in the TSConfig Reference.

We need a file into which we will write our program. Create a file called index.ts :

Next we’ll set up a script to compile our TypeScript to JavaScript and a script to run the JavaScript. Open package.json and to the «scripts» property add the following:

Let’s write some TypeScript

Open index.ts and start by importing the Twilio library:

For this script we will send the parameters in via environment variables. Environment variables are a great place to store information that you need in an app but shouldn’t check in to source control. You can read more about setting environment variables in this post.

We will need our Account SID and Auth Token, available in your Twilio console, a Twilio phone number that can send SMS messages and a phone number to send the message to. We’ll get those variables out of the environment like so:

Using the accountSid and authToken initialise a Twilio API client:

Using the client, we can make an API request to create a message. To the create method we need to pass:

The create method returns a Promise when the request is successful and we’ll log the SID of the message resource we created to show it worked.

Squiggly red underlines mean we have failed to satisfy TypeScript with this code. In this case, TypeScript is not sure what the process object is. We may know that it is a Node.js global that provides information about and control over the running Node.js process, but TypeScript does not. To tell TypeScript about process we need to install the types for Node.js. We can do that with:

With that complete, the errors move further down the script.

For this example let’s wrap the client initialization and message creation in a conditional based on the presence of the required variables. We can then show an error message if one is missing.

You should find that there are no more red underlines, which means we can compile the TypeScript into JavaScript. In the project directory, run the script we defined earlier:

When the script completes, you will find an index.js file in your project. You can now run the other script we defined earlier to send an SMS message.

Of course, you should set all the relevant environment variables. When running a single script like this, we can do it all on one line:

That’s it, you’ve sent an SMS message using TypeScript and Twilio.

What is Error 38 when sending SMS? How do you resolve it?

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Error 38 is an error that occurs exclusively on Vodafone network carriers when your network operator is unable to send SMS. The error code goes as “Error 38: Unable to send SMS”.

According to the information we’ve gathered from public forums, Error 38 can occur for a variety of reasons, including:

How to resolve Error 38 when sending an SMS?

Below we have enlisted four ways you can solve Error 38 on a Vodafone sim when sending an SMS:

Solution #1 – Restart your device

The act of turning away from your computer and onto your phone may appear to be a simple tech support repair; however, it will work more often than not in most cases. It’s possible that simply restarting the phone will be sufficient to resolve the problem permanently.

Solution #2 – Manually select Vodafone network

The Preferences menu provides you with a number of options for dealing with the issue of low connectivity, and it may be able to resolve the Vodafone error 38 for you. The ability to select the system operator manually may resolve the issue almost immediately.

Solution #3 – Set the SMSC manually

Despite the fact that this procedure is usually handled at the conclusion of the network provider, you may be required to manually enter the SMSC (SMS service centre number). You’ll need to get in touch with the network operator in order to have the correct SMSC number delivered to your location.

Solution #4 – Reset Network Settings

If you have tried every possible repair option and none of them have worked, the only thing left to do is to reset the system settings to their default values. This option allows you to delete all of the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile network configurations that have been previously saved. In the event that nothing else could be done to resolve the Vodafone error 38, perform a community reset on the phone.

How to fix error code 17?

The Error Code 17 may also appear when you try to send a text message on your phone. When a user is sending a message, the issue is said to appear a few minutes after the message is shown as ‘Sending’. Users are met with an error message that reads “Can’t send. Please try again. (Error code 17)”.

When you’re disconnected from a WiFi network, the intended message appears to be sent, with the mileage varying from network to network. This however seems to be only a temporary workaround.

To fix the error code 17, you must unlock your phone and turn off your phone’s WiFi connection. By disabling the WiFi toggle in Quick Settings, you can accomplish this.

It’s also possible to go into the Settings app and disable ‘Wi-Fi’ by swiping the toggle next to it.

An update from your device manufacturer should include a permanent fix for the problem if it has been reported widely. As soon as a fix is released, you can simply update your device to the latest software version to fix the problem.

Other Ways To Fix “SMS Not Sending” Error Code 17 On Android

How to Fix SMS Fails to Send in Android?

There are a number of reasons why Android’s SMS messages may not be delivered (or be received, but this article will focus on the failure to send). Please visit Phone Not Receiving Texts for more information.

It’s possible that your SMSC number is to blame if you’re unable to send or receive texts despite being able to receive them fine.

Solution 1: Setting SMSC Through Secret Phone Menu

Many users recommend converting the SMSC number to PDU format if you receive an ‘Update error’ when manually adding the SMSC. Below we have described how you can convert the SMSC number to PDU format:

Solution 2: Setting SMSC in Default Messaging App

It’s not uncommon for people to prefer a different texting app to the one that comes pre-installed on their devices. Apps like Textra, Chomp, EvolveSMS, and even the SMS feature in Facebook Messenger appear to be fancier than the stock app.

In order to keep your phone from becoming bloated, root users often disable the default SMS app. For some reason, most third-party SMS apps don’t have a way to set the SMSC number, whereas the default app usually does.

Due to the fact that the default SMS app has access to the SMSC, while third-party apps aren’t, this is typical.

If any of this describes your situation, try the steps below:

Solution 3: Resetting the SMSC in Another Phone

If nothing else has worked, some people report that they were able to fix the problem by setting the SMSC in a different phone, then putting the SIM card back in the one that was having problems.

How to Fix ‘Error 98 SMS Termination Denied’ Error on Android?

One billion people use Android, making it one of the most popular mobile operating systems. Customizability options and fast speeds make it a popular choice. Almost everyone has a mobile phone with SMS capabilities, which lets them communicate with friends and family via text message. “Error 97:SMS Origination Denied” Error has been plaguing Android users recently.

Below are a few reasons that could trigger Error 97:SMS Origination Denied when sending an SMS:

Corrupt Data: In some cases, the problem may have been caused by corrupt data in the messages app. Sending and receiving messages may be hindered due to corrupt data.

Corrupt Cache: For faster loading and a better user experience, the messages application stores certain launch configurations and other data in a cache. However, this cached data may become corrupted over time, causing the error.

Once you have a basic understanding of the problem, we can now move on to the solutions. Make sure to follow the order in which they are presented in order to avoid a misunderstanding.

Solution 1: Clearing Cache

If the messages application’s cached data is corrupted, the messages may not be delivered. As a result, in this step, we will only clear the cache, which will not delete any of the messages. Follow the steps below:

Solution 2: Clearing Data

If clearing the cache does not resolve the problem, we will clear the data for the Messages app in this step. Ensure that important messages are backed up in case they are accidentally deleted. Clearing the data for the Messages app does not delete messages on some phones, but it does on others. To do so, follow the same steps as in the previous method, but this time select the “Clear Data” option rather than the “Clear Cache” option.

Top 10 Sites to Receive SMS Online without a Phone

Many websites these days ask you to provide some form of verification when you want to sign up to a service. This includes most things like shopping sites, email accounts, discussion forums, gaming services, blogs, social media and etc. Basic forms of verification are just supplying an email address or perhaps solving a captcha to confirm you are a real person and not a spam bot.

Other forms of verification can try to be a bit more secure by requiring you to enter more personal information like a name, address or zip code. Another method to try and identify you are a legitimate user is phone verification which usually comes in the form of an SMS message with a code sent to your mobile phone. The problem with that is not everyone can or wants to hand over their own phone number.

Some important services might use more secure two factor authentication where it would make more sense to use your real phone number. But for other things that are not so important or just require a one time verification, using a number that is not tied to your own phone might be preferable. Thankfully, there are websites that offer services where you can get a text message sent to another phone number.

Using an online SMS receive service is easy, simply note down the number provided and give it to the service or individual that requires a number to send the message. After a short period of time, the message you are waiting for should appear. Do note that these messages are not private or secure and can be seen by anyone, so make sure no personal information is going to be received.

Here we list 10 websites that offer a free SMS message receiving service which allows you to get text messages sent to you without using a real phone.

To verify if these services worked, we simply sent a message to the listed number via Skype SMS, World Text SMS or the aFreeSms Text Messaging Service. Usually one worked if another didn’t. If the service had no more than eight or maybe ten numbers, we tried to test them all. If there were more numbers than that we tried a random selection of six or seven, usually from different countries where possible.

1. Sellaite SMS RECEIVER

Sellaite SMS RECEIVER has been around for several years and is different from most of the other services here because it uses three phone numbers from Estonia (country code +372). They seem to be quite fast at taking down offline numbers and replacing them with working numbers, which should help with reliability.

All three numbers worked fine and received messages within ten or so seconds. A great feature here is the voice messaging option where you can receive and play messages from voice based phone verification. Play and Stop buttons will be visible on the title bar of messages with voice playback. Note the Send SMS button on the main page points to a paid service.

2. FreePhoneNum

FreePhoneNum has a sizeable selection of twenty seven numbers available although they are all from two countries. The United States has twenty one numbers and Canada has six. We tested five US and three Canadian numbers at random and all were received within a few seconds.

A text sending service is available where you can send up to 5 messages to US/Canada numbers per day. There is also a free voice call service on the website where you can use your speakers/microphone for a two way phone call. Again, this is only to North American +1 international code numbers.

3. FreeTempSMS

FreeTempSMS appears to be from India and has a total of eight numbers. Six are for the United States and two are for Canada.

At the time of writing, all eight numbers worked fine and all SMS messages were received within a few seconds. There is a registration option but we couldn’t work out what it’s for because it doesn’t seem to do anything and there is no information.

4. SMS-Online

There are eight phone numbers available with SMS-Online, one each from the United States, Puerto Rico, France, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sweden. The United Kingdom has two numbers. Just click the Open button for any country to see the messages list. Do note there is usually a VPN ad at the top of the messages list so you might have to look below that to see your SMS message.

The only number we had trouble with was one of the two from the UK. The rest seemed to work OK so in effect we had seven working countries with one number each. You can subscribe with an email to be notified when new numbers are added. The service is multi language and supports special character like Chinese or Cyrillic. Emojis are also supported

5. Twilio

Twilio is not going to be for everyone and you really don’t need it for just a few SMS messages. It requires registering for a trial account but ironically you have to supply a phone number for verification. One of the other services here might receive the SMS but most numbers will already have been used. Otherwise, you will have to decide if giving your real phone number to Twilio is worth it.

The big advantage of Twilio over the other services here is all received messages are only viewable by anyone that knows the login credentials. Therefore, it is much safer if you want to receive personal or private messages.

6. Fakenum

Fakenum has five numbers listed which are all in the United States. Simply click the “Receive Free SMS” button and then on one of the numbers you want to use. Press the “Show my SMS Message” button or refresh the page to view new incoming messages.

When we tested, four of the five numbers worked. Messages didn’t take long to arrive and were displayed within a few seconds. It’s unlikely to work for you but this was the only free SMS service we found that was accepted by Twilio for phone verification. Could be worth keeping an eye on these numbers if you are trying to get a Twilio trial account.

7. Online-sms

Online-SMS boasts around seventy numbers coming from fourteen countries. These include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Poland, Sweden, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark and Latvia. We tested a random selection of seven working numbers from the US, France, Belgium, UK and Poland.

With this many numbers available there’s a very good chance some or even many will not be working at any one time. Check the last message received time to get an idea of what is currently active (don’t trust the on page “online” status). Do be aware that during testing some messages were taking 30 minutes or more to arrive. A few numbers were receiving within a couple of minutes but most did take some time.

Another service that uses the same API or was developed by the same company is 7Sim.net. It looks very much the same as Online-sms but has far fewer working numbers.

8. Receive-SMS

Receive-SMS has been around for several years and is, in fact, one of a couple of sites that still works from our original article in 2013 (the other was Sellaite). It used to have six European based numbers but now there are four from the United States. The latest messages from all numbers are merged into the bottom of the main window.

We found that three of the four numbers worked fine but the fourth hadn’t been active for a few months or more. There is an option to get notified by email when new numbers are added although they might not change that often because the inactive number has been offline for quite a while. Paid private numbers are available if you need more from your SMS receiving service.

9. Sms-verification

This service has three numbers which are all from the United States. When messages are received from any of those numbers they appear in a merged list in the lower part of the main window.

During testing, all three numbers worked fine and each received an SMS message within a few seconds. Receive-SMS.com links directly to this service on some of its pages so they both appear to be run by the same company or are at least using the same API.

10. Mytrashmobile

While we have received messages from all three numbers, they weren’t all working at the same time during any one session. The USA number, however, did seem to work consistently. There are Android and iOS apps available and links to other related sites for spoofing texts, emails, WhatsApp and phone calls.

Another useful resource to check is called The SMS Bay. This website doesn’t have its own numbers but lists several SMS receiving services and their active numbers in a table that is supposedly updated every five minutes. Some are already listed here but quite a few are not. The Texts and Age columns don’t appear very accurate so it’s best just to go to the linked website and check for activity yourself.

Final Note: Even if some of them appear to be working, the phone numbers that are used to receive SMS messages online can still be easily blocked using TeleSign’s PhoneID that can identify the type of the provided telephone number such as VoIP, fixed landline, mobile and etc.

You can also be prevented from using one of these numbers for phone verification because someone else has already used it and a unique or lesser used number might be needed. If that is the case there is little option but to keep trying different numbers until you find one that works.

