Here’s what Wikipedia tells us about what an API is – a set of ready-made classes, procedures, functions, structures and constants provided by an application (library, service) for use in external software products. It is used by programmers to write all kinds of applications.
Why does every programmer love to use API? The fact is that this application programming interface significantly saves time and makes work easier.
SMS distribution scheme via API
An API can be compared to a USB cable that connects a wide variety of devices to the same computer.
There are a lot of programming languages, and in order not to write a sms promotional campaign program interface for each of them, you can write one API and specify in the documentation that when sending such-and-such code, such-and-such action will occur. That is, how you send the message and what language it will be processed in an external application no longer matters. There are many programming languages, but there is only one API for sending SMS.
The API can be used without understanding the implementation details
If we talk about automatic sending of messages to clients, then in order to send SMS , the program needs to perform many actions:
get data (message text);
obtain access parameters to the messaging service (address, login, password…);
connect to this service;
process the response returned by the service upon connection;
send the service data so that it can send an SMS (the client’s phone number);
process the response;
write the answer in history;
disconnect from service
API setup
If you use the API, you don’t need to know how all these steps are performed. You just need to run one or two functions, and the API will do everything on its own and in the right sequence.
This way, it is easier to connect an wordpress checklist: essential elements for your website sending service that provides an API to your project than to write the code for sending SMS yourself.
More specifically about integration
If you have your own online store, website, software, then you can integrate SMS sending directly there.
Our service can interact with your software in several ways. For example, by:
XML protocol (via POST requests);
SMPP protocol (considered the standard for sending SMS messages worldwide);
Personal account API (GET and POST requests are sent);
integration module for your 1C;
PHP class for online store and other websites;
Email2SMS – sending messages using specially created emails.
You can find more information in your personal account , in the “Developers” section there is all the documentation and specific instructions on what to do to add our fans data service to your website or application.
Detailed instructions will help you establish interaction with our service using API. For all questions related to integration, you can contact technical support, we will be happy to help.
