The aim is to anonymously send a text message to a mobile number programmatically.
Textbelt is an SMS API that is built for developers who just want to send and receive SMS. Sending an SMS is a simple thing. The API is correspondingly simple, without requiring account configuration, logins, or extra recurring billing.
The https://textbelt.com/text endpoint accepts a POST request with the following parameters:
phone: A phone number. If you're in the U.S. or Canada, you can just send a normal 10-digit phone number with area code. Outside the U.S., it is best to send the phone number in E.164 format with your country code.message: The content of your SMS.key: Your API key (use textbelt to send a free message).
Every programming language has a way to send an HTTP POST request. Instead of installing a special Textbelt library, just send a POST request.
Response
The /text endpoint will respond with JSON:
success: Whether the message was successfully sent (true/false).quotaRemaining: The amount of credit remaining on your key.textId: The ID of the sent message, used for looking up its status. Only present when success=true. Use this to check SMS delivery status.error: A string describing the problem. Only present when success=false.
- phoneNumber : The 10 digit phone number given by the user.
- message : The message which the user wants to sent to the given phoneNumber.
Install requests library via pip/pip3
>> pip3 install requests
>> python send_message.py
Enter your 10 digit phone number: $(phone_number)
Enter your message: $(message)
Message successfully sent!
OR (if sending failed)
Sorry...Message cannot be sent
Only one test text message is allowed per day.