I can’t receive the verification code sent to my phone number/email address linked with my account

1. The phone number or email address may be incorrect.

Verify that you have entered the correct phone number or email address.

2. The message may have been blocked by the carrier or email service provider.

You may have reported this type of notification messages or emails as junk information.

3. The verification message may have been blocked by your phone.

4. You may have a poor network connection.

The verification message sent by the server may be delayed due to factors such as poor network signal reception or unavailability of the carrier’s network. Please wait for a while, or obtain the verification code again after the penalty time elapses.

Tips: If you have reached the maximum number of verification code requests, try again 24 hours later.

How to Send and Receive SMS Messages With Node.js and Express

Vonage has a couple of APIs that allow you to send and receive a high volume of SMS anywhere in the world. Once you get your virtual phone number, you can use the APIs to manage outbound messages (“sending”) and inbound messages (“receiving”). In this article, you will learn how to send and receive SMS messages with Node.js and Express.

We will first send an SMS with Node.js and the old SMS API and then rewrite that code to use the new Vonage Messages API to send the same SMS.

We’ll then build a Webhook that can receive SMS messages using Express. We’ll focus in this article on sending and receiving SMS messages, but if you want to send and receive messages with Facebook Messenger, Viber or Whatsapp, you can do that as well with the Messages API.

You can extend the application we’re building here to reply to incoming SMS messages as well, or to include more complex, interactive elements and give you a head start building autoresponders for your SMS needs.

The code for this tutorial can be found on GitHub & Glitch.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

Vonage API Account

To complete this tutorial, you will need a Vonage API account. If you don’t have one already, you can sign up today and start building with free credit. Once you have an account, you can find your API Key and API Secret at the top of the Vonage API Dashboard.

This tutorial also uses a virtual phone number. To purchase one, go to Numbers > Buy Numbers and search for one that meets your needs.

Send an SMS Message With the SMS API

The SMS API is the first Vonage API, and we’ll use it to send an SMS message to your phone number.

Install Node.js Dependencies

First off, initialize an NPM package, otherwise, older versions of NPM will complain about installing a package without having a package.json first. Just use the defaults for init, and then install the @vonage/server-sdk Node.js package.

Initialize Dependencies

We need to initialize the Nexmo node library we installed earlier, in the index.js file you created:

Replace the values in there with your actual API key and secret.

Send the SMS Message

The response data contains an array for all the messages that were sent, with information about their status. In most cases, it’s going to be 1 element in that array, but if the SMS was longer than 160 characters, it gets split into a multipart SMS, and then the array contains data about each part sent. If the status of the message is 0, the SMS was sent successfully, otherwise, the error data for the message is on the error-text property of the message.

Depending on the country you’re trying to send the SMS to, there are regulations that require you to own the phone number you’re sending the SMS from, so you’ll have to buy a phone number. You can do so in the Vonage API Dashboard or via the CLI:

You can run the code and receive the SMS message with:

Send an SMS Message With the Messages API

There is a newer API that deals with sending text messages called the Vonage Messages API. It is a multi-channel API, that can send a message via different channels, such as SMS, Facebook Messenger, Viber, and Whatsapp. The API is in Beta right now, so if we want to use it to send the same SMS message, we’ll need to install the beta version of the Nexmo Node.js SDK.

Run ngrok

If you haven’t used ngrok before, there is a blog post that explains how to use it. If you’re familiar with ngrok, run it with http on the 3000 port.

Create a Messages Application

To interact with the Messages API, we’ll need to create a messages application on the Vonage API platform to authenticate our requests. Think of applications more like containers, metadata to group all your data on the Nexmo platform. We’ll create one using the Vonage API Dashboard, and that needs a name, and inbound URL and a status URL.

We’ll also save a keyfile on disk. Applications work on a public / private key system, so when you create an application, a public key is generated and kept with Vonage, and a private key is generated, not kept with Vonage, and returned to you via the creation of the application. We’ll use the private key to authenticate our library calls later on.

Initialize Dependencies

Let’s replace the contents of the file we created earlier. We need to initialize the Nexmo node library we installed earlier, in the index.js file you created:

Replace the values in there with your actual API key and secret, the application id for the application you just created earlier, and the path to the private key you saved.

Send the Same SMS Message

In order to send an SMS message with the Messages API, we’ll use the nexmo.channel.send method from the beta version of the Nexmo node library. The method accepts objects as parameters, with information about the recipient, sender, and content. They vary for the different channels, you’ll need to check the API documentation for the other channels mentioned.

You can run the code and receive the SMS message with:

That’s it, you’ve sent the same SMS message using two different Vonage APIs. You’ll notice the Messages API is a lot more verbose in usage, while both APIs need just one method to accomplish the same thing.

Receive SMS Messages

Create a Web Server

We’ll be creating our webserver using express because it’s one of the most popular and easy to use Node.js frameworks for this purpose. We’ll also be looking at the request bodies for the inbound URL, so we’ll need to install body-parser as well as express from npm.

Let’s create a new file for this, call it server.js :

Create Webhook for the Inbound URL

You can run the code with:

Try It Out

Now send an SMS message from your phone to your Vonage number. You should see the message being logged in the terminal window where you ran the code. It looks similar to this:

Sending SMS with Twilio in a Node.js Application

With the increase in the number of mobile devices around the globe today, and numerous mobile applications available to us, SMS is becoming the de facto standard for verification.

SMS comes in handy for verification purposes at various stages in our applications, this is especially a great option on mobile applications.
It should be noted that SMS is not only useful for verification purposes but can be essential across various business use cases such as operational/transactional alerts, order placements, etc. TextMagic has a comprehensive article on a number of SMS use cases for businesses here

Today, we are going to explore how to use Twilio for sending SMS in a Node.js application.

Prerequisites
To follow through this tutorial you must have the following:

If you don’t have Node.js installed just head on to the official Node.js website to get a copy of Node.js for your platform. Once you install node.js you will automatically have npm installed.

Head over to Twilio now to get an account set up in less than 2 mins free of charge.

Getting started
To get started, create a new directory for the application by running the following command on the terminal:

Initialize the directory to create a package.json file by running:

Open the newly created folder in your editor of choice.
Your folder structure should now look like the one below:

Create a simple Express server as shown below in an index.js file:

To demonstrate a simple use case of SMS in our application, we are going to create a simple user registration system and use Twilio to send an activation code to the user’s phone number.

The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to send SMS using Twilio in our Node.js application hence all the best practices of user registration are not considered.

In the index.js file, paste the following code:

Now that we can create a user successfully, let’s now integrate Twilio to help us send verification SMS to new users as soon as their account is created. Head on to Twilio site and create your account. After you successfully created an account your dashboard should look similar to the one below:

Get a Free Twilio trial number
From your Twilio dashboard, click Get a Trial Number to get a free number which we’ll use as the sender when sending out the SMS to users. You will be able to customize your SENDER ID once you upgrade your account by subscribing to the Twilio platform but our trial number will suffice for the purpose of this tutorial.

Integrating Twilio in our App
Create a new file in the project directory and name it twilio.js. In the new file copy and paste the following code:

NOTE:
Depending on the format you’re getting the phone number from your user, you may need to format it to meet the international format for sending and receiving SMS. Read more on that topic here

Now, in the index.js file, add the following code:

Now we are ready to send SMS in our node.js application so let us test our work

Testing our application

Just before we send our first SMS, we need to add a verified phone number to our Twilio account. This is so because we are on the trial version. So, from your Twilio dashboard, click on verify phone number and verify a phone.

You should have at least one verified phone number already if you set up your account properly.
Save your work and start the server by running node index.js on the terminal

Open up Postman and send a POST request to the /users endpoint with the right parameters

Congratulations! You’ve just successfully sent an SMS from a Node.js application.

Twilio has a lot more to offer than just sending SMS to get more of their offerings, kindly visit their official documentation here

Telegram won’t send SMS code – what to do?

Telegram is considered one of the best messengers. It is convenient, equipped with an extensive set of functions, as well as unites a huge number of people across the entire world. For making a profile, one needs to enter one’s mobile number. It utilizes a special system for authorization and identity confirmation. But what to do if Telegram doesn’t send SMS code after verification? That is a serious problem for a user. Let us try to discuss this issue in more detail and explore the major options for action.

First of all, let us mention the operations, which require SMS confirmation:

An owner can give permission to the messenger to access his messages. In such a case, one will not even need to enter the digits received. As you can see, if you can’t receive SMS code Telegram account, you cannot use this app.

Do you need to make an additional profile or complete mass registration? In such a situation, buying a SIM card will be not so effective. Our service called Grizzly Sms offers an optimal way out. On the website, you can buy a virtual number for creating a profile on Telegram. That is not only convenient but cheap as well.

Why Telegram can’t receive SMS code Android or iOS?

Speaking about common reasons why Telegram won’t send SMS code after verification, we must mention the following problems:

Pay attention to the number of lines on the network indicator. If the signal is weak, you need to move to the place where it is easier to receive it. As for the poor quality of the Internet connection, the advice is identical.

You can also find out the information you are interested in by turning to the Telegram technical support service. You need to get in touch with their specialist and ask your questions. This platform is known to be customer-oriented. So, their specialist will do everything in his power to resolve the difficulties you faced.

Telegram not getting SMS code – how to fix that?

There are several options for action. The simplest one is to wait for 5-10 minutes and make another try. As practice shows, this approach works effectively. Speaking about why Telegram won’t send SMS code Android or iPhone, the reason may be connected with mistakes in the number entered. So, check this information scrupulously.

Make sure you’ve downloaded your app from the official website or from Apple Store/Play Market. Also, it won’t hurt to find out the version of the program. Download the latest one and activate an update.

Telegram send code via SMS doesn’t work due to the block of the service

Do not forget that Telegram is forbidden in a range of countries. Thus, there is a risk that your local Internet operator has imposed certain restrictions.

Let us describe the signs of this problem in more detail. After you enter your number, you will see the “Loading” window. If you close the app and then open it once again, it will not disappear.

You should correctly set the proxy server. For that, you do not need to download any additional apps. This messenger offers its own means for bypassing blocks. The instructions are pretty simple:

Now, you do not need to worry that Telegram won’t send SMS code Apple or Android. Messages will definitely arrive at the number specified.

Not receiving Telegram SMS code – can you cope without it?

Is there any possibility to avoid receiving messages to a mobile number? As of today, there is no such an opportunity. Yet, as we’ve mentioned above, there is a method of bypassing this problem. It involves entering a virtual number. It does not differ from a real one except for the absence of a physical career in the form of a SIM card. You will not have to wonder why Telegram can’t receive SMS code at this time. You will be able to get it over the Internet.

On our website, there is an article where we explain in detail how to register an account with a virtual number. As for the benefits of Grizzly Sms, one must mention:

Send an SMS

This operation enables you to send an SMS to an end user.

Important: «> Important: The information and contents displayed in these pages is for the OpenMarket’s legacy UK SMS APIs. This information is relevant if only you’re still using these APIs. For information on migrating from these APIs, see the API Release Notes. Please note, however, that Reporting is still done through Partner Centre, located here: https://partner.mxtelecom.com/home.

Quick facts

Available for existing customers only.

Making a Request

Definition

Query parameters

The following parameter tables below are split by the type of message you wish to send. The tables are:

Parameters must be URL encoded.

For example requests for each type of message, see Example Send Requests.

Generic parameters

These parameters may be used for any request.

The SMS Gateway account you are sending the message through.

The password for the account.

The mobile number of the message recipient in international format — for example, 447700900750. No leading «+» is required.

Your sender details; also referred to as your message originator. This can be either a phone number (up to 16 digits) or an alphanumeric string encoded in the Modified Latin-9 character set (up to 11 characters).

Required: for bulk services outside the US.

This value is ignored for premium rate services (your short code is used instead) and any US messaging. In these scenarios, the originator is set for each account and cannot be changed.

Whether you want a delivery report returned for the message. We recommend setting report to 7, so that you receive all possible reports.

Note that will be stored in the transaction log and passed back with delivery reports. This can be up to 160 characters in length.

This field is not passed to the mobile operator, and has no effect on the delivery of the message.

Default: no default

Sub-account to be stored in the transaction log. This can be up to 30 characters in length. OpenMarket’s Partner Centre can provide reporting based on this field. Sub-accounts do not need to be preconfigured.

This field is not passed to the mobile operator, and has no effect on the delivery of the message.

Default: no default

Length of time, in seconds, that the mobile operator will attempt to send the SMS to the end user. If the operator cannot initially reach the end user, then the standard retry strategy for the operator is used until this validity period is reached. You can specify any positive number; however, OpenMaket may need to adjust the value as some operators have minimum validity periods, or only allow specific values (such as in 30 second increments).

See Overview for more information about validity periods.

Default: There is no validity period set. OpenMarket and the mobile operator will use their standard retry strategies.

Enable single-shot billing for the message. Any non-empty value will enable single-shot billing. This parameter is only valid when sending a premium rate message in the UK, Ireland, or Australia.

You can enter any value for this parameter to enable it. For example:

See Overview for more information about single-shot billing.

Default: messages are submitted as normal

Changes the format of and data in the synchronous response sent by OpenMarket. This applies only to requests for single recipients (not broadcast messages).

