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Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is the text messaging component in mobile phone and other mobile device systems. As one of the most important messaging channels, SMS has been providing services in various ways for decades, such as personal communication, authentication, marketing, and notifications.

Before You Start

Understanding YCloud SMS:

Charges: SMS is charged by segments. When the characters in an SMS exceed the limit of one SMS, the SMS will be split into multiple SMS messages for sending, which we call segments. .

What SMS is Charged for? SMS is charged when the status is {undelivered, delivered, processing}. For status explanations, click .

Getting Started

Before integrating SMS channels, you need to contact customer service to activate the SMS function.

After successful activation, you can see the SMS navigation in Integration.

Trial Account Considerations

You should be aware of some limitations:

  • The trial account only supports sending SMS to the phone number you registered with.

  • As for the sender ID, you can only use the default sender ID provided by YCloud.

Choose Your Preferred Way to Connect

View Sending Records

You can test SMS from the or .

You can upgrade your account at any time by to remove usage restrictions.

: Using our REST API makes access easier and faster.

: Manually send bulk messages using ready-made tools.

: Designed for quick and easy integration.

: Supports maintaining a continuous connection with the SMSC. Please contact our customer service for an SMPP account.

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