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What Is an SMS API and How Does It Work?
What Is an SMS API and How Does It Work?

October 7, 2022

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Nowadays, businesses are growing rapidly and the demand for SMS is rising as a marketing tactic, plus it’s a great way to connect and reach out to the customers instantly. According to researchers, the number of cellphone users and business text messaging will continue to be a major factor for years to come as 75% of customers expect to receive SMS with special deals and offers.

SMS APIs are mainly used to “bridge the gap” between telecoms carrier networks and the larger web because the infrastructures for SMS communications and the internet are largely separate. SMS APIs enable web applications to send and receive messages quickly and effortlessly. 

This article explains in detail about the working, benefits and need of an SMS API for business growth. 

What is an SMS API?

An SMS API  is a computer software interface which facilitates cross-platform communication via SMS gateway. An application programming interface, sometimes known as an API, makes a computer program’s functions available to other computer programmes. APIs are utilised in software programmes in the background; users cannot see them. Instead, both sides of the app’s programmers use a standard protocol to establish this connection (the API specification). API is a reference to this policy as well as the service provided by the API.

How Does a Bulk SMS API Work?

A communication channel between your app and your SMS platform is provided by the SMS API. For instance, your CRM software sends a request to your Bulk SMS Api provider only when you want them to send messages to your clients. The API provider then receives the message over the Bulk SMS gateway. Then the message is translated into a protocol that mobile networks can understand and transmit to your clients’ cell providers. The mobile carrier service either provides an update or returns an error code in response to a request from the Bulk SMS API provider for information about the delivery status of a message. The status and updates are then sent back to the CRM system through the SMS API in a format that your app can understand. Any organisation can profit from SMS API expansion and use. Using SMS in your marketing strategy has its own benefits.

Industries Using SMS Gateway

Any company or group that would profit from streamlined, reliable text communication with their clients should use an SMS API. Several industries which use SMS API are:

  • Schools
  • Travel and Hospitality
  • Banks and Insurance Organisations
  • Transport and Shipping Businesses
  • Brokers and Agents in Real Estate
  • Healthcare Sector

Benefits of an SMS API

There are several benefits of implementing an SMS API into your business organisation, such as: 

  • Automation of Messages

The ability to automate text message sending rather than sending them by hand is one of the most important advantages of using an SMS API. Your team will benefit greatly from this in terms of time and effort. With the ease and comfort of clicking a button, you’ll be able to send hundreds or thousands of text messages. You can effectively manage your business around the clock with automatic text messages without adding extra labour for your personnel. Without incurring additional costs from recruiting more workers or extending their hours, this helps enhance corporate productivity.

  • Feature Tracking

You must be sure that everything is working properly when you attempt to send text messages for your business. To make sure your messages arrive at their intended recipient, you may also track them using an API. Tracking also shows you how quickly your messages are opened and delivered.

  • Security

You can relax knowing that the messages you transmit to your clients are secure since APIs are secure gateways. To provide their customers with the best security and protection available, the majority of APIs are encrypted.

Why Businesses Should Use SMS APIs

An SMS API can be used by your company in the following ways:

  • Facilitating dialogue with customers in both directions
  • Message personalisation, including the use of tailored Bulk SMS messages
  • Monitoring message delivery to gauge customer service performance
  • Segmented marketing campaigns that offer flexibility
  • For account security, businesses can use two-factor authentication



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Abhishek is a strategic Sales Leader focussed on revenue growth and solution sales. In the past, he has worked with corporates like IBM, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, State Bank of India, Sony, Applied Materials, Pernod Ricard, Walmart, Safexpress, Indian Oil, Marico, Bharti Infratel, Reckitt Benckiser, and Canara HSBC Oriental Insurance company among others. He holds an engineering degree from IIT Roorkee, an MBA from IIM Indore, and a PGPX from Anderson School of Management, University of California. He is generally respected in the professional circles for his deep understanding of enterprise profitability, and his ability to bind multiple business aspects together for securing a competitive advantage. He is an ardent cyclist and a yoga enthusiast.

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