See below for examples of this.

Response format options

The response body contains a submit status code and the SMS ID. For example:

The response body contains a submit status code and a text description of the problem. For example:

The response body contains just the SMS ID. For example:

The response body contains a text description of the problem. For example:

Plain text SMS, using Modified Latin-9

Add these parameters if you want to send a message using Modified Latin-9.

Use the following encoding to include a pound or euro symbol in your message:

The message text, encoded in the Modified Latin-9 character set.

Default: message does not include UDH

Determines whether the message is sent as a flash message. Flash messages are shown immediately on an end user’s mobile phone without the user taking any action, and are often not saved to the phone. It is not recommended to send an SMS that is both multipart and flash.

Enables you to add User Data Header (UDH) information. The format of UDH information is octet pairs in decimal notation — for example, 06050430393039.

For this specific message request, you must also specify bits=7 if you are including UDH information in the message.

If you specify the smsudh parameter, then OpenMarket will ignore the split parameter, if specified. To send a multipart message, you will need to manually split the message into separate requests and use the UDH information to concatenate the message.

Default: no default

Determines whether OpenMarket treats the message as single or multiple part. The smsudh and split parameters are mutually exclusive.

Plain text SMS, using GSM 03.38

Add these parameters if you want to send a message using GSM 03.38.

Use the following encoding to include a pound or euro symbol in your message:

The message text, encoded in the GSM 03.38 character set.

Determines whether the message is sent as a flash message. Flash messages are shown immediately on an end user’s mobile phone without the user taking any action, and are often not saved to the phone. It is not recommended to send an SMS that is both multipart and flash.

Enables you to add User Data Header (UDH) information. The format of UDH information is octet pairs in decimal notation— for example, 06050430393039.

If you specify the smsudh parameter, then OpenMarket will ignore the split parameter, if specified. To send a multipart message, you will need to manually split the message into separate requests and use the UDH information to concatenate the message.

Default: no default

Determines whether OpenMarket treats the message as single or multiple part. The smsudh and split parameters are mutually exclusive.

Plain text SMS, using UCS-2 Unicode

Add these parameters if you want to send a message using UCS-2 16-bit characters. For example, the character 三 (the Japanese symbol for the number three) is hexadecimal encoded as 4E09. As UCS-2 Unicode is a 16-bit encoding, using it to send SMS messages reduces the maximum number of characters you can include in the message.

The message text as hexadecimal encoded UCS-2.

Enables you to add User Data Header (UDH) information. The format of UDH information is octet pairs in decimal notation— for example, 06050430393039.

If you specify the smsudh parameter, then OpenMarket will ignore the split parameter, if specified. To send a multipart message, you will need to manually split the message into separate requests and use the UDH information to concatenate the message.

Default: no default

Determines whether OpenMarket treats the message as single or multiple part. The smsudh and split parameters are mutually exclusive.

Binary data SMS

This request type is commonly used to send binary information to a specific port or application on an end user’s mobile phone.

The 8-bit binary content you are sending. You must hexadecimal encode the data.

The UDH information, in the format of octet pairs in decimal notation — for example, 06050430393039.

WAP Push

You can use this request to send, replace, or delete a WAP Push Service Indication. We support WAP 1.2 Push Service Indications; for more information about these see the WAP Service Indication Specification.

In the US, you must have a binary-enabled short code to use WAP Pushes.

This tells the mobile phone what action to take when the WAP Push arrives. We recommend setting this to 2 for WAP Push messages to URIs that you wish the end user to visit immediately. Some mobile phones may behave differently from described.

The location (URI) of the WAP Push content. This must begin with either http:// or https://.

Name of the Service Indication. This is delivered to the end user’s mobile phone, and may be used by the mobile phone to identify the WAP Push to the end user.

A text string used to identify each WAP Push in a mobile phone. This parameter is required if you are deleting a WAP Push (using push_action=4 ). To avoid conflicts between messages from your services and other services, it is highly recommended that you create an SI ID that includes a URI you control and a unique identifier from your system (for example: www.example.org/siid/123 or 123@siid.example.org).

Default: the URI specified by the push_href parameter

This sets an expiry date and time for the WAP Push. When it reaches this date, the mobile phone should either delete the WAP Push SI or mark it as expired. If this is not specified, the SI never expires and should not be automatically deleted.

The date must be in the format yyyy-MM-dd or yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss — for example: push_siexpires=2011-02-27T14:00:00

Default: no expiry date is set

The brand name or number you want associated with the WAP Push. This will replace the originator on some mobile phones. We recommend setting this parameter as well as the smsfrom parameter (when sending bulk SMS messages).

Default: no default

MMS notifications

How an MMS notification is displayed to an end user is dependent on the mobile phone. For example, some mobile phones may clip or not show the address of the sender (specified by the mms_from parameter). Depending on the mobile phone’s settings, once a mobile phone has received an MMS notification it may automatically download the MMS content or just notify the end user.

MMS Notifications are sent as binary data to the mobile operator. Each binary SMS message has a character limit of up to 140 characters before the message must be split. The character length of the following parameters are included in the character limits:

To ensure that the MMS Notification does not require multiple SMS messages, make these parameters as short as reasonably possible.

The length of time, in minutes, that the message will be available. Setting an expiry time ensures that you do not need to host content indefinitely. However, individual mobile phones may ignore this value and may use another expiry value. There is no defined maximum value for this parameter. The minimum value is 1 (one minute).

The «message class», as per the MMS specification. This enables some mobile phones to filter messages based on their class (for example, to ignore any MMS notification where class=81 ). There is currently no specific regulatory requirements for setting the MMS message type.

The URI of the location hosting the MMS content. This must start with HTTP://. For maximum compatibility with different mobile phones, do not use HTTPS.

The full size of message in bytes. This is passed to the mobile phone so that it can display the file size to the end user before they download the file. The mobile phone should not reject the message if this size is not exactly the same as the file itself.

A unique ID generated by your platform to identify the notification request when the mobile phone retrieves the MMS content. This ensures that the platform can deliver dynamic content for each MMS notification sent. This can be an alphanumeric string.

Sets an originator for the MMS notification that is displayed to the end user before the MMS message is downloaded. You can set this to any value; however, long values may be clipped by the mobile phone. Some mobile phones may not show this value at all.

The value can be a number or email address, in one of these formats:

Some mobile phones may overwrite this with the value of the smsfrom field delivered with the MMS content.

The subject line displayed to the end user for the MMS notification. This can be an alphanumeric string.

vCards

The following example request:

sends a vCard for John Smith to the number 447700900750. Each line in the vCard must have a carriage return and line feed character (different mobile phones require either one of these characters). The URL encoding for these is %0D%0A.

The example vCard, before being URL encoded, has the following format and content:

WhatsApp not sending SMS code – what to do?

In 2022, you will hardly find many users of messengers who haven’t heard of Whatsapp. Furthermore, you will even hardly find many people who haven’t used this American service at all. That is why many Internet users have already faced the situation where WhatsApp won’t send SMS code. It is a frequent problem, which can repel a significant number of potential users so that they do not familiarize themselves with this app for message exchange. To avoid that, let us tell you today how to solve such a problem.

Yet, for a start, visit the homepage of the Grizzly Sms website. With its help, you can quickly, cheaply, and easily get an opportunity to obtain fully-functional access to all popular Internet sources without linking your real contact data. And that can be the only effective solution if WhatsApp doesn’t send SMS code to your phone. Still, first things first.

WhatsApp won’t send SMS code Android or Apple: reasons

In case an SMS isn’t arriving, but you need to enter the messenger, the first step is to check a few simple aspects:

The latest case is the most complicated as fixing such a problem will require time and additional expenses. Nevertheless, there is another pretty frequent situation – when WhatsApp doesn’t send SMS code from iPhone or Android due to some problems with a phone number. In such a case, there are two key ways out:

The first one is associated with noticeable expenses of both funds and money. That is why let us discuss the second method in more detail.

WhatsApp can’t get SMS codes: recovering access with the help of a virtual number

In case you’ve already clarified why WhatsApp not sending SMS code and determined that the problem is connected to your current SIM card, we offer you to make use of an SMS activation service. That is a quite popular opportunity, which has proven to be efficient due to the following factors:

Among such services, we recommend you pay attention to Grizzly Sms in the first place. Here is why:

Not receiving WhatsApp SMS code: a step-by-step guide on how to remove the problem

So, if you haven’t managed to solve the issue with access to the messenger with simpler methods and you still can’t get SMS code for WhatsApp, make use of a disposable number. With our detailed instructions, that will not be more difficult than registering a new profile. So, perform the following actions:

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Now, you will not have to worry about WhatsApp doesn’t send SMS code error. Take advantage of the solution described yourself and tell your acquaintances about it. Good luck!

SMS API Providers: Everything You Need to Know

Authors: Uku Tomikas, Joosep Pintsaar, Marko Sulamägi & Taavi Rebane

Last update: 01.10.2021

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SMS and SMS APIs have been used by companies of all sizes for years. Their primary use is to deliver business-critical text messages and marketing information to customers all over the world.

How is it possible that one type of technology has been used for so long? Well, there are many reasons why companies are so fond of it.

The biggest advantage of SMS is affordability. One message will cost you around 1 to 7 cents depending on the region and the volume you’re sending. If your monthly volume is bigger, your price per SMS will be reduced significantly. Thus, it provides a great return on your investment.

5.1 billion people use mobile phones, which makes SMS more widely used than other communication applications that require an internet connection.

SMS has a high probability of reaching any customer, anywhere, at any time. Can you name one communication channel with a wider reach? We certainly can’t think of any.

SMS messages also get read often. SMS boasts a whopping 98% open rate, so not only will people receive the message but they are also likely to read it.

Furthermore, 90% of SMS messages are read within 3 minutes of delivery. This is great for transactional text messages and service-related updates such as emergency information.

SMS boast stronger numbers when compared to email

Considering all the benefits that SMS brings, you might be asking yourself “how can I get started with SMS?” and “where can I find an SMS API that meets my needs?”

There are plenty of SMS APIs and SMS gateways available, so start by researching the current market.

This guide contains all the important information that you will need to ensure any SMS APIs you are considering match your business requirements. From SMS limitations and possibilities to SMS API integration and choosing a partner to make this journey as easy as possible for you. We have also included some expert tips about SMS messaging.

How can SMS API be used?

SMS is super successful. But why?

Three things – it’s simple, has a huge reach, and a high open-rate.

When these three factors are combined together, you can see why it’s such a popular communication tool for businesses to interact with their customer base. SMS text messages can be relied on to ensure that information is delivered quickly for any required situation, at a reasonable price. After all, the average price of an SMS is around 2-3 cents.

Three things – it’s simple, has a huge reach and a high open rate.

Here are some of the main uses of SMS:

Security

Whether it’s via a one-time password (OTP), a password with an expiration time, or a two-factor authentication (2FA) solution, SMS messaging services can be used to verify a customer and their phone number.

This can help with fraud prevention. It also makes it harder for any assailant to commit fraudulent acts without gaining access to the person’s phone, personal information, or passwords.

Financial services are some of the most frequent users of this type of anti-fraud processing as it is simple and effective. Banks need to ensure that transactions are legitimate and SMS is a sure-fire way to verify the individual making a transaction.

How to Use SMS in the Financial Sector

Critical communication

In times of emergency or rapid response, information needs to be readily available to ensure the best possible outcome. From severe weather warnings to municipal warnings, emergency SMS alerts can be used as a rapid mass outreach tool that can be put into action whenever a certain group of people needs to be informed.

Using SMS in combination with geolocation allows emergency services to send vital SMS alerts to people in the area in which there is a weather warning.

IP geolocation is great to use with weather apps and emergency communication tools because it delivers highly targeted messages. This can ensure that the right people get the correct information at the right time, without causing panic amongst those to whom the information does not concern.

With a 98% open rate, of which 95% are opened within the first 5 minutes, SMS can deliver critical information in a timely manner.

With a 98% open rate, of which 95% are opened within the first 5 minutes, text messages can deliver critical information in a timely manner and provide an additional level of confidentiality by hiding the SMS content from the service providers. This way, both emergency alerts, and confidential patient information can be delivered via the same communication tool.

5 Unique Ways of Using SMS in Healthcare

Customer care

One of the best ways to provide customer care is to utilize a robust and reliable system in which businesses can provide customers with useful information.

Whether it’s sending your customers a text message about pick-up times, ticketing information, or where the best places are to eat, nurturing the relationship you have with your client will increase the lifetime value of that customer.

How to Use SMS in the Logistics Industry

The same goes for customer relationship management (CRM) technology providers. They send and receive SMS messages with clients to ensure their bookings are well organized and that they offer a well-rounded customer service experience, this can be achieved with the use of an SMS gateway.

An SMS gateway API allows businesses to send and receive text messages with their customers, without the use of mobile phones. This is a great way for businesses to enhance their customer service experience.

Doing this increases the likelihood of a client leaving a positive review on a social media page or a review site.

How to Improve Customer Service with SMS

Actual companies and their stories

Here’s a selection of companies that we work with daily (you can download case studies for each of them):

Summary

The first SMS message was sent in 1992.

