Email to SMS
This API processes emails to SMS that are sent to email address:
recipient_number@email2sms.bulkgate.com
Recipient_number has to be written in international format, for example 447971796595.
The email subject contains 3 mandatory parameters:
- wallet_id;email2sms_password;smstype
and 2 optional parameters:
- isms;sender
The parameters are separated by a semicolon and body of the email contains SMS text.
| PARAMETER NAME | VALUE | MANDATORY |
|---|---|---|
| smstype=1 | When smstype=1 is used, SMS text is shortened to 160 characters | Yes |
| smstype=10 | When smstype=10 is used, EMS is activated, and SMS text can have up to 612 characters | Yes |
| unicode | Unicode SMS is not supported | No |
| wallet_id | Log in to BulkGate Portal > Modules & APIs > email2SMS > copy the wallet ID | Yes |
| email2sms_password | Log in to BulkGate Portal > Modules & APIs > email2SMS > copy the password | Yes |
| isms | SMS gateway (default 0, value 0 – 4) – log in to the BulkGate Portal and see this parameter in the price list | No |
| sender | Sender of SMS (number in international format, no leading zeros or a + sign, e.g. 447971796595 or text max. 11 characters, e.g. eshop.com). isms parameter is mandatory for using text sender ID. To choose the right isms parameter, log in to the Portal and display the price list. isms parameter value is displayed if you hover over the wrench icon for developers | No |
Emails are checked every minute. In case of error, the server will send you email with error number. You need to activate the email2SMS API on the Portal first.
Example 1
Sending SMS up to 160 characters to number +447971796595 with text “Hi, how is it going?”, dispatched over default gateway (system number).
To email address: 447971796595@email2sms.bulkgate.com
Email subject: bg180012091617000;MadeUpPassword;1
(explanatory notes: wallet_id;email2sms_password;smstype)
Body of the email: Hi, how is it going?
Example 2
Sending SMS up to 160 characters to number +447971796569 with text “Hi, how is it going?”, dispatched over gateway via text sender “eshop.com”.
To email address: 447971796569@email2sms.bulkgate.com
Email subject: bg180012091249500;Password12345;1;2;eshop.com
(explanatory notes: wallet_id;email2sms_password;smstype;isms;sender)
Body of the email: Hi, how is it going?