We offer a REST SMS API and a legacy HTTP SMS API. Please make sure that you are reading the correct documentation for the set of APIs that you are using to connect to Club Texting's text messaging gateway.
Looking for information about receiving messages? Read about the Incoming Message APIs.
REST API Calls
- Text Messages
- Inbox
- Keywords
- Credits
- Contacts
- Groups
- Voice Broadcast
- Carrier Lookup Via API
Sending SMS Messages |
Sends SMS text messages via the short code 25827 (212121 In Canada) to a single phone number or an array of phone numbers. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/sending/messages?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
PhoneNumbers | (Optional) Array of 10 digit phone number to send message to |
Groups | (Optional) Groups to send message to; if you don't include groups, you must specify phone numbers to send message to |
Subject | (Optional) The subject of your message. Maximum 13 characters. |
Message | (Required) The body of your message |
StampToSend | (Optional) Time to send a scheduled message (should be a Unix timestamp) |
MessageTypeID | (Optional) Message delivery method: set to 1 to send via Express delivery method; set to 2 to send via Standard delivery method; if you leave this parameter out, your message will be sent via Express delivery method. |
Note: Values must be properly URL encoded |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the message |
Subject | Subject of the message |
Message | Body of the message |
MessageTypeID | Message delivery method (1 - express, 2 - standard) |
RecipientsCount | Number of intended recipients. Please note: This includes globally opted out numbers. |
Credits | Number of credits charged for the message |
StampToSend | Date and time message will be sent |
PhoneNumbers | Array of phone numbers to receive the message |
LocalOptOuts | Array of locally opted-out phone numbers |
GlobalOptOuts | Array of globally opted-out phone numbers |
Groups | Array of groups to receive the message |
Note: Messages sent via Standard delivery cannot exceed 130 characters combined subject and message field, via Express delivery - 160 characters (136 characters in Canada) combined subject and message field. Subjects are always limited to 13 characters | |
Note: The list of allowed characters for messages and subjects is: a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and these special characters: .,:;!?()~=+-_\/@$#&%'" | |
Note: The following characters count as two characters when used: \r \n | |
Note: To opt back in a globally opted out number please text Your Keyword to 25827 (212121 In Canada) using that phone. |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | Success - A new message has been scheduled for delivery |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>PhoneNumbers: '(123)45-67' contains characters which are not digits</Error> <Error>Subject: Your subject must be under 13 characters.</Error> <Error>Message: Your message contains characters that are not supported.</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example And Response: curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456785&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456786&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456787&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456788&Groups[]=honey lovers&Subject=From Winnie&Message=I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me&StampToSend=1305582245' https://app.clubtexting.com/sending/messages?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>201</Code> <Entry> <ID>6419</ID> <Subject>From Winnie</Subject> <Message>I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me</Message> <MessageTypeID>1</MessageTypeID> <RecipientsCount>3</RecipientsCount> <Credits>6</Credits> <StampToSend>05-16-2011 5:44 PM</StampToSend> <PhoneNumbers> <PhoneNumber>2123456787</PhoneNumber> <PhoneNumber>2123456788</PhoneNumber> </PhoneNumbers> <LocalOptOuts> <PhoneNumber>2123456786</PhoneNumber> </LocalOptOuts> <GlobalOptOuts> <PhoneNumber>2123456785</PhoneNumber> </GlobalOptOuts> <Groups> <Group>Honey lovers</Group> </Groups> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example And Response: curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456785&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456786&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456787&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456788&Groups[]=honey lovers&Subject=From Winnie&Message=I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me&StampToSend=1305582245' https://app.clubtexting.com/sending/messages?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":201, "Entry":{ "ID":6417853, "Subject":"From Winnie", "Message":"I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me", "MessageTypeID":1, "RecipientsCount":3, "Credits":6, "StampToSend":"05-16-2011 5:44 PM", "PhoneNumbers":[ "2123456787", "2123456788" ], "LocalOptOuts":[ "2123456786" ], "GlobalOptOuts":[ "2123456785" ], "Groups":[ "Honey lovers" ] } } } |
Delete A Message |
Delete an incoming text message in your Club Texting Inbox |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the incoming message to delete |
Return Values |
None |
HTTP Status Codes | |
204 | No Content - Resource was deleted |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
404 | Does Not Exist - Message was not found. Please check parameters. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>404</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -X DELETE -v 'https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages/123?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:51 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/xml |
JSON Example curl -X DELETE -v 'https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages/123?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:15:19 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/json |
Get All Messages |