SMS is a whopping 27 years old. Despite its age and P2P messaging migrating to WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, SMS use in the A2P field is still growing, and it shows no sign of stopping as new and more innovative ways of using this tech are still being discovered.

In this age, information is the key to success, and SMS enables companies to deliver that info in a timely and reliable manner.

How to integrate an SMS API?

Once you’ve decided to integrate SMS messaging into your application, you may ask yourself, “What now?”. A lot of technical jargon comes up when you research the topic, and it all seems very complicated. But don’t let that confuse you…

Although some technical knowledge is required, integrating SMS is a simple task for developers at any skill level.

What is an SMS API?

SMS API stands for short message service application programming interface. It is not as complicated as it sounds. SMS API is a type of API platform that allows your business to integrate SMS messaging into your existing software.

These SMS messages can be sent through an SMS gateway to networks with backup solutions all over the world by only integrating with a single service.

There are various reasons why it is better to use an intermediary. Mobile operators use specialized technical solutions and connecting your application to them can be complicated.

SMS API is a software service connecting your application with telecommunication networks.

SMS API providers, such as Messente, instead create their services with simplicity in mind. So, the functionality is accessible to anybody who can create a website or make a simple HTTP request. Unless you specifically need a direct connection with operators, then using SMS API providers is both faster and cheaper.

Do I need a developer and how much time does it take?

Integrating the SMS API is as simple as sending an automatic “Welcome!” email to your customers from your application. Some development is likely needed, but it should be something that a junior developer can put together in a day.

Essentially how it works is that every time you want to send an SMS, an automatic request is made to the API (like visiting a web page in your browser).

After that, the SMS API provider will take over. The message gets translated into a protocol that mobile networks can understand and sent to the correct operator.

Make SMS API integration easy with a
step-by-step checklist

The mobile network operator will respond back with various status updates about message delivery status or if there has been a problem (e.g. if the phone is turned off). The SMS API provider will again translate the status update into a simple application-readable structure and send it back to your application.

Often if you are using popular software applications (e.g. Salesforce, WordPress or Pipedrive) it’s possible that there may already be pre-built plugins that you can use. Contact the provider’s support and ask if anything exists that will speed up your integration process.

Things to look out for

Although technical integration is relatively simple with most providers, there are a few things to look out for.

Sending SMS messages may not be the only thing you want to integrate. To add more automation into your day-to-day business operations, it would also be useful if your selected SMS API provider helped you with service management tasks.

Account balance updates, phonebook management, and price calculations can usually be done manually from the SMS provider’s dashboards. But it’s often more effective to automate these processes or see them directly in your own application. We recommend looking for API providers that have created helper features that you can add to your integration.

Nobody wants to constantly keep an eye on their text messages to see if they have successfully been delivered. That’s why it’s important to choose an SMS API that offers monitoring.

Monitoring is especially useful for bulk SMS marketing campaigns. Keeping you informed with SMS alerts and warnings if something out of the ordinary should happen during your SMS campaigns.

Where can I get help?

The most helpful person you can find is a developer. They can have helpful input when researching for the best SMS API integration and implement the technical part of the integration. A developer’s view of API’s technical documentation gives you a better understanding if it’s easy-to-use and has the features to meet your business’s requirements.

Summary

Adding SMS capabilities to your application is as simple as sending an automatic welcome email to your customers. Choosing the correct SMS API provider often takes longer than the actual integration. Look for providers who have developer-friendly and helpful management tools apart from SMS sending.

5 Simple Things to Do for Easy SMS API Integration

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How to choose an SMS API provider?

There are a whole host of aspects to consider and go through before committing to a partnership with an API platform. Here are a few key aspects to keep in mind when picking a communications provider.

For a multinational sender or even a sender in a major market with multiple operators to handle, the issue of centralization is essential. Since having your own connections to each will take time to manage and might not be the most cost-efficient in the end.

Brokering deals and contracts takes time. Before testing APIs and software, procurement departments team up with technical teams to research potential SMS messaging partners, handle communication, and compare offers.

Based on the experience of our customers, it takes at least 5 hours to research the market in each country as there are several mobile network operators in every country. Also, boutique SMS aggregators end up in the mix, as they aggregate traffic in a smaller region.

Integrating APIs takes time as well

Once a partner is selected, it takes some time to iron out the kinks, as with any new software integration. It’s roughly a cumulative of 3 hours communication and support cases per partner.

Breaking down the math assuming there are 3 partners considered in a geographical market:

Total: 20 hours per country (or geographical region)

Now imagine repeating this for more countries. To find SMS API providers for three countries would take up more time than most people spend working in one week.

And the maintenance costs creep up too. Based on our customers’ insights, it takes about 2 hours a month to manage partner connections, campaigns, support, and accounts.

Quickly doing the math, selecting then maintaining 3 partners in 3 countries takes 132 work hours in one year.

Consolidating traffic to a global partner with good connections reduces accounting and operations time to no more than 1 hour. That is because an account manager is provided to handle most things. The selection process and integration of a global partner takes 20 hours, plus about 12 hours of annual operations management time. 100 hours have already been saved compared to 3 partners for 3 regions.

And as time is money, cost-efficiency also comes into play here.

Delivering SMS messages in multiple geographical markets is complex. There are hundreds of mobile operators and network hubs, and they only really care about volume.

So, businesses get pricing from secondary markets (i.e. SMS service providers) because the pricing is 10-25% lower than going directly to network operators or boutique providers individually. This way, having a single provider who looks at the traffic across markets rather than in each market separately often leads to a significant decrease in the service price.

What do you get?

Feature functionality, delivery quality, and relationship management are all vital to a successful partnership.

The first enables the sender to find multiple ways to efficiently manage the communication with their clients, and the associated costs such as additional APIs for pricing, crediting, number look-up, etc.

The second ensures that communication is handled in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

The third ensures that the service provider can keep up with the demands of a sender’s business as they grow, as well as provide answers and solutions ASAP.

These apply to both finding a service provider by reaching out or by setting up a tender (though there are more aspects to take into consideration here).

Your partner should also have a focus on the future. Looking to understand where the communication field is going as well as integrate new tools and channels such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, etc. via something like an Omnichannel API.

Watch our webinar about omnichannel messaging

What to check for?

In addition to checking delivery quality, cost efficiency, and future orientation, compliance is also a key factor.

This includes both the lawfulness of the products and their use, the quality and transparency of the documents presented (e.g. the Service Agreements and Privacy Policy), physical security of the facilities where the data is stored and processed, as well as security measures applied to the systems and processes (e.g. encryption, limited access, 2FA, etc.)

You should compare the pricing in the market between service providers and operators such as what the average price is in the market for a specific volume of text messages, who is offering the cheapest price, and what you get for your money in the way of support, tools, features and future opportunities.

Summary

Each SMS API or SMS gateway provider has its pros and cons, so assessing what your particular business needs are is important. This can help determine if the chosen service provider can provide a service that leads to a long-term partnership. So, it’s good to zoom out and look at the bigger picture.

Why should Messaging API Providers Offer Personalised Support?

What Should You Look for in A2P Messaging Compliance?

6 Things to Consider When Choosing an SMS Provider

What is an SMS Sender ID?

A Sender ID (or sender name) is the displayed value of who sent the message on your mobile phone. For example, the Sender ID of your friend is their phone number. It can also be a shortcode, such as 12302, or contain a limited number of characters, e.g. CoffeeShop.

The different types of sender IDs are usually the first points touched upon when starting to use the service.

There are three types of Sender ID:

Long numbers are the numerical sender IDs, which are the same length as the national mobile numbers (up to 15 digits long, not including the + symbol). For example, 3725953854.

Shortcodes are special numerical senders that are shorter than the regular numeric senders. These types of senders may have different uses depending on the region the messages are being sent. Generally, in Europe, such numbers are used for things like customer support, voting, premium rate services, etc., whereas in Latin America, shortcodes are the most typical types of sender IDs. For example, 12302.

Alphanumeric Sender IDs are sender names that compose of letters from the alphabet (A-Z), and numeric characters. This sender represents the brand name and is displayed as such when you receive a message (e.g. new text message received from Messente). This is for single-way communication with your customers.

It is important to note, however, that not all countries and operators offer all these sender IDs for use, even if the SMS service provider supports them.

SMS Sender ID verification

Whether it is an alphanumeric sender or a shortcode, the Sender ID verification process is used despite the kind of Sender ID you are applying for.

Here in Messente, for example, we take various steps to verify SMS sender IDs. The goal is to make sure that the Sender IDs are being used lawfully and so that no-one could misuse them.

Another reason for this process is the ever-changing operator and country regulations.

Whether it is an alphanumeric sender or a shortcode, the Sender ID verification process is used despite the kind of Sender ID you are applying for.

A simple registration is relatively easy and after the verification, all should be set. But unfortunately, that is not the case everywhere. The sender registration process in the background is more complicated than that.

Some countries have a very complex registration process in place to send your messages to their subscribers, whereas some operators do not allow alphanumeric Sender IDs at all.

Two-way messaging with Sender IDs

The nature of the SMS Sender ID brings about various possibilities in terms of appearance and use cases, one of which is two-way messaging. Although, the availability of such a feature depends on whether the Sender ID is a numerical or an alpha sender.

For two-way messaging to work, a numerical number is needed. In order to enable two-way messaging, a number needs to be registered by the partner beforehand. You have two options to choose from:

Long Number Sender ID

As mentioned before, it will appear on the recipient’s mobile phone as a long number (e.g. a mobile number). This enables two-way messaging for that number. The sender can reply back directly, and the reply is forwarded over the API or e-mail.

A Shortcode Sender ID

This Sender ID is like the previous long-code option, only that there is a little more variety in the short-code types:

SMS restrictions

Due to the global nature, there are a variety of different measures taken by the mobile network operators to regulate the text messaging.

A lot of the operators have incorporated their own business processes, restrictions and regulations in every aspect of the text message, from the Sender ID and content restrictions to the process of how text messages can be submitted to their networks.

As the variety and the number of different regulations is quite high, we will outline a few of the more common ones:

Some mobile operator networks only allow active long numbers for the recipient to have a clear and simple way to contact the sender.

On the other hand, some operators only allow alpha sender IDs to be passed through the relevant channel to ensure that the recipients clearly identify the brand trying to contact them.

Also, messaging content is closely observed to stop any scam messages, inappropriate messages and messages that are against the local regulations.

Summary

When choosing your Sender ID, make sure that you consider the goals and needs of your business. Do you need two-way messaging? Go for Long Number Sender ID or a shortcode. If not, an alphanumeric one.

Also, make sure that you follow all the regulations. Different countries have different rules and regulations that you need to follow. Some of the Sender IDs might not work in a specific country. An SMS API service provider can help you with all of these decisions.

Why SMS Sender ID Registration Is Necessary?

How to Use Two-Way Messaging

What are the costs of sending an SMS?

For any service, tool, or project, a solid budget and return on investment are key. The same goes for SMS when used as the main communication channel for businesses.

The costs of using an SMS API service can be divided into two:

Indirect costs of transactional SMS and PIN codes

When SMS text messages are used to confirm transactions, log in to online services, or sign up for accounts, the indirect cost is lost revenue.

An abandoned registration process that does not lead to a subscription, a halted transaction that does not lead to an additional sale or reduced product use is an indirect cost that results from failed SMS messages. In addition, it affects the brand’s reputation, and support is often required to finish the process.

For a payment service provider with a transaction fee of 1€, it means a loss of 1€ for each undelivered SMS. Plus support time (let’s say 15€ per hour,) plus resending the message, plus lost revenue due to lost sales opportunities and less use of the product.

So, a 2% decrease in delivery quality per 1000 transactions would mean 20€ in missed fees, 25€ in work hours (estimating 5 minutes per query due to an undelivered SMS) and re-sending the messages. The total is 46€, or the equivalent of 4600 SMS messages.

Indirect costs of reminders and notifications

The indirect costs for missed reminders and notifications vary from case to case. From severe, such as utility or emergency messages, to milder use cases, such as reminders for appointments or package deliveries.

Regarding missed appointments, consider missed revenue (let’s use a dentist appointment in Estonia, costing 100€) the dentist’s unutilized labour (1 hour here is about 50€). Plus, the cost of re-sending the message, plus reduced customer satisfaction resulting in fewer patients.

Add in support time, possible administrative issues (e.g. invoice reminders that are not sent out and latency is unduly charged), etc. Thus, a missed dentist appointment costs around 150€ in lost revenue and labour alone. That’s about 15 000 SMS messages.

Indirect costs of SMS Marketing

Clearly, the indirect cost here is the lower conversion rate or a missed conversion opportunity. For an SMS marketing campaign of 1000 messages with a conversion rate of 5% and a yield of 50€ per conversion, a 2% increase in messages delivered amounts to 50€ in extra revenue. That’s the cost of 5000 messages.

So, an increase in delivery rates by 2% pays for the campaign and 4 additional ones. Some companies must consider the brand image as well, as customers become accustomed to receiving discounts and coupons over SMS. Lastly, don’t forget the direct cost of re-sending mass amounts of missed messages, because the marketing department still expects conversion.

How to ensure high-cost efficiency?

Paying a bit more per message may seem like a dubious thing to do when talking about cost-efficiency. But the cost of a single SMS is so low, and the alternative costs associated so high, that in most cases it would make sense to pay tenfold the amount of a single SMS just to avoid 1% of the total number going amiss.

