Our FTP API is right for you, if as a mobile applications developer...
- You need to send once off, high volume message dispatches.
- You are working from a legacy system and need to facilitate batch processing.
- You need a high-speed connection. Just upload from our FTP server and your SMS messages are sent instantly.
- You need to record and monitor the status details of all SMS messages sent. Clickatell records these SMS details in a history log file in your FTP folder.
- You need to set specific features.
- You need to set the maximum credit charge per text message allowed.
- You need to add security to your text messages with SSL encryption.
- You need to set a maximum delay time and then have your messages escalated to an alternative delivery gateway.
- You need to prioritise text message sending to particular recipients.
- You need to have the option of text message delivery delay. Clickatell offers you a 7-day delivery period.
The entire range of SMS Gateway API connections has the following features:
- They are all fast, reliable and easy to integrate into any system.
- They all support text, Unicode, binary SMS, EMS and Flash text messaging.
- They all support extended length messages.
- They all offer delivery acknowledgment.
- They all allow customers to specify sender ID details.
- They all come with excellent documentation, script libraries and converters.
- They all offer logo and ringtone converters (VCards and VCal).
- Most of them have bi-directional features and so we can offer two-way messaging capability in over 100 countries.
- Clickatell's technical staff is extensively trained in all products.
- Clickatell offers an extensive network reach to over 222 countries through more than 819 networks.
We offer you 10 message credits to test
our SMS Gateway with a free trial of our FTP API connection.
H ow to connect via FTP:
- Sign up for an FTP account and you will be given a username, password and api_id: keep these at hand!
- Log into your account, go to Manage My Products, and then into the FTP section, and set up your FTP login and password. (These are different from your Clickatell account login and password).
- Have the number you wish to send to ready in international format e.g. 448311234567.
- Prepare the message you want to send by creating a text file in this format:
api_id:xxxxx
user:xxxxx
password:xxxxx
to: 448311234567
text: This is my first ftp to SMS message
- Type ftp://ftpupload.clickatell.com into the address line of your web browser.
- When prompted, enter your FTP login and password. This will give you access to your FTP folder.
- Copy your text file into this folder. Your message will be sent immediately.
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