Get all incoming text messages in your Club Texting Inbox |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
FolderID | (Optional) Get messages from the selected folder. If FolderID is not given then request will return messages in your Inbox and all folders. |
Search | (Optional) Get messages which contain selected text or which are sent from selected phone number. |
Sorting | |
sortBy | (Optional) Property to sort by. Available values: ReceivedOn, PhoneNumber, Message |
sortDir | (Optional) Direction of sorting. Available values: asc, desc |
Pagination | |
itemsPerPage | (Optional) Number of results to retrieve. By default, 10 most recent incoming messages are retrieved |
page | (Optional) Page of results to retrieve. 1st page is returned by default |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the message |
PhoneNumber | Phone number of the sender |
Subject | Subject of the message |
Message | Message Body |
New | If Messsage is New (Unread in Club Texting Web App) |
FolderID | ID of the folder which contains message. If FolderID is not present then message is located in Inbox. |
ContactID | ID of the Contact who sent the message. If ContactID is not present then the contact doesn't exist. |
ReceivedOn | Date when message was received |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entries> <Entry> <ID>123</ID> <PhoneNumber>3312943691</PhoneNumber> <Subject /> <Message>test</Message> <New>0</New> <FolderID>13</FolderID> <ContactID /> <ReceivedOn>10-04-2012 9:06 AM</ReceivedOn> </Entry> <Entry> <ID>124</ID> <PhoneNumber>5512943691</PhoneNumber> <Subject /> <Message>test 2</Message> <New>1</New> <FolderID /> <ContactID>506ae688734fad2125000001</ContactID> <ReceivedOn>10-04-2012 9:06 AM</ReceivedOn> </Entry> </Entries> </Response> |
JSON Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entries":[ { "ID":123, "PhoneNumber":"3312943691", "Subject":"", "Message":"test", "New":"0", "FolderID":"13", "ContactID":"", "ReceivedOn":"10-04-2012 9:06 AM" }, { "ID":124, "PhoneNumber":"5512943691", "Subject":"", "Message":"test 2", "New":"1", "FolderID":"", "ContactID":"506ae688734fad2125000001", "ReceivedOn":"10-04-2012 9:06 AM" } ] } } |
Get One Message |
Get a single incoming text messages in your Club Texting Inbox |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the incoming message to retrieve |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the message |
PhoneNumber | Phone number of the sender |
Subject | Subject of the message |
Message | Message Body |
New | If Messsage is New (Unread in Club Texting Web App) |
FolderID | ID of the folder which contains message. If FolderID is not present then message is located in Inbox. |
ContactID | ID of the Contact who sent the message. If ContactID is not present then the contact doesn't exist. |
ReceivedOn | Date when message was received |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
404 | Does Not Exist - Message was not found. Please check parameters. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>404</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages/123?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <ID>123</ID> <PhoneNumber>3312943691</PhoneNumber> <Subject /> <Message>test</Message> <New>0</New> <FolderID>13</FolderID> <ContactID /> <ReceivedOn>10-04-2012 9:06 AM</ReceivedOn> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages/123?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry": { "ID":123, "PhoneNumber":"3312943691", "Subject":"", "Message":"test", "New":"0", "FolderID":"13", "ContactID":"", "ReceivedOn":"10-04-2012 9:06 AM" } } } |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages/?format=format&_method=move-to-folder |
Format & Method |
POST with the added parameter _method=move-to-folder |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the incoming message to move |
FolderID | (Required) ID of the folder you want to move message(s) to |
Return Values |
None |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
400 | Bad Request - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
401 | Unauthorized -Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>400</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, wrong FolderID parameter</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&ID[]=1&ID[]=2&FolderID=57' https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages?format=xml |
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:51 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/xml |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&ID[]=1&ID[]=2&FolderID=57' https://app.clubtexting.com/incoming-messages?format=json |
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:51 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/json |
Create A Folder |
Create a Folder in your Club Texting Inbox |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Name | (Required) Name of folder to create |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the folder |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | Created - Resource was deleted |
400 | Bad Request - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>400</Code> <Errors> <Error>Missing folder name</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Name=Customers' https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>201</Code> <Entry> <ID>123</ID> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Name=Customers' https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":201, "Entry":{ "ID":123, } } } |
Update A Folder |
Update the name of a Folder in your Club Texting Inbox |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the folder to update |
Name | (Required) Name of the folder |
Return Values |
None |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
400 | Bad Request - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>400</Code> <Errors> <Error>Missing folder name</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Name=Customers' https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/123?format=xml |
