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TextBelt Open Source is a REST API that sends outgoing SMS. It uses a free mechanism for sending texts, different from the more reliable paid version available athttps://textbelt.com.

This project uses carrier-specific gateways to deliver your text messages for free, and without ads. The service is fairly reliable when configured on a private server and has sent over 1 million texts.

Send a text with a simple POST request:

$ curl -X POST http://my_textbelt_server/text \   -d number=5551234567 \   -d"message=I sent this message for free with Textbelt"

number andmessage parameters are required.

If you are using the paid version athttps://textbelt.com, run the following (more examples available on the homepage):

$ curl -X POST https://textbelt.com/text \   -d number=5551234567 \   -d"message=I sent this message for free with Textbelt" \   -d key=abcdef123456

Sample success:

{"success":true}

Note that success means that the message was sent to Textbelt's list of providers. We can't guarantee delivery on your network.

Sample failure:

{"success":false,"message":"Exceeded quota for this phone number."}

Though this repository contains an express server so you may run your owninstance of the web app, you may also use it to send text messages in yourproject.

This project usesnodemailer for sending emails. Set uplib/config.js with the following:

• transport should be a Nodemailer transportdocumented here
• mailOptions fields should include at least include thefrom field, but you can include any of the fieldsdocumented here.

A sample transport with SMTP sending is included.

For example, to send a text using the default settings:

vartext=require('textbelt');text.send('9491234567','A sample text message!',undefined,function(err){if(err){console.log(err);}});

You can also supply a region (valid choices areus,intl, orcanada)

vartext=require('textbelt');// Canadatext.send('9491234567','A sample text message!','canada',function(err){...});// Internationaltext.send('1119491234567','Bonjour!','intl',function(err){...});

Textbelt can be run as a standalone server with:node server/app.js. Be sure to install dependencies first withnpm install and you've configured nodemailer inlib/config.js. This project also relies on redis. To install redis locally, please see theredis documentation. Before launching the app, ensure redis is running on port 6379 withredis-server.

By default, the server listens on port 9090.

Don't forget to setfromAddress inlib/config.js to the email address you want to send from.

The /text endpoint supports U.S. phone numbers (and parts of Canada).

For Canadian texts, curlhttp://textbelt.com/canada.

For international texts, curlhttp://textbelt.com/intl.

Canadian and international support may not be complete. Refer to the list of supported carriers.

• ruby -djds23/textbelt-gem
• go -dietsche/textbelt,lateralusd/textbelt
• python -ksdme/py-textbelt
• node.js -minond/textbelt,ajay-gandhi/textbelt,soondobu/mtextbelt
• php -ctrlaltdylan/courier,securingsincity/phpsms
• bash -cfalk/MessageMe
• html/js/mobile webpage -mLuby/SMS,daluu/textbelt-clients
• Browser extension -Chrome,Firefox,Safari,Opera
• Windows Phone -TextBelter
• SendSMS Mac App
• OSX dashboard widget
• Windows 7/Vista gadget

• Some carriers are picky about which messages they deliver. A "success" response from Textbelt means that your message was given to the carrier.

• Some carriers may deliver text messages from "txt@textbelt.com", "foo@bar.com", or whatever you have configured asfromAddress inlib/config.js.

• Supported U.S. carriers: Alltel, Ameritech, AT&T Wireless, Boost, CellularOne, Cingular, Edge Wireless, Nex-Tech Wireless, Project Fi, Sprint PCS, Telus Mobility, T-Mobile, Metro PCS, Nextel, O2, Orange, Qwest, Rogers Wireless, Ting, US Cellular, Verizon, Virgin Mobile.

• Supported U.S. and Canadian carriers (/canada): 3 River Wireless, ACS Wireless, AT&T, Alltel, BPL Mobile, Bell Canada, Bell Mobility, Bell Mobility (Canada), Blue Sky Frog, Bluegrass Cellular, Boost Mobile, Carolina West Wireless, Cellular One, Cellular South, Centennial Wireless, CenturyTel, Cingular (Now AT&T), Clearnet, Comcast, Corr Wireless Communications, Dobson, Edge Wireless, Fido, Golden Telecom, Helio, Houston Cellular, Idea Cellular, Illinois Valley Cellular, Inland Cellular Telephone, MCI, MTS, Metro PCS, Metrocall, Metrocall 2-way, Microcell, Midwest Wireless, Mobilcomm, Nextel, OnlineBeep, PCS One, President's Choice, Public Service Cellular, Qwest, Republic Wireless, Rogers AT&T Wireless, Rogers Canada, Satellink, Solo Mobile, Southwestern Bell, Sprint, Sumcom, Surewest Communicaitons, T-Mobile, Telus, Tracfone, Triton, US Cellular, US West, Unicel, Verizon, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Mobile Canada, West Central Wireless, Western Wireless

• Supported international carriers (/intl): Chennai RPG Cellular, Chennai Skycell / Airtel, Comviq, DT T-Mobile, Delhi Aritel, Delhi Hutch, Dutchtone / Orange-NL, EMT, Escotel, German T-Mobile, Goa BPLMobil, Golden Telecom, Gujarat Celforce, JSM Tele-Page, Kerala Escotel, Kolkata Airtel, Kyivstar, LMT, Lauttamus Communication, Maharashtra BPL Mobile, Maharashtra Idea Cellular, Manitoba Telecom Systems, Meteor, MiWorld, Mobileone, Mobilfone, Mobility Bermuda, Mobistar Belgium, Mobitel Tanzania, Mobtel Srbija, Movistar, Mumbai BPL Mobile, Netcom, Ntelos, O2, O2 (M-mail), One Connect Austria, OnlineBeep, Optus Mobile, Orange, Orange Mumbai, Orange NL / Dutchtone, Oskar, P&T Luxembourg, Personal Communication, Pondicherry BPL Mobile, Primtel, SCS-900, SFR France, Safaricom, Satelindo GSM, Simple Freedom, Smart Telecom, Southern LINC, Sunrise Mobile, Surewest Communications, Swisscom, Telcel Mexico, T-Mobile Austria, T-Mobile Germany, T-Mobile UK, TIM, TSR Wireless, Tamil Nadu BPL Mobile, Tele2 Latvia, Telefonica Movistar, Telenor, Teletouch, Telia Denmark, UMC, Uraltel, Uttar Pradesh Escotel, Vessotel, Vodafone Italy, Vodafone Japan, Vodafone UK, Wyndtell

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