SMS Overview

Clickatell's SMS offering allows businesses to enable SMS for any application, website, or system through the SMS Gateway or over the Clickatell Portal.

Depending on the type of SMS being sent (i.e., 1-way or 2-way messaging) and the SMS platform used (i.e., the SMS Gateway or Clickatell Portal), you will require either a sender ID, phone numbers, or short codes to send SMS messages. This can be sourced through Clickatell.

When sending SMS messages to customers internationally, take into account country-specific SMS regulations.

Sending SMS messages via the Clickatell Portal

The Clickatell Portal is a cloud-hosted, user-friendly portal with wizard-driven code generation for easy integration with your existing systems. From here, you have access to unlimited free testing, multiple traffic routing and two-way setup options, and intelligent reporting dashboards.​

Sending SMS messages over the SMS Gateway

The SMS Gateway is equipped with specialized APIs that can be integrated with your systems. These APIs can handle bulk SMS messaging and other specialized actions.

With the SMS Gateway, you can send SMS messages securely, reliably, and instantly via multiple API options such as HTTP, REST, SOAP, and SMPP.