Send an SMS from a SIM
Send an SMS from a real SIM to any number, and optionally wait for the network's delivery report.
To verify the full delivery path, pair it with a Wait SMS on a second SIM: one SIM sends, the other checks what arrives. The delivery report alone confirms the network's acknowledgment, not the content received.
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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