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:51 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/xml |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Name=Customers' https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/123?format=json |
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:15:19 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/json |
Delete A Folder |
Delete a Folder in your Club Texting Inbox |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the folder to delete |
Return Values |
None |
HTTP Status Codes | |
204 | No Content - Resource was deleted |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
404 | Does Not Exist - Message was not found. Please check parameters. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>404</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -X DELETE -v 'https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/123?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:51 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/xml |
JSON Example curl -X DELETE -v 'https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/123?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:15:19 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/json |
Get All Folders |
Get all Folders in your Club Texting Inbox |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the folder |
Name | Name of the folder |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entries> <Entry> <ID>1</ID> <Name>Customers</Name> </Entry> <Entry> <ID>2</ID> <Name>Fans</Name> </Entry> </Entries> </Response> |
JSON Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entries":[ { "ID":1, "Name":"Customers" }, { "ID":2, "Name":"Fans" } ] } } |
Get A Folder |
Get a single folder in your Club Texting Inbox |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the folder to retrieve |
Return Values | |
Name | Name of the folder |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
404 | Does Not Exist - Folder was not found. Please check parameters. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>404</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/123?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <Name>Customers</Name> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/messages-folders/123?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry":{ "Name":"Customers" } } } |
Check Keyword Availability |
Check whether a Keyword is available to rent on Club Texting's short code. Please note, we will check availability for the country your account is set to. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/new?Keyword=keyword&format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Keyword | (Required) The keyword to be checked |
Return Values | |
Keyword | Keyword that was checked |
Available | Indicates if the Keyword is available |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | Success - The Keyword is available |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Keyword: Keywords can not contain spaces or the following characters: ?, @, ., !, [, ], {, }, -, +, #, $, %, &, ', (, ), *, /, \, :, ;, <, >, =, ^, `, |, ~</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example And Response: curl "https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/new?Keyword=honey&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&format=xml" |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <Keyword>honey</Keyword> <Available>1</Available> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example And Response: curl "https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/new?Keyword=honey&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&format=json" |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry":{ "Keyword":"honey", "Available":true } } } |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters (Stored Card) | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Keyword | (Required) The keyword to rent |
StoredCreditCard | (Required) Last four digits of any card stored in your Club Texting account. |
Parameters (Non-Stored Card) | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Keyword | (Required) The keyword to rent |
FirstName | (Required) The first name on the credit card |
LastName | (Required) The last name on the credit card |
Street | (Required) The billing street address |
City | (Required) The billing address city |
State | (Required) The billing address state/province |
ZIP | (Required) The billing address zip code |
Country | (Required) The billing address country |
CreditCardTypeID | (Required) Credit card type: Amex, Discover, MasterCard, Visa |
Number | (Required) Credit card number |
SecurityCode | (Required) Credit card security code (CV2) |
ExpirationMonth | (Required) Credit card's expiration month, two digits |
ExpirationYear | (Required) Credit card's expiration year, four digits |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the keyword |
Keyword | Keyword |
EnableDoubleOptIn | Is double opt-in feature enabled for your keyword |
ConfirmMessage | Confirmation message |
JoinMessage | Auto-Reply |
ForwardEmail | Email address to forward incoming messages for your keyword |
ForwardUrl | URL to forward incoming messages for your keyword |