But there are other aspects to take into consideration as well when optimizing SMS costs.

The SMS itself has some limitations that if neglected, can end up severely impacting the bottom line. Be it the fact that a single message may not be up to 160 characters in length every time or that the GSM alphabet is actually rather limited.

Tools like our SMS Length Calculator help avoid doubling the costs. It checks the content and helps illustrate how long the actual message will be once sent and if it will be sent as one, two, or even three messages.

Free SMS Length Calculator

For our customers, we’ve also added an Auto-Replace Tool to help mitigate the additional costs when using characters outside the GSM alphabet. When an API connection is used, the content is rarely checked using the calculator, so having an auto-replace tool can help avoid accidentally doubling the message count and thus doubling the invoice.

The Phonebook

It’s also important to start off on the right foot. The actual numbers that receive the messages are the other half of the cost-efficiency optimization process.

The phone number database needs to be correct to ensure maximum message delivery and minimal indirect costs. Even a slight typo in compiling a list of numbers for a marketing campaign may be the difference between 40% and 99% delivery rate.

If some of the previously mentioned issues have persisted and made their way into the phonebook, there’s still a way to mitigate the damage made. Though timeliness is key.

The phone number database needs to be correct to ensure maximum message delivery and minimal indirect costs.

A campaign is measured in messages per second. So, if a campaign is sent out with a throughput of say 50 messages per second, you can deliver 180 000 messages per hour per connection. We usually have a few connections per operator so, in Estonia for example, that number is tripled to more than half a million messages per hour.

In other words, a 1000 SMS campaign would reach the customers in 6.7 seconds. Since that is rather fast, we usually deal with the consequences of a poorly set-up campaign rather than mitigate the damage. In these cases, only diligent pre-work can save the day.

If content optimization tools aren’t used, there is still some fallback to rely on. Such as an account low balance/credit warning that comes standard with most service providers. Or a specific API designed to allow account balance requests to stay on top of the budget.

Summary

Using SMS as a communication tool requires diligent pre-work before attempting any bulk SMS marketing campaigns or setting up a constant flow of communication. Mistakes can pile up quickly and result in unexpectedly high costs.

Both the delivery and the underlying client number database need to be of high quality and regularly maintained. Otherwise, the indirect costs of sending an SMS can get out of hand, thus increasing the overall costs of the campaign by a significant amount.

Send SMS and MMS Messages in Python

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use Twilio’s Programmable SMS to send SMS and MMS messages from your Python application.

While you can send text-only SMS messages almost anywhere on the planet, sending media is currently only available in the US and Canada. Learn more in this support article.

The code samples in this tutorial use Twilio’s Python helper library. Let’s get started!

Sign up for (or log in to) your Twilio account

If you have a Twilio account and Twilio phone number with SMS capabilities, you’re all set! Feel free to jump straight to the code.

Before you can receive phone calls and send messages, you’ll need to sign up for a Twilio account and purchase a Twilio phone number.

If you’re brand new to Twilio, you can sign up for a free trial account to get started. Once you’ve signed up, head over to your Console and grab your Account SID and your Auth Token. You will need those values for the code samples below.

Get a phone number with SMS (and MMS) capabilities

Sending messages requires a Twilio phone number with SMS capabilities. If you don’t currently own a Twilio phone number with SMS capabilities, you’ll need to buy one. After navigating to the Buy a Number page, check the ‘SMS’ box and click ‘Search’:

If you live in the US or Canada and also wish to send MMS messages, you can select the ‘MMS’ box. When viewing the search results, you can see the capability icons in the list of available numbers:

Find a number you like and click «Buy» to add it to your account.

If you’re using a trial account, you will need to verify your personal phone number via the console so that you can test sending SMSes to yourself.

Now that you have a Twilio phone number you can start sending messages to mobile devices.

Send an SMS message in Python via the REST API

To send an outgoing SMS message from your Twilio account you’ll need to make an HTTP POST to Twilio’s Message resource.

Twilio’s Python library helps you to create a new instance of the Message resource, specifying the To, From, and Body parameters of your message.

If you don’t already have the Python helper library installed you can install it using pip:

If you’re not using pip you can find manual installation instructions here.

Now, create a file named send_sms.py and include the following code:

Send an SMS using the Programmable SMS API

Replace the placeholder values for account_sid and auth_token with your unique values. You can find these in your Twilio console.

Please note: it’s okay to hardcode your credentials when getting started, but you should use environment variables to keep them secret before deploying to production. Check out how to set environment variables for more information.

You’ll tell Twilio which phone number to use to send this message by replacing the from_ number with the Twilio phone number you purchased earlier.

Next, specify yourself as the message recipient by replacing the to number with your mobile phone number. Both of these parameters must use E.164 formatting ( + and a country code, e.g., +16175551212 )

We also include the body parameter, which contains the content of the SMS we’re going to send.

Once you’ve updated the code sample, you can test it out by running it from the command line:

In just a few moments you should receive an SMS!

If you’re using a trial account, you’ll notice that any messages you send will always begin with “Sent from a Twilio trial account.” Once you upgrade your account, you will no longer see this message. Learn more about sending SMS and MMS messages from a trial account.

Let’s take a moment to understand what’s going on behind the scenes when you send this request to Twilio.

Twilio’s response

When Twilio receives your request to send an SMS via the REST API, it will check that you’ve included a valid Twilio phone number in the from_ field. Twilio will then either queue the SMS or return this HTTP error in its response to your request.

Assuming your request didn’t result in any errors, Twilio’s HTTP response will include the SID of the new message. This unique identifier will help us reference this message later: in the code above, we printed that SID to the terminal.

Twilio’s JSON response includes a robust amount of data about your message. A sample response might look like this:

If you receive an error in response from Twilio or never receive the message, you may want to check out these tips for troubleshooting undelivered messages.

If you’d like to track the status of your messages in real-time, you’ll need to set up a StatusCallback URL. Learn more in our tutorial on confirming message delivery in Python.

Send a message to multiple recipients

If you want to send a message to several recipients, you could create an array of recipients and iterate through each phone number in the array:

This will create a new Message instance for each phone number in the list.

A note on message rate limiting

As you send more messages via the API, Twilio will queue them up for delivery at your prescribed rate limit. API requests for messages that exceed the specified rates will be queued and executed as capacity is available.

If your application tries to enqueue more than 4 hours worth of outbound traffic (e.g., enqueuing more than 14,400 messages to Canada over one long code phone number), the API will start returning 429 errors.

If you need to enqueue a large volume of messages, you may find that it’s helpful to leverage Twilio’s Messaging Services. See our guide on how to set up and send messages from a messaging service in your language of choice for more tips.

Send a message containing media (MMS) in Python

While you can send text-only SMS messages almost anywhere on the planet, sending media is currently only available in the US and Canada.

To include media in your Twilio-powered text message, you need to make an addition to the code we wrote above. This time, we need to add the media_url parameter.

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SMS Tutorial?

rfresh

Well-Known Member

Do we have an SMS tutorial?

I look here but did not see one.

And I didn’t see anything in the Beginners Guide2.0.pdf doc.

I want to send an SMS text message to my phone and be able to intercept the message text.

B4X founder

You need to add a service to your project with this object.

rfresh

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I have a Service module already. So I have to put my Send SMS code in a Service module vs an Activity module?

rfresh

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Hmmm. I’m trying to use the code below, but I never get the SMS test message on my phone. I have SMS enabled and send and receive SMS messages everyday on my phone, so I know it works.

I have tried this code in my Service module and in an Activity, but I never get the SMS message on my phone.

Am I missing some more needed code?

rfresh

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rfresh

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I finally got the SMS messages to be received on my phone from my app. I guess my carrier had a delivery delay, but they are coming in ok now.

However, my app’s SMS events are not firing.

My setup code is this:

rfresh

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I discovered that my SMS receiver code needed to look like this. I didn’t pick up anywhere that I had to add my dimmed interceptor onto the beginning of the events:

vs what I originally had:

I dimmed SI2 as

rfresh

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You need to add a service to your project with this object.

admac231

Active Member

I don’t know about your email question but props on posting your resolution.

I’m sure it will help others in the future

rfresh

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Thanks. unfortunately, I’m not the sharpest developer around so I completely missed that point about adding the SI2_ to the front of the event name.

I agree and hope too this will help someone else.

rfresh

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You need to add a service to your project with this object.

On my Acer 10 inch Tablet with WiFi only, I installed one of the SMS apps from the Android Market. When I send an SMS message to that app (I’m using HeyWire with a supplied free phone number) the app shows it but the SMS Interceptor does not ‘see it’ come in.

Does the SMS Interceptor only work on phones with a native cellular connection and not devices with only wifi?

Received facebook sms code but FB says it couldn’t send, check number and resend

30 replies

even i cant able to make new account

in this week i lost my fb also ig and also youtube channal.
whenever i create new fb account automatically facebook disable it and idendity problem come. when i send sms to number this error come

Error Sending SMSCould not send confirmation SMS. Please check the phone number and try again.

Just had this issue and got it FINALLY resolved using this method:
0. Close out of Facebook on any browsers you’re on
1. Get a VPN and change your IP to a far away foreign country
2. Try to log in and get to the point were it asks you to verify, maybe have it send a text code to you (not sure if it makes a difference)
3. Repeat step 1 and 2 again (I did it a few times, not sure how many is required)
4. Close your browser and disconnect the VPN
5. Try to log in to Facebook again and you should see something asking if you tried to login somewhere else (if you do not get this try again. Might need to get on facebook on a different device while on the VPN and Facebook on your first device)
6. Select «No» that it wasn’t you and you should be prompted to reset your password.
7. Create a new password
8. You should get an email saying you changed your password. There should be a link that says «if you didnt do this please secure your account.» Click the link!
9. IMPORTANT: Follow the prompts to secure your account by changing your password and it should ask you to delete any emails or phone numbers that you do not recognize.
10. IMPORTANT: Remove your phone number from the account! Then click a time a two to complete the process.
11. If done correctly, once you go back and try to log in again, instead of asking you to verify via SMS it will ask you to upload a picture of your ID.

Bam done. Stupid Facebook.

I am not sure if this is going to work or not. I followed your instructions. However when I got to step 9, I got the message: «You have requested too many SMS codes. You must wait 24 hours to receive another.» So, I’ll have to try again tomorrow.

On step 8, When trying to secure my account, I was sent to the page that says «Add a mobile number, We’ll send you a text code to confirm the number belongs to you».

I am anticipating that I will be stuck in the same old loop where it says it cannot send an SMS message to my phone number, but I still receive it anyway. and then Facebook does not provide an input field to enter the 6-digit code.

after you hack your own account from a foreign place (VPN) you would not likely login from, it triggers a different security path and will allow you to edit your contact info. that’s when you delete your phone and do not enter a new one. so when you do end up back at that loop sms error thing, it’ll recognize no phone on file and email you instead. THAT’s how you work around the sms error loop.

but. even though i got past that part, i’m still in «wait for review» and it looks like no one gets out of here. the message basically says you’re awaiting review but we’re busy so we probably will never get to your account and you’ll be permanently deleted 30 after the original disable date.

sorry i don’t have better news. if someone does, please share.

Didn’t find the answer you are looking for?

Exact same problem here March 2022. My profile was reported for being fake (working theory) by members of a group with a grudge against the one I admin (didn’t know that was thing?!) and now I cannot log in to submit my ID.

I get the SMS immediately but have nowhere to enter it.

I thought I would share my experience. My fb page was hacked (the hackers purchased an old domain name I let expire and used this to create an email account that matched my fb recovery email address. They used this to reset my password and then run FB adds using my account. They then posted child exploitation content that got my account banned.)
Using tips from this thread I managed to finally lodge a review request (I had to subscribe to NordVPN and connected via Israel in order to get the SMS to send correctly to verify my identity).

Once I had the review requested I waited. After a about 20 days I received an email from fb saying one of my recovery email accounts may have been compromised and I had the option to flag which ones I wanted to disconnect from my account. I disconnected the compromised email address and my hopes rose.

unfortunately after 30 days of my review being recorded the message changed to say that the period for a review had expired and my account was permanently deleted.

Very dissapointed with FB. When they say they are reviewing my account I would have expected some communication before they simply deleted it. If I had known that was going to happen I would have pushed harder while the account was user review. (Not that I can think of anything different I could have done). A moments review would have shown that my account had been hacked and they could have asked me to reset my password.

Anyway, now I have lost access to all the Meta applications. Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram and Occulus. I had purchased hundreds of dollars of Occulus VR applications that are now gone.

I have 20 years of memories in Facebook that are also gone. I need to change my Mobile number if I want to create a new WhatsApp account.

I know I am a victim of a crime but I wish FB had more respect for me. The silver lining is that now FB are no longer sharing my data and wasting my time.

I am trying to get my friends to move to Signal so I can message them. Signal is encrypted and doesn’t sell my data.

I know this is not a happy story. If anyone has a contact in Facebook I would love to speak with them. Once my account was banned I couldn’t lodge any complaints or access help or plead my case.

How To Send and Receive Text Messages on a PC Without a Phone

Texting is a very convenient means of communication — especially for short messages or conversations that don’t merit a phone call.

