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# Send SMS Message

POST https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms
Content-Type: application/json

Send a SMS message immediately or schedule it for future delivery.

Reference: https://docs.pinnacle.sh/api-reference/messages/send-sms

## Authentication

- `PINNACLE-API-KEY` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a SendSmsSchema.

- `from` (string, required) — Phone number that sends the message in E.164 format.
- `text` (string, required) — Message content.
- `to` (string, required) — Recipient's phone number in E.164 format.
- `options` (SendSmsOptions, optional) — Additional settings to customize SMS delivery.

## Response

### 200

Successfully sent or scheduled the message.&#x20; Use our [/messages/:id](./get) endpoint to track your message.

- `messages_sms_send_Response_200`

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request was unacceptable, often due to providing an invalid update.&#x20; Errors may originate from invalid payload or from Pinnacle's additional validation checks. For example, providing an URL that cannot be accessed, updating a campaign that is currently being reviewed, updating data that you cannot access, sending a malformed message, and so on.&#x20; For `Pinnacle Validation Error` inspect the `error` payload to determine the source of the failure. These errors are likely due to additional validation and business logic checks. For `Request Validation Error` inspect the `description` and `errors` payload to determine the source of failure. These errors are likely due to invalid payload inside the request.

- `SendSmsMessageRequestBadRequestError`

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The request lacks valid authentication credentials or the provided credentials are invalid.&#x20; Ensure you're including a valid API key in the request headers and that your account has the necessary permissions to access this endpoint.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 402 Payment Required Error

Insufficient credits to complete this request.&#x20; This occurs when your account balance is below the required amount for processing the operation. Please add credits to your account to continue using the service.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 403 Forbidden Error

Your subscription does not include access to this feature.&#x20; This occurs when attempting to use functionality that requires a higher subscription tier. Please upgrade your subscription to access this feature.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 404 Not Found Error

The requested resource could not be found.&#x20; This may occur if the identifier is incorrect, the resource has been deleted, or you don't have permission to access it.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 500 Internal Server Error

An unexpected error occurred on Pinnacle's servers while processing your request.&#x20; If this error persists, please contact support with the request details.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 501 Not Implemented Error

The requested functionality is not implemented on the server.&#x20; This typically indicates that the feature or endpoint you attempted to access is unavailable or not yet supported.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

## Types

### SendSmsOptions

Additional settings to customize SMS delivery.

- `schedule` (ScheduleSchema, optional) — Define when and how your message should be sent.
- `tracking` (enum, optional) — Enable tracking on sent messages. If not provided, messages are not tracked. You will not be able to react to these messages unless you provide the [options.force](./react#request.body.options.force) field. `ID` - Append an explicit ID at the end of the message for tracking. Users will see this ID.&#x20; `HIDDEN` - Invisible IDs are sent with messages for tracking. Will not be visible to users but will lead to slightly longer message lengths.
  - Allowed values: `ID`, `HIDDEN`

### SendSmsResponse

- `messageId` (string, required) — Unique identifier for the sent message. This identifier is a string that always begins with the prefix `msg_`, for example: `msg_1234567890`.
- `segments` (SendSmsResponseSegments, required) — Details about how the message was segmented for sending.
- `totalCost` (double, required) — Total cost of sending the message.
- `sender` (string, required) — Sender's phone number in E.164 format.
- `recipient` (string, required) — Recipient's phone number in E.164 format.
- `status` ("queued", required) — Message is queued for delivery.

### ScheduledSendResponse

- `scheduleId` (string, required) — Unique identifier for the scheduled send. This identifier is a string that always begins with the prefix `msg_sched_`, for example: `msg_sched_1234567890`.
- `config` (ScheduledSendResponseConfig, required) — Configuration for the scheduled message.

### ZodError

- `description` (string, required) — Human-readable summary of validation failures.
- `errors` (ZodErrorErrors, required) — Structured dictionary of issues containing two main sections: - `errors`: Array of global validation errors not tied to specific fields - `properties`: Object mapping field names to their specific validation errors, where each field contains an `errors` array

### Error

Standard error response returned when a request cannot be processed successfully.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### ScheduleSchema

Define when and how your message should be sent.

- `sendAt` (string, required) — The date and time you want your message to be sent. - Use [ISO 8601 format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601), for example: `2024-12-17T14:30:00Z`. Format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm` (e.g., `2024-12-25T14:30`). - This time must be at least 5 minutes in the future. - The message will be scheduled based on the `timezone` you provide. - If you set a `recurrence` schedule, this is the start date and time for the recurring schedule.
- `recurrence` (string, optional) — AWS cron expression for recurring schedules (6 fields).&#x20; [Learn more about cron expressions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/eb-scheduled-rule-pattern.html).&#x20; **Examples:** * `0 10 * * ? *` - Every day at 10:00 AM * `0/30 * * * ? *` - Every 30 minutes * `0 9 ? * MON-FRI *` - Every weekday at 9:00 AM * `0 12 1 * ? *` - First day of every month at noon
- `timezone` (string, optional, default: UTC) — IANA timezone identifier (e.g., `America/New_York`, `UTC`).&#x20; Defaults to `UTC` if not specified.
- `endDate` (string, optional) — Date and time when recurring messages should stop.&#x20; Format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm`. Required if `recurrence` is set.

