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Clickatell SMPP SMS API

Tags:
sms, SMS API

Our SMPP connection is ideal if you need to send out a high volume of messages each month, and to do so at high speed. With an SMPP connection, you’re continuously connected to our gateway, and the standard protocol requires no programming if you have SMPP software installed.


Clickatell supports connections via SMPP using the global SMPP 3.4 standard, and is backward compatible. Clickatell’s SMPP connection is ideal for businesses that need to send large volumes of SMS each month. To that end we require a minimum of 5,000 SMS credits get used on a monthly basis. Additionally, in order for Clickatell to guarantee a quality service, all our potential customers have to undergo an SMPP compliance test.

What you can do when you connect via SMPP:
Like all our APIs, the SMPP connection supports text, Unicode, binary SMS and flash messaging.
It gives you support for extended length messages.
You’re able to use our converters to turn ringtones and logos into the correct format.
You can use our VCard and VCal converters.
Delivery acknowledgement and sender ID can be set up.
You can set up two-way messaging.
Your connection is languaging-platform independent.

Provided by:

Clickatell

API type:

Service Provider API

API format:

REST-JSON

API URL:

http://www.clickatell.com/developers/api_smpp.php

Cost:

No charge to connect but if you want to send or receive http://www.clickatell.com/register/account_signup.php

Registration/Usage Requirements:

http://www.clickatell.com/register/account_signup.php