But what if you need to message someone and don’t have your phone with you? Or maybe you don’t have a phone plan, or you simply don’t like to type on the tiny smartphone keyboard.

In any case, it can be helpful to know how to send a receive text messages on a PC. Fortunately, there are a few tools you can use to accomplish this. Read on to learn more.

How to Send and Receive Text Messages on a PC

There are a lot of SMS apps for PC and Macs, but in this article, we’re going to focus on three of the biggest and most popular: Pinger Textfree Web, Pushbullet, and MightyText.

Pinger Textfree Web

Pinger Textfree Web is a neat website that gives you a free online phone number and a textfree.us email address to use. You can use the account to send and receive texts as you see fit. When signing up, you need to provide a valid zip code and will then need to choose a phone number to assign to your account.

You’ll also need another phone number (like a cell number or a Google Voice number) to validate your account. Pinger Textfree Web runs as a web page, so you can use it from any PC, Mac, or even on a tablet or smartphone.

The Pinger Textfree Web interface is simple and easy to use. Your phone number is to the left and clicking on it brings up the text window. Type in your message, choose your recipient, then hit send. Text messages seem to be sent out very quickly.

During my testing of this web app, there was a delay of fewer than two minutes between sending a text and seeing it received on the test phone we used. The service keeps track of your message threads just like an SMS app on your phone would.

The messages are stored on the Pinger servers, not locally, so if you have Internet connectivity problems you might have trouble accessing your message history.

The app also tends to fall behind when it has many long conversations to keep histories.

Pushbullet

Pushbullet works in a similar way to Pinger Textfree Web but requires you to download a small app to the computer you are using. That’s fine if you’re at home but not so great if you are locked out of a work computer. If you’re at work, use the browser extension instead. You will also need to install the Pushbullet app onto your phone to sync the two.

Install the app and sign in with a Google or Facebook account on both instances of Pushbullet. From there you can select SMS from the menu, compose your message, add a recipient(s) and send the message.

Arriving messages and phone calls will trigger a Windows notification, and you can reply directly or from the Pushbullet app. The app also integrates with Cortana.

Ultimately, Pushbullet is an efficient online texting solution, as long as you don’t mind downloading the app to your computer.

MightyText

MightyText also requires you to install a browser extension and mobile app but works well enough to make it worthwhile. However, it’s important to note that t only works with Android phones. As such, this won’t be the ideal solution for everyone.

That aside, the app supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and IE. It works on desktops, mobiles, and tablets and has a very tidy UI.

Once installed, you sign in with your Google account and you will see a small MightyText icon appear in the browser window. You will also be sent to an authorization page that will allow Google to access MightyText. Once done, you will be returned to your browser and can use the SMS app the same way as these others.

Other Methods

Aside from the apps listed above, you can use Google Voice or Skype to communicate with your friends and family without needing access to a phone.

Google Voice

If you’re in the U.S., Google Voice is still available; however, if you live outside the U.S., this option won’t work. There are rumors that Voice will be discontinued at some point, but until then, you can use your Google number to send and receive SMS.

The sign-up process for Google Voice involves first selecting a local number in your area code, then signing up for the account. You will need a non-Google Voice phone number with which to validate your Google Voice number, and each Voice account you have will correlate to one Gmail account.

Once you’ve completed the Google Voice sign-up process, you will be returned to a very familiar interface that looks like any other Google app. On the left of the interface is a button to make phone calls and one to send text messages.

Hit Text and a pop-up window will appear enabling you to add the recipient, type in the message, and then hit Send to send the text message. With Google Voice, SMS messages to the U.S. and Canada are free but you will have to pay to send text messages to recipients in countries outside the U.S.

Skype

If you use Skype, you can send and receive messages. It isn’t free like calls and video chats are, but it is cheap. It isn’t quite as fluid as these other apps as there is no sync between your phone and Skype.

You also need to configure a Sender ID to make it look like you are sending from your cellphone if you want that feature. If you do that, any SMS you receive will appear on your phone and not on Skype so you may not actually want to do that.

Otherwise, verify your cell number on Skype and add a payment method. Then in the main window where you add your message, select Skype where it says ‘via Skype’ and change it to SMS. Add the mobile number if you need to, or otherwise, select a contact, type your message, and hit Send. You can also text people who are not contacts by using the dialer.

Frequently Asked Questions

With today’s technology you’d think texting with a computer would be simple. But it can be quite complicated. That’s why we’ve included this section; to answer more of your most frequently asked questions.

Can I send texts without a phone number?

Yes. Most major carriers in the U.S. allow you to send texts to their customers via email. Unless the recipient has specifically contacted their carrier to have the feature disabled, you should be able to send a text via email.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eAll you need to know is the other person’s phone number and carrier. Once found, look up the email address needed to send a text. For example, you can email a text to ATu0026amp;T customers using [email protected] Input the other person’s phone number and send the text you want.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eIf you’re looking to send a text anonymously, you can u003ca href=u0022https://www.techjunkie.com/mailinator-alternatives/u0022u003ecreate a temporary email addressu003c/au003e too.

Can I get phone text messages on my computer?

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Final Thoughts

Whether you don’t have an active phone plan, or you just prefer to use your computer, there are plenty of ways you can go about sending and receiving text messages from your PC. By using one of the options listed above, you can quickly and easily send messages without needing a phone.

Have any other tips for sending text messages on a PC? Let us know in the comments!

How to send SMS Messages with AWS Lambda, SNS and Python 3

Introduction

This article discusses how to send and receive SMS with AWS. We will start by building a message logger, which will receive messages and record their sender and contents. Then, we will create a message echo application, which will reply to any message with the same text. Finally, we will schedule a daily message to a specified phone number. We will be using SMS with a variety of AWS services. Please note that in this article we do only «ClickOps:» we interact with these services through their web interfaces. Actual production applications would manage the code and services using version control, continuous integration/continuous delivery, and infrastructure as code like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation. However, the interactive AWS console will be sufficient to practice using these services.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers Lambda, a serverless computing environment that lets programmers run discrete functions without provisioning a server. Writing and deploying an AWS Lambda function is a quick process and they don’t need the same maintenance as an application running on a virtual server like EC2. Lambda functions are cheap; Amazon usually charges 20 cents per million requests (every time the function executes counts as a request) with the first million requests per month free for all customers indefinitely. AWS offers a variety of methods for launching these cheap, easy functions, and this article explains how to use AWS Lambda to send and receive SMS Messages.

Receiving SMS

First, you’ll need an AWS account. This account will give you access to all AWS services as well as the free tier, which lets you test most products and even run small applications for cheap or free. Once you’re in your AWS account, navigate to Lambda and create a new function.

The function name can be whatever is meaningful to you. For the runtime, select Python 3.7, the most recent stable release of Python 3. AWS operates all of its services using role-based permissions, a system outside the scope of this article (though we will revisit it briefly later). For this function, select the «Create a new role with basic Lambda permissions» and AWS will take care of it for you. Once you have configured the settings, click «Create Function». This will bring you to the function editing page.

This window has a few important buttons at the top. Most importantly, «Save» lets you save any changes to the Lambda function, while «Test» lets you write and execute tests for your function. Changes to your function will not be live until you save them using the «Save» button.

The AWS Lambda function designer panel lets you select which services can trigger the function and which services the function can access while running. We’re going to use SNS (Simple Notification Service) and CloudWatch Events as triggers with Amazon Pinpoint and Amazon CloudWatch Logs during execution. To add a service to a function, just click on it in the list to the left of the designer. Start by adding SNS as a trigger. You will have to allow SNS on the Lambda execution role (AWS will prompt you for this), then save your function. Reload the page, then scroll down to see the function code.

After activating your first pinpoint project, click «Manage» under «SMS and Voice» on the settings screen.

Then, request a long code. This is a dedicated phone number for your project. These cost one dollar per month, so be sure to get rid of this project once you’re done testing it. Set the target country to your preferred location and the default call type to «Promotional.» Once you have a phone number, you’ll need to add Pinpoint to the IAM role associated with the lambda function by adding the following permission to the role in the IAM console.

Now, you should be able to send text messages to your lambda function. However, you can instead simulate this using Lambda’s test feature. Select «Amazon SNS Topic Notification» as the template and name the event whatever you would like. Paste the following string as the value associated with the Message key as shown in the image.

Remember that event is just a dictionary, which is why we can test the Lambda function by creating our own event. After saving the test, press the «Test» button in the upper right corner of the screen to execute the Lambda function. Once execution succeeds, the console will show you what the function returned.

Sending SMS

Now that we can receive SMS, we turn our attention to sending them. Unlike receiving, this step does require the earlier setup of AWS Pinpoint to test. To demonstrate SMS sending and receiving, we will set up a simple echo service: you send a message it responds with the same text.

Importing boto3 lets us initialize a pinpoint object to send messages. The message will be sent from the long code number you set up earlier. The only configuration this requires is pasting in your pinpoint application’s ID.

We can use this system to build a chat bot by SMS, for example, a virtual customer support line (although web-based chat is orders of magnitude cheaper at scale). Another application of this system is sending scheduled text messages. By changing the trigger from SMS to CloudWatch events, we can create an application to message your boss every morning with an excuse for being late. Click on the «CloudWatch Events» option on the left menu and configure the settings as shown.

Coming up with better excuses and setting the AWS Pinpoint number as your contact number in your boss’s phone are both left as exercises to the reader. I of course cannot endorse actually using this application.

Now you know how to send and receive SMS using AWS Lambda. AWS Lambda functions are powerful and versatile; you can do quite a bit besides text messaging. For applications that need it, SMS is easy to set up and use, but the cost and message latency may be prohibitive for many applications. However, for some systems like phone number verification, it is the best choice, and SMS is already integrated with voice assistants like Siri and Alexa. If an SMS integration is what you want to give your users a premium experience, then AWS Lambda is a great way to add it to your project.

To review, we used:

How to Send an SMS With Blazor

Jump Right to the Code

All of the code from this tutorial is located in GitHub.

Prerequisites

Create the App

Navigate to wherever you want to build the app and run the following command in your terminal:

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Add Nexmo Csharp Nuget Package

Fire up a terminal in VSCode and run:

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This will install the Nexmo.Csharp.Client package to the project.

Create Your SmsService

We will have to inject an SMS service into our razor page, so let’s create a SmsService.

Add a new file under the Data folder called SmsService.cs. If you’re using VS Code, this is just going to create a blank file, so add the following to it.

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Add a Constructor

Inside the SmsService class, we must inject a configuration object. The config will contain our API key and API secret, which we’ll configure a bit later. For the moment, all you need to do is add a new property inside the SmsService class called Configuration of type IConfiguraiton and add a Constructor taking an IConfiguration object, which will simply assign our Configuration property to that object.

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Write Your SendSms Method

All that’s left to do from this service’s perspective is:

All of this can be accomplished with the following:

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Configure SmsService as Injectable

Now that we have the service built, we need to make sure that we can inject it into our razor page. To do this, we need to go into Startup.cs and find the ConfigureServices function. Add the following line to the end of this function, and the service will be injectable:

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Add Frontend

We’re going to use the Pages/Index.razor for our frontend, so just open it up and delete everything below line 2.

Dependency Inject SmsService

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Add C# Code to Send the Message

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Add Input Fields and Send Button

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Configure the App

The last thing we must do before running our server is to configure it. If you’ll recall, you set an IConfiguration object in the SmsService. All you need to do is open appsettings.json and add two properties to the configuration VONAGE_API_KEY and VONAGE_API_SECRET. Set those to the API key and API secret values in the Dashboard.

Running our app

With all this done, just return to your terminal and run the following command.

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Resources

The code for this demo can be found in GitHub.

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Bulk SMS Marketing

Today SMS ( Short Message Service ) is the one of the effective way for marketing in business. If you are starting a new company, You should learn sms marketing for sure. You can promote your business using Bulk SMS Marketing in less cost as it is cost effective. Even if you have you a small business, you can afford it. SMS is a direct way to reach your customer. Businesses can reach big audience with sms marketing and it dosen’t matter where the business is based. There are overall 5 Billion subscribers who have phones with sms service enabled.

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SMS Marketing Tactics

Lets assume you have a ecommerce website & you want to do sms marketing. Then you should send them some exclusive deals via messages. You can also send coupon codes in message with a link of your ecommerce website.

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Why Can’T I Receive Verification Codes On My Samsung Phone?

How do I bypass Samsung account login

Method 1:’Find My Mobile’ feature for Samsung BypassSet up your account on the Samsung device, then login to the account.Click on the ‘Lock My Screen’ option.In the top box enter the new PIN.Click on Lock feature located at the lower end.In a few minutes, the password for lock screen will be changed to the new PIN.More items…•Jan 25, 2021.

What is Samsung verification code

You just enter your account ID and password. 2. You’ll be asked to enter a verification code. We’ll send you a secret code through a text message or notification (you can also get a code from an authenticator app or your backup codes).

How do I unblock my verification code

Why am I not receiving my verification code when requesting it?On the Home Screen, select Settings.Within settings select Messages.Under SMS/MMS, select Blocked.Select Edit in top right corner.Select the (-) sign beside the 5 Digit verification number on the blocked list and choose unblocked.Select Done.