### SendSmsResponseSegments

Details about how the message was segmented for sending.

- `count` (double, required) — Number of message segments used to send this message.
- `encoding` (enum, required) — Encoding used for the message segments.
  - Allowed values: `gsm7`, `utf16`

### ScheduledSendResponseConfig

Configuration for the scheduled message.

- `sendAt` (string, required) — When the message will be sent in ISO 8601 format.
- `timezone` (string, required) — IANA timezone identifier.
- `recurrence` (string, optional) — AWS cron expression used for recurring messages.
- `endDate` (string, optional) — When the recurring messages stops in ISO 8601 format.

### ZodErrorErrors

Structured dictionary of issues containing two main sections: - `errors`: Array of global validation errors not tied to specific fields - `properties`: Object mapping field names to their specific validation errors, where each field contains an `errors` array

## Examples

### Send SMS Response

**Request**

```json
{
  "from": "+14155164736",
  "text": "Hey!",
  "to": "+14154746461"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "messageId": "msg_1234567890",
  "segments": {
    "count": 1,
    "encoding": "gsm7"
  },
  "totalCost": 10,
  "sender": "+14155164736",
  "recipient": "+14154746461",
  "status": "queued"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Send SMS Response
import requests

url = "https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms"

payload = {
    "from": "+14155164736",
    "text": "Hey!",
    "to": "+14154746461"
}
headers = {
    "PINNACLE-API-KEY": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Send SMS Response
const url = 'https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'PINNACLE-API-KEY': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"from":"+14155164736","text":"Hey!","to":"+14154746461"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Send SMS Response
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"from\": \"+14155164736\",\n  \"text\": \"Hey!\",\n  \"to\": \"+14154746461\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Send SMS Response
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["PINNACLE-API-KEY"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"from\": \"+14155164736\",\n  \"text\": \"Hey!\",\n  \"to\": \"+14154746461\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Send SMS Response
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms")
  .header("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"from\": \"+14155164736\",\n  \"text\": \"Hey!\",\n  \"to\": \"+14154746461\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php Send SMS Response
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms', [
  'body' => '{
  "from": "+14155164736",
  "text": "Hey!",
  "to": "+14154746461"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'PINNACLE-API-KEY' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Send SMS Response
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"from\": \"+14155164736\",\n  \"text\": \"Hey!\",\n  \"to\": \"+14154746461\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Send SMS Response
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "PINNACLE-API-KEY": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "from": "+14155164736",
  "text": "Hey!",
  "to": "+14154746461"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

### Scheduled Response

**Request**

```json
{
  "from": "+14155164736",
  "text": "Hey!",
  "to": "+14154746461"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "scheduleId": "msg_sched_1234567890",
  "config": {
    "sendAt": "2024-08-01T09:00:00",
    "recurrence": "cron(0 9 * * MON-FRI *)",
    "timezone": "UTC",
    "endTime": "2024-12-31T23:59:59"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Scheduled Response
import requests

url = "https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms"

payload = {
    "from": "+14155164736",
    "text": "Hey!",
    "to": "+14154746461"
}
headers = {
    "PINNACLE-API-KEY": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Scheduled Response
const url = 'https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'PINNACLE-API-KEY': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"from":"+14155164736","text":"Hey!","to":"+14154746461"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Scheduled Response
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"from\": \"+14155164736\",\n  \"text\": \"Hey!\",\n  \"to\": \"+14154746461\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Scheduled Response
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["PINNACLE-API-KEY"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"from\": \"+14155164736\",\n  \"text\": \"Hey!\",\n  \"to\": \"+14154746461\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Scheduled Response
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms")
  .header("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"from\": \"+14155164736\",\n  \"text\": \"Hey!\",\n  \"to\": \"+14154746461\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php Scheduled Response
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms', [
  'body' => '{
  "from": "+14155164736",
  "text": "Hey!",
  "to": "+14154746461"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'PINNACLE-API-KEY' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Scheduled Response
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"from\": \"+14155164736\",\n  \"text\": \"Hey!\",\n  \"to\": \"+14154746461\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Scheduled Response
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "PINNACLE-API-KEY": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "from": "+14155164736",
  "text": "Hey!",
  "to": "+14154746461"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.pinnacle.sh/messages/send/sms")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```