Overview of the REST API features

A variety of messaging and SMS features are supported by the gateway and can be activated by including additional parameters. These parameters include the ones stated in the table below:

Feature	Description	Values	Default	Parameter
Binary	Force the message content to be sent as binary (8-bit) data.	0,1	0	binary
Client Message ID	Client message ID defined by user for message tracking.	2993b6b548	none	clientMessageId
Concatenation	Specifies the maximum number of message parts available for the message.	1,2,3	Defaults to setting on your API connection.	maxMessageParts
Delivery Queue	Delivers the message through one of three queues assigned to each client account. Messages in the highest priority queue will be delivered first.	1,2,3	3	userPriorityQueue
Destination Address	The mobile number of the handset to which the message must be delivered (MSISDN). The number must be in international format with no leading zeros or + symbol.	27831234567 (South Africa) 16501234567 (USA) 44123456789 (UK)	none	to
Enable Callback	Enables you to receive message delivery status updates via an HTTP request made to your server.	0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7	0	callback
Gateway Escalation	Prompts an escalation to an alternative (more expensive) route, if messages are queued or delayed on the least-cost route.	0,1	0	escalate
Maximum Credits	Overrides the maximum charge specified online in “routing profiles”.	0.8,1,1.5,2,2.5,3	none	maxCredits
Message Text	The content of your SMS message.	Hello World		text
Message Type	Send other types of messages such as flash messages.	Refer to description		type
Mobile Originated	This is only applicable to clients that have subscribed to a two-way messaging service. We route via pre-defined carriers to enable the ability for a reply to be received back.	0,1	0	mo
Required Features	Some parameters and features are not set as “required” by default and may be dropped if the least-cost route does not support them. Set this parameter to ensure that the features set when an SMS is sent are supported by the gateway used.	Refer to description	none	requiredFeatures
Scheduled Time	Specify when a message should get delivered in GMT+0.	2015-06-30T14:00:00Z	none	scheduledDeliveryTime
Sender ID	The source/sender address that the message will appear to come from (also known as the “Sender ID”). These must be registered within your online account and approved by us before they may be used. Two-way numbers rented from us do not require approval.		none	from
Unicode Message	Two-digit language code. Convert your text to Unicode [UCS-2 encoding]. See http://www.Unicode.org/.	0,1	0	unicode
User Data Header	Set the UDH content of a message.			udh
Validity Period	The validity period in minutes relative to the time at which the SMS was received by our gateway. The message will not be delivered if it is still queued on our gateway after this time period.	25	24 Hours	validityPeriod
Bypass DNC Check	Feature to bypass the DNC lookup. Default behavior is to do a lookup unless overridden by this parameter. A value of “0” will still force a lookup; a value of “1” will force a lookup bypass.	0,1	none	bypassDNCCheck