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CCS API — send SMS over HTTP.

A simple HTTP API for integrating CCS SMS into your platform. Sign in, whitelist your server, send messages — in minutes.

Get started

Three steps to sending your first SMS.

01

Sign in

Sign in to the CCS Platform. No account yet? Get in touch and we'll set you up.

02

Whitelist your server IP

Find your external server IP address and share it with us for whitelisting. On a cloud platform, ask your provider's support for the list of IPs; if self-hosted, ask your admins. We then whitelist it and generate your API username and password.

03

Send a message

Insert the generated username and password into the HTTP API template below and call send_sms over GET or POST.

Endpoint · send_sms

One endpoint. GET or POST.

Requests can be sent using either the GET or POST method. The endpoint accepts five parameters and returns a delivery status.

HTTPGET / POST
GET https://retail.ccstele.co.uk/rest/send_sms
  ?from=<ani>
  &to=<dnis>
  &message=<message>
  &username=<username>
  &password=<password>

Parameters

Request parameters.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
usernamestringYesAccount username generated when you created the connection in the CCS Platform.
passwordstringYesAccount password generated when you created the connection.
fromstringYesOriginator address (ANI). Alphanumeric sender ID or short code.
tostringYesDestination MSISDN (DNIS) in international E.164 format.
messagestringYesUTF-8 text of the message. Long messages are auto-concatenated.

IP whitelist

Lock requests to specific IPs.

Each connection is bound to an IP address or a mask. To allow a range, replace one or several octets with an asterisk — e.g. 192.168.1.* matches any IP starting with 192.168.1.

Tutorial

Step-by-step tutorial PDF.

SMS Campaign Tutorial

Create account, dashboard, campaigns, statistics and more — a guided walkthrough of the CCS Platform.

PDF · 2.2 MB

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