How do I find my verification code

You need: Your old Android phone with Google Authenticator codes….On your new phone, install the Google Authenticator app.In the app, tap Get Started.At the bottom, tap Import existing accounts?.On your old phone, create a QR code: … On your new phone, tap Scan QR code.More items…

How do I get the verification code for my Samsung

Sign in to your Samsung Account at account.samsung.com.Go to Security > Two-step verification, then click Authenticator app.Verify the phone number you’ll use to receive verification codes.

What do I do if I haven’t received my SMS verification code

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Use a phone or a computer to navigate to the account retrieval page on the Samsung website. Select the Reset password tab, and enter your email or phone number associated with your Samsung account. Then, select NEXT. An email will be sent to your inbox; follow the instructions in the email to reset your password.

How do I turn off Samsung 2 step verification

Turn off 2-Step VerificationOn your Android phone or tablet, open your device’s Settings app Google. Manage your Google Account.At the top, tap Security.Under “Signing in to Google,” tap 2-Step Verification. You might need to sign in.Tap Turn off.Confirm by tapping Turn off.

Why can’t I access my Samsung account

If you can’t sign in, please check your devices or Samsung account version. Sometimes the cause could be a temporary system error. Please check “Settings > Date and Time” on your device. For security reasons, the Samsung Account requires the settings for date and time to be the same as the current date and time.

What is my SMS verification code

SMS verification is a common way to add a second form of verification to apps. By sending an SMS message containing a one-time-code like “1234” or “481236” to the user’s phone number, they can then enter the code into your app to confirm that they received the SMS message. Message: Your one-time code is 1234.

Why am I not getting my SMS code

If you are unable to receive SMS verification codes, try these steps: Ensure you have a strong cell phone signal. … Ensure that you don’t have any SMS filtering services which may be blocking any incoming messages. Check that SMS messaging has not been disabled on your cell phone.

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Also, please go to Settings > Accounts and Backup > Accounts > Samsung > Tap the 3 dots in the top right > About Samsung Account, and check for any available updates. I also recommend adding a country code to your phone number in the two step verification menu (e.g. +44) to see if this helps.

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Phone number authentication with Firebase

Time and again our applications need to validate users. We have come up with many ways to validate users like email, phone, Facebook, Google, Twitter… ways to check if users are authentic. In this post, I will show you how to validate a user on a phone number using Firebase Phone Number authentication.
With Firebase Phone Number authentication users get an SMS with a one time code to sign in.

To start with phone number authentication, we first need to setup a Firebase project and add our application to it. For information on how to setup a Firebase project and integrate it into Android application click here.

Once the Firebase setup is complete, go to the Firebase console and follow these steps:

Click on Develop from the left navigation bar and then click Authentication.

Now, navigate to SIGN-IN METHOD tab:

Enable the Phone Authentication.

Next, add the following dependency and sync your application.

Lets start by creating a very basic UI with two EditText, one to get the phone number and the other to get the verification code received. Also add two buttons to initiate both the processes(send OTP and verify OTP).

In the Java file, lets start by getting the basic structure ready:

Now, to start with the initialization of Firebase auth add following code:

Add the callback method of Firebase to get updates about the state of the verification process:

Now lets start the verification process: When the send OTP button is clicked, we need to get the entered phone number and pass it to PhoneAuthProvider.verifyPhoneNumber and request Firebase to verify it.

The parameters required are:
Phone number(String), Timeout duration(long), Unit for timeout(TimeUnit(Enum)), Context of the activity, Object of OnVerificationStateChangedCallbacks

Lets test the code written so far. Run the application and enter your phone number. Click on the send OTP button. You will receive an SMS if you have followed correctly.

To verify the SMS, we need the unique code received in the SMS, and the verificationId which we get in the onCodeSent method when the SMS is successfully sent.
Create a package-private String variable(mVerificationId) to save the verification ID for further use. Update the code as follows:

Add the following code to verify the user:

We have to create a PhoneAuthCredential object using the verificationId and the unique code received in the SMS.
This object needs to be passed to signInWithCredential method of the FirebaseAuth to verify the details. To check for success or failure we need to implement addOnCompleteListener like in the above code. To get the user object on successful sign in, use the code below:

To sign out a user after a successful login, use the code below:

If users fail to receive the verification code SMS, they will want to resend the verification SMS. To implement this, we need to call the verifyPhoneNumber method again; now with the resendToken which we received in the onCodeSent method:

Now use the verifyPhoneNumber method with an additional parameter — resendToken.

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Send an SMS

Use this operation to send an SMS to an end user.

If your business involves messaging people across the globe, then you may wish to use automated originator selection to take care of setting the right source address for each country. For more information, see Automated Originator Selection.

Quick facts

You must have SMS messaging provisioned with OpenMarket.

Try It Out

Once you’re provisioned with an OpenMarket account, you can try out the operation using cURL.

1. Create a text file for the POST body

Create a text file called send-sms.txt and copy in the example below. You’ll need to change the example phone number «12515550145» to one that you can receive messages on. Make sure that you include the country code; e.g. so that the number is in international format. Don’t add a «+» character.

2. Use cURL to send the message

Make a request using the following sample cURL. You’ll need to:

Response back from OpenMarket

For successful requests, OpenMarket returns an HTTP 202 response.

Making a Request

Definition

There are no URL parameters for this endpoint.

This endpoint supports version Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2.

Header fields

You must provide your authentication details using Basic authentication in the header.

Your account ID and password, separated by a colon, and then base64 encoded. Your account ID and password are case-sensitive. For help with Basic authentication see Authenticate with OpenMarket.

Specify application/json for this request.

Request body

The request body contains the details for sending the message.

When to add ‘interaction’ to your request

If you supply the source address in the request, you don’t usually need to include a value for interaction. We determine it based on the source address. However, if you’re using automated originator selection to determine the originator, you may want to include a value for interaction. Also note that you do not need to specify interaction if you are messaging in the US or Canada because all messaging is considered two-way. If you do include it, we ignore it.

The following example includes most of the JSON objects and name-value pairs you can include to send a plain text message. However, note that some of these are optional and may not be relevant to your messaging.

JSON properties

Multiples of the same object or member are not allowed.

Whether this is a global one-way or two-way message. You do not need to specify interaction if you are messaging in the US or Canada (the value is ignored). Options are:

The values are case-sensitive.

Required for India messaging only. This identifies whether the message is transactional or promotional. For any non-India messaging, this field is ignored. See Sending to India for more information. Options are:

Object containing optional message settings.

This identifies a pre-provisioned program that’s linked to the short code you are using. OpenMarket will provide you with the value to use for programId. It is typically 1-50 characters and is not case-sensitive.

Default: no default

Use this to add data to the request that you may want available in reports, such as individual identifiers (e.g. your own transaction, ticket, or system IDs). It has no effect on the message or its delivery. The value is free-form text that is 0 to 200 characters in length.

This value appears in the SMS Detailed report. It is also returned in delivery receipts.

Default: no default

Use this to add data to the request that you may want available in reports, such as individual identifiers (e.g. your own transaction, ticket, or system IDs). It has no effect on the message or its delivery. The value is free-form text that is 0 to 200 characters in length.

This value appears in the SMS Detailed Data Source report. It is also returned in delivery receipts.

Default: no default

Determines whether the message is sent as a flash message. Flash messages are shown immediately on an end user’s mobile phone without the user taking any action, and are often not saved to the phone. We recommend avoiding sending an SMS that is both multipart and flash. Options are:

This value is ignored when sending a binary message.

Object that contains details about the message recipient (the end user’s details).

This object is required.

The phone number to which you are sending an SMS message.

This must be a phone number that includes the country code. Do not include a «+» character. For example:

The length must be between 5 to 20 digits.

An OpenMarket-specific number that identifies the mobile operator to which OpenMarket should route the message.

You can include mobileOperatorId when you are sending a message using a US or Canada short code, toll-free number, or landline number. It is optional as OpenMarket will perform a dynamic operator lookup if you do not supply a value. Depending on your contract with OpenMarket, you may be charged for each lookup.

Don’t include mobileOperatorId when you are sending global messages, or sending using a US or Canadian virtual mobile number (VMN). OpenMarket ignores the value and performs a dynamic operator lookup for these messages. You are not charged for these lookups.

For a list of valid mobile operators IDs, see Mobile Operator IDs.

Default: OpenMarket performs an operator lookup.

Object that contains details about the message sender (your details).

The object is optional. If you do not include source in your request, then OpenMarket will automatically select an originator. For more information, see Automated Originator Selection.

Note: «> Note: A source object is incompatible with using the campaignId. If you try to send a requesting using both the campaignId and a source object, the message will fail to send.

The message originator from which you want to send this message. This value should be one of the following:

The value must be between 1 to 20 characters in length. Alphanumeric strings can use the characters A-Z, a-z, and 0-9. Long codes, landlines, VMNs, and toll-free numbers must include the country code. However, do not include a plus «+» character.

Indicates what type of number is set in address. OpenMarket will validate the source address based on the ton value. Options are:

Default: no default

Object that contains details about the message you are sending.

This object is required.

Identifies what type of message you are sending (text, WAP Push, or binary). For text messages, it also identifies whether you are sending the message contents to us as plain text or hex-encoded text.

For hex-encoded text, you will also need to include the charset element in your request. For WAP Push messages, you will also need to include the url element in your request.

The values are case-sensitive.

The message sent to the end user’s phone. The following applies:

Alphanumeric string that is between 1 to 2680 bytes in size.

If the content is longer than one SMS message, then it may be rejected, truncated, or segmented. The value of mlc sets this behavior. See Single and multipart messages.

Identifies the character set or encoding that you have used for the text. This is valid only for hex-encoded text (otherwise the value is ignored). Options are:

The values are case-sensitive. See Character encoding.

Default: no default

Specifies the period (in seconds) that OpenMarket and mobile operators will attempt to deliver the message. You can specify a number between 1 and 259200.

Default: no default. OpenMarket and the mobile operator use their standard retry strategies.

The URL that you want sent in the WAP Push. If the length of the URL causes the message to be greater than a single SMS, then the message may be rejected, truncated, or segmented, based on the behaviour set by the mlc member.

The value must be between 12 to 2048 characters. The URL must begin with the protocol, e.g.: https:// or http://.

Default: no default

Specifies what action to take if the message content is larger than a single part SMS. Options are:

The values are case-sensitive. See See Single and multipart messages.

Indicates whether a user data header (UDH) is encoded in the message.

Object that identifies that you want to receive delivery receipts.

This object is optional. If this object is excluded from the request, then you will not receive delivery receipts for the message.

Indicates that you want to receive a delivery receipt for the message. OpenMarket will send the delivery receipt when the mobile operator sends us a final delivery state.

The value is case-sensitive.

The URL to which you want us to send delivery receipts for this message.

The value must be between 12 to 2048 characters. The URL must begin with the protocol, e.g.: https:// or http://.

Default: We send the delivery receipt to the URL specified during your account provisioning. If there is no provisioned URL, then we do not send a delivery receipt.

Response from OpenMarket

Accepted requests

If your request is accepted then OpenMarket sends an HTTP 202 response, with the following information in the header.

The response body is empty.

A unique ID that identifies the specific request you made in OpenMarket’s systems.

This ID is logged in our systems and is useful if you need to query the request with OpenMarket Support at a later date.

Type: case-insensitive string up to 45 characters in length

The URI for the message resource. The last part of the URI path is a ticket ID; e.g.:

You will need the ticket ID when querying the status of an SMS message, and to identify the correct delivery receipt for a message. This ID is also passed to reporting and is useful if you need to query message activity with OpenMarket support.

Type: string, maximum length of 23 characters

Rejected requests

If your request is rejected then the body of the response will contain a code that identifies the error. For example:

A unique ID that identifies the specific request you made in OpenMarket’s systems.

This ID is logged in our systems and is useful if you need to query the request with OpenMarket Support at a later date.

Type: case-insensitive string up to 45 characters in length

Code defining the reason for the outcome of the request. For a list of the codes, see Response error codes below.

Returned: always for rejected requests

Description of the error.

Returned: always for rejected requests

Testing your integration

You can use the OpenMarket Customer Integration Environment (CIE) to test your integration. See Testing your integration with OpenMarket.

Troubleshooting

If you receive an HTTP transaction timeout, it is still possible that we received the request. Therefore, you should decide whether you’d prefer the end user to potentially receive the message twice, or to not receive the message at all.

We use the 540 code when there is an issue with the format or syntax of your request. The code description will provide a reason. This may be because:

How do I know whether my request became a single-part or multipart message?

OpenMarket can’t tell you in the synchronous response whether a message requires more than one part. This is because we need to check what encoding and message length the mobile operator accepts before processing the message.

Instead, the delivery receipt will tell you whether a message required more parts, and if so, how many parts the message required.

You can also check this by making a Get Message Status request.

Why did I receive an HTTP 415 status code?

This refers to the Content-Type field that is specified in the header. You must include this header in your requests. For JSON requests, set this to application/json.

We don’t return a separate OpenMarket response error code in the body for this type of error.

Response error codes

These codes are returned in the response body when there was a problem with receiving the request.

OpenMarket and HTTP API response error codes

This table describes OpenMarket response codes and corresponding HTTP response codes.

