Text Marketer short code API options

Introduction

Text Marketer owns the 88802 short code, this short code can be used to “route” incoming texts via a keyword to your account and optionally respond with a message “thanks for entering our competition” etc, (this form of communication is known as text response).  You can also configure your account to trigger a response when an incoming message is received, you can then use this to communicate with your scripts (via a HTTP GET request) or Email.  It can also be used to notify you  when a premium rate SMS transaction has been charged, a typical exmaple of an SMS payment system.

Short Code API Diagram

API Format

The parameters passed on our API to your script are:

• number
• message
• network

So our request would look something like: http://www.your-domain.com/your-script.php?number=4477777777&message=keyword+and+some+other+text&network=ORANGEUK

E-mail Format

E-mail can be sent to one or more recipients and is just a plain text (as opposed to html e-mail). The message will be form “no.reply@textmarketer.co.uk”

Example Message

From: 44777777777
Full Message: Demo
Network: O2
Processed On: 22-05-09 11:32
Time Stamp: 1242988324

Configuring

You can set the Auto Response message and API / E-mail settings using your account (note: you cannot configure premium rate parameters, contact Text Marketer in this case ). Log in to your account, select  ”Text Response”  top level menu, then select “Change Settings” from the sub menu and click Edit next to the keyword.

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