Send SMS
Send an SMS from a real SIM to any number, with an optional delivery report, or pair it with Wait SMS to verify the full delivery path.
Send an SMS from the SIM to any number. Pair it with a Wait SMS on a second SIM to verify the full delivery path, or enable the delivery report to check the network's acknowledgment.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Access technology | No | Network technology to use. Default: automatic. |
| Recipient Number | Yes | The destination phone number. Supports variables. |
| Message | Yes | The SMS body. Long texts are sent as multi-part SMS. |
| Wait for delivery | No | Wait for the network delivery report, with a timeout in seconds. Default: off, 10s. |
| Change default SMSC | No | Send through a specific SMS service center. |
| Execute multiple times | No | Repeat the send 1 to 30 times. |
| SMS should fail | No | Invert the verdict: the action succeeds only if the send fails (barring tests, for example). |
Results and metrics
In the action report (result):
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
duration | Time to send, in seconds. |
result | Send outcome from the network. |
part_count | Number of SMS parts sent. |
retries_count | Retries needed before the send succeeded. |
smsc | The SMS service center used. |
sms_delivery_report | When enabled: delivery status and time to delivery. |
In Analytics, each run feeds the SMS send measurement with duration_seconds, tagged by status, SMSC, antenna, and access technology. When the delivery report is enabled, its status is tagged too.
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