OpenMarket error code

Invalid account ID or account password

The authentication details you sent in the requests do not match, or do not exist. Check that your account ID and password are base 64-encoded, and have a colon between them; e.g.:

Account not provisioned for SMS

We recognized your account, but it is not provisioned for SMS messaging.

Talk to your OpenMarket account manager to provision SMS messaging.

Account blocked for SMS

Your OpenMarket account is blocked from sending SMS messages.

Talk to your OpenMarket account manager for more information.

The mobileOperatorId you specified had a non-numeric character.

There is a problem with the value for destination address:

You must ensure that end user’s phone numbers have a country code, and don’t include include any additional symbols or letters, e.g.: » 447700900765 » (UK number) or » 12515550145 » (US number).

You did not include a value for content in your request. The value must be a minimum of 1 byte.

You specified a value for content that is more than the maximum value of 2680 bytes.

This error occurs when the message type is hexEncodedText and we cannot interpret the message content. This may be because the value for charset is incorrect. For example, if you specify Latin-1, then you will get this error if you instead use UTF-16.

You specified a value for mlc that is not one of the valid options. Values are case-sensitive.

Occurs when you have included source in your request and:

You specified a value for type that is not one of the valid options. Values are case-sensitive.

You specified a value for charset that is not one of the valid options. Values are case-sensitive.

You specified that the message is type of wapPush ; however, either:

You specified a value for validityPeriod that is more than the maximum value of 259200, or you have included non-digits in the value.

Your request body is either missing, or we cannot parse the XML/JSON in the body.

Your request is missing the message object/element.

You specified a value for note1 that is more than the maximum value of 200 characters.

You specified a value for note2 that is more than the maximum value of 200 characters.

You specified a value for programId that is longer than the 50 characters (the maximum character length).

You specified a value for receiptRequested that is not one of the valid options.

Inside the delivery object/element, the value for URL is either: Not a correctly formatted URL—for example example, you must include http:// or https:// in the URL, or gGreater than the maximum of 2048 characters.

You specified a value for interaction that is not one of the valid options.

Account not provisioned for global one- or two-way SMS

The end user’s number has a country code that is from a region of the world that you are not provisioned to reach. For example, if you exclusively message in the US or CA, you will not be provisioned for messaging end users who reside in other regions.

If you’d like extend your messaging to reach end users globally, please contact your OpenMarket account manager.

Temporary error processing request

This error is returned when OpenMarket is temporarily unable to finish processing the request. We may have sent the message on to the mobile operator. Therefore we recommend not retrying your request if you receive this error more than once, and contact OpenMarket Support if you continue to receive this error.

Temporary system error

This error is returned when OpenMarket is temporarily unable to process requests. Retry your request in intervals of 10 seconds or more, and contact OpenMarket Support if you continue to receive this error.

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If you don’t have a myGov account, select Create a myGov account on the myGov sign in page.

Username

You can sign in to myGov with:

Forgotten username

If you have forgotten your username, use either of the following:

myGov username

We email you a username when you create a myGov account. Your myGov username has 2 letters and 6 numbers, for example, XY123456.

Email

You can sign in with the email address you used to create your myGov account.

Each myGov account must have a different email address. So if you share an email with someone, only 1 of you can use that email.

Mobile number

You can sign in with your mobile number if:

Password

Your password will be displayed on screen as you enter it by selecting ‘Show password‘.

Your myGov password must:

Forgotten password

If you have forgotten your password, select the Forgot password link on the myGov sign in page.

If you get your password wrong 5 times, myGov will temporarily lock your account for 2 hours.

More information is available if you have entered the wrong password too many times and have a locked account.

Secret questions and answers

Secret questions and answers help keep your account secure. You can use the suggested questions or you can create your own.

When you sign in, if you can’t answer your secret question, you can use Digital Identity to sign in. You may need to increase the strength of your Digital Identity for myGov. If you get the answer to your secret question wrong 5 times, myGov will temporarily lock your account for 2 hours.

If you cannot remember the answers to your secret questions after 2 hours and you keep getting the answer wrong, your account may become permanently locked. If this happens, you will need to create a new myGov account.

Security codes

Using a code is the preferred secure option when signing in to myGov. You can get a code by SMS or from the myGov Code Generator app. Using your password and a code to sign in is known as two factor authentication. The two factor strengthens the security of your account by using a security token, instead of an answer to a question, someone else may know.

Code sent by SMS

A one-time use code is sent by SMS to your mobile phone.

If you change your mobile number, you must update your myGov account first, in your account settings. If you don’t update your number, you won’t get the SMS code and be able to sign in. If you didn’t get a SMS code, you can use Digital Identity to sign in. You may need to increase the strength of your Digital Identity for myGov. If you enter the SMS code wrong 5 times, myGov will temporarily lock your account for 2 hours.

If you keep getting the SMS code wrong, your account may become permanently locked. If this happens, you will need to create a new myGov account.

Code from the myGov Code Generator app

A one-time use code is created by the myGov Code Generator app on your mobile device.

The app is your best sign in option if you can’t get SMS codes from your mobile phone. This is useful if you’re travelling overseas, have limited mobile reception or prefer using the app to get your code.

You can download the app from the App Store or Google Play. To set it up, you need to agree to the Terms of Use. During set up, your mobile device with the app, will register in your myGov sign in settings. You can only register 1 device with the app, at any time. If you change your device you must remove this device first, before setting the app up on another device. If you want to delete the app, first you must change your sign in option or have a sign in back-up. If you don’t do this, you will lose access to your account.

Sign in back-up

Make sure you set up a back-up sign in option if you use this app. Your back-up will let you sign in to your account if you can’t use the app. To set up your back-up:

Deleting your app or changing your device

If you want to delete the app or want to use it on another device, first you must remove it from your myGov Account settings. To remove the app:

Lost your device

If you lose your device with the app installed, you can use your sign in back-up if:

If you don’t have a back-up or you can’t access the mobile number, you’ll need to call the myGov helpdesk and create a new account.

To use your-back-up sign in option:

To remove your device, you’ll need to:

You can then download and set up the myGov Code Generator app on your new device.

Getting a new device

If you get a new device, first you need to remove the old device from your myGov Account settings. Then, you can download and set up the app on your new device. To remove your device:

You can then download and set up the myGov Code Generator app on your new device. When you set up the app, your new device will automatically register in your myGov account settings and turn on this sign in option.

Digital Identity

You can sign in to myGov using your Digital Identity, after you’ve connected it to your myGov account.

When you’ve connected it, select Continue with Digital Identity and follow the prompts.

Connect your Digital Identity

To connect your Digital Identity to your myGov account, follow these steps:

The next time you sign in you can use your Digital Identity.

You can also disconnect your Digital Identity from your myGov account in your Account settings.

myGov PIN

You sign in to a supported app with your myGov PIN. When you’re setting up your first app, you create your myGov PIN. You use the same myGov PIN for these supported apps:

Forgotten PIN

If you’ve forgotten your myGov PIN, select Forgot PIN on the supported app’s sign in screen.

If you get your myGov PIN wrong 3 times, your access to the supported app will be temporarily locked and you will need to reset your PIN.

Locked account

If your account has been temporarily locked, you will need to wait 2 hours before trying again. You can also unlock your myGov account using our secure process if you have registered your mobile phone with myGov to receive codes.

Signing out of myGov

Make sure you sign out of myGov when you have finished using it, especially if you are using a public computer, such as in a library.

Managing your myGov account

You can change most of your myGov settings in ‘Account settings’.

Your myGov password must:

You can use the suggested questions or you can create your own. You can edit or add secret questions and answers in ‘Account settings’.

Your myGov PIN must:

You can update your myGov PIN through your myGov account in ‘Account settings’.

If you don’t have access to your mobile device, you can disconnect your device in ‘Account settings’.

If you change your email address, you can update it in ‘Account settings’:

If you change your mobile number, you can update it in ‘Account settings’:

Close your myGov account

If you close your account you can no longer use online government services through myGov, and you won’t be able to access your Inbox messages.

If you create a new myGov account, you will not be able to access your myGov messages from your old account.

You can close your myGov account in ‘Account settings’.

While you’re overseas, you can still sign in to myGov.

However, to sign in with a code sent by SMS, you’ll need to:

If you can’t get text messages while you’re overseas, you won’t be able to sign in to your myGov account. Before you travel, you’ll need to change how you sign in. You can change your sign in option to use the myGov Code Generator app or secret questions and answers.

To change how you sign in to myGov, you can either:

If you don’t have the myGov Code Generator app, you can download it from the App Store or Google Play and then set it up. You must do this before you travel overseas.

Codes and messages sent by myGov

Emailed codes

myGov sends a code to your email address when you create an account. This verifies that the email address is valid and you have access to it. If you did not receive it, check your ‘junk’ email folder. To get all messages from myGov, add myGov as a trusted sender. myGov may send you an email when you make changes in ‘Account settings’, like resetting your password or updating your mobile number used to receive sign in codes.

Emailed messages

Email messages sent by myGov will always have noreply@my.gov.au as the sender and subject. Emails from myGov tell you what the reason is for the message and will never have a link to a website or a phone number.

Services

Services are government programs that offer online services through myGov. These include:

Manage ABN Connections is no longer available in myGov. If you’ve linked your ABN to myGov using Manage ABN Connections, go to the Australian Business Register’s website for more information.

Linking services to your myGov account

To access a service, you need to link it to your myGov account. There are different options to link some services.

Some services may give you a linking code to link the service to your myGov account. You’ll need to enter this code when you’re linking the service.

We may ask you questions to make sure we link the correct record to your myGov account. We do this for your security by protecting your personal information. If you can’t answer these questions, you’ll need to contact the service you’re trying to link.

Unable to link a service

If you can’t link a service to your myGov account, contact that service directly.

Unable to link a service because details don’t match

If you can’t link a service because your name and date of birth details don’t match, you’ll need to update your details. Contact the service to update your inaccurate details. This update may take up to 24 hours to record with myGov.

Information about you that myGov records

If you link Centrelink, Medicare or the Australian Taxation Office, we record your name and date of birth recorded with that service. If you update these details with one of these linked services, they’ll share this update with myGov.

If you connect your Digital Identity to your myGov account, we’ll always use your Digital Identity name and date of birth as our record.

More information is available in Privacy.

Your name

myGov records the name you have recorded with these services, when you link them:

These services verify and record your legal name using identity document details.

If you link another of these services, your name with that service will need to match your name recorded in myGov.

To change your name in myGov, you’ll need to update the name recorded with any of these services linked to your account. You’ll need to give details of your change of name or marriage certificate, issued by the state or territory Birth, Deaths and Marriages.

If you connect your Digital Identity to your myGov account, we’ll always use your Digital Identity name and date of birth as our record.

myGov Inbox and messages

Change how we tell you about new messages

You can choose whether we send you an email or a text message when you have a new message in ‘Account settings’ then ‘Inbox notifications’.

Lost messages when you unlink services or close your account

If you unlink a service from your myGov account or close your myGov account, you will no longer have access to messages from that service in your myGov Inbox. Before you unlink a service or close your account, save or print any Inbox messages you want to keep from the service.

You can contact the service to find out if you can get copies of your myGov Inbox messages.

Storing Inbox messages in folders

You can create folders in your myGov Inbox to store your myGov messages. Some messages have an expiry date that is set by the service who sent it. When a message expires, it will be removed from the folder it is stored in.

For copies of your expired mail, contact the service and ask for a copy.

Inbox messages from services

If you need to receive messages from services in another way, contact the service to change your preference:

Update your details with services

Enter new contact details to myGov and we will send them to these services, if you have them linked to your myGov account:

You can use ‘Account settings’ then ‘Update your details’ if:

The updates you make will be sent to services linked to your myGov account. If you have other linked services that do not appear on the above list, for example the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, you will need to go to their online accounts to notify them of the change.

Security and privacy

The information you complete on the ‘Update your details’ page will not be stored by myGov. Your updates are stored securely in the individual participating member services’ IT systems and will not be used to identify you or your myGov account.

The collection, storage and use of all personal information is managed in accordance with Australian Government security and privacy requirements. More information is available in Security and Privacy.

myGov Digital Assistant

myGov digital assistant (DA) can help you 24/7 with general questions about using myGov. It can save you time and you may not have to call us. It’s available on the myGov website on your desktop or mobile device.

You can ask the DA questions like:

The DA can’t help you with:

Please don’t share your personal details with the DA.

Digital Identity

You can use your Digital Identity to sign in to your myGov account. A Digital Identity is a secure and easy way to prove who you are online. Go to the Digital Identity website for more information.

If you sign in with your Digital Identity, some sign in settings won’t be available in your Account settings. This includes your:

If you want to change these settings, you need to sign in to myGov with your username and password.

myGovID

myGovID is the Australian Government’s Digital Identity service provider. You can create a Digital Identity using myGovID.

Go to the myGovID website for more information.

myGovID is different to myGov, and it’s not:

You need to connect your myGovID Digital Identity to your myGov account. Once you do, you can use it to sign in to your myGov account.

Digital Identity strength

You may need to increase the strength of your Digital Identity to prove who you are to some services.

This means you will need to go to your Digital Identity Provider, such as myGovID, to:

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