ContactGroupIDs | Groups to add customers who text in your keyword |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | Created - A new keyword was created |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Keyword: Keywords can not contain spaces or the following characters: ?, @, ., !, [, ], {, }, -, +, #, $, %, &, ', (, ), *, /, \, :, ;, <, >, =, ^, `, |, ~</Error> <Error>FirstName: Value is required and can't be empty</Error> <Error>LastName: Value is required and can't be empty</Error> <Error>Number: '123456' contains an invalid amount of digits</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Keyword=honey&StoredCreditCard=1111' https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords?format=xml |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Keyword=honey&FirstName=Winnie&LastName=The Pooh&Street=Hollow tree, under the name of Mr. Sanders&City=Hundred Acre Woods&State=East Sussex&Zip=12345&Country=UK&CreditCardTypeID=Visa&Number=4111111111111111&SecurityCode=123&ExpirationMonth=10&ExpirationYear=2017' https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>201</Code> <Entry> <ID>147258369</ID> <Keyword>honey</Keyword> <EnableDoubleOptIn>0</EnableDoubleOptIn> <ConfirmMessage>Reply Y to join</ConfirmMessage> <JoinMessage>Thank you for joining our list</JoinMessage> <ForwardEmail /> <ForwardUrl /> <ContactGroupIDs /> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Keyword=honey&StoredCreditCard=1111' https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords?format=json |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Keyword=honey&FirstName=Winnie&LastName=The Pooh&Street=Hollow tree, under the name of Mr. Sanders&City=Hundred Acre Woods&State=East Sussex&Zip=12345&Country=UK&CreditCardTypeID=Visa&Number=4111111111111111&SecurityCode=123&ExpirationMonth=10&ExpirationYear=2017' https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":201, "Entry":{ "ID":147258369, "Keyword":"honey", "EnableDoubleOptIn":false, "ConfirmMessage":"Reply Y to join", "JoinMessage":"Thank you for joining our list", "ForwardEmail":"", "ForwardUrl":"", "ContactGroupIDs":[] } } } |
Setup A Keyword |
Configures an active Keyword for use on Club Texting's short code in the country your account is set to send messages to. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/keyword?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Keyword | (Required) Keyword |
EnableDoubleOptIn | Is double opt-in feature enabled for your keyword |
ConfirmMessage | Confirmation message |
JoinMessage | Auto-Reply |
ForwardEmail | Email address to forward incoming messages for your keyword |
ForwardUrl | URL to forward incoming messages for your keyword |
ContactGroupIDs | Groups to add customers who text in your keyword |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the keyword |
Keyword | Keyword |
EnableDoubleOptIn | Is double opt-in feature enabled for your keyword |
ConfirmMessage | Confirmation message |
JoinMessage | Auto-Reply |
ForwardEmail | Email address to forward incoming messages for your keyword |
ForwardUrl | URL to forward incoming messages for your keyword |
ContactGroupIDs | Groups to add customers who text in your keyword |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | Success - Your keyword was configured |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>JoinMessage: Value is required and can't be empty</Error> <Error>ForwardEmail: 'honey@bear-alliance' is not a valid email address</Error> <Error>ForwardUrl: 'bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations' is not a valid URI</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example And Response: curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&EnableDoubleOptIn=1&ConfirmMessage=Reply Y to join our sweetest list&JoinMessage=The only reason for being a bee that I know of, is to make honey. And the only reason for making honey, is so as I can eat it.&[email protected] &ForwardUrl=http://bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations/&ContactGroupIDs[]=honey lovers' https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/honey?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <ID>147258369</ID> <Keyword>honey</Keyword> <EnableDoubleOptIn>1</EnableDoubleOptIn> <ConfirmMessage>Reply Y to join our sweetest list</ConfirmMessage> <JoinMessage>The only reason for being a bee that I know of, is to make honey. And the only reason for making honey, is so as I can eat it.</JoinMessage> <ForwardEmail>[email protected]</ForwardEmail> <ForwardUrl>http://bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations/</ForwardUrl> <ContactGroupIDs> <Group>honey lovers</Group> </ContactGroupIDs> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example And Response: curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&EnableDoubleOptIn=1&ConfirmMessage=Reply Y to join our sweetest list&JoinMessage=The only reason for being a bee that I know of, is to make honey. And the only reason for making honey, is so as I can eat it.&[email protected] &ForwardUrl=http://bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations/&ContactGroupIDs[]=honey lovers' https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/honey?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry":{ "ID":147258369, "Keyword":"honey", "EnableDoubleOptIn":true, "ConfirmMessage":"Reply Y to join our sweetest list", "JoinMessage":"The only reason for being a bee that I know of, is to make honey. And the only reason for making honey, is so as I can eat it.", "ForwardEmail":"[email protected]", "ForwardUrl":"http://bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations/", "ContactGroupIDs":[ "honey lovers" ] } } } |
Cancel A Keyword |
Cancels an active Keyword on Club Texting's short code in the country your account is set to send messages to. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/keyword?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Keyword | (Required) Keyword |
Return Values |
Note: There are no return values for this API! |
HTTP Status Codes | |
204 | No Content - Your keyword was deleted |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example And Response: curl -X DELETE "https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/honey?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh" |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:03:19 GMT Content-Length: 0 Connection: close Content-Type: application/xml |
JSON Example And Response: curl -X DELETE "https://app.clubtexting.com/keywords/honey?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh" |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:05:14 GMT Content-Length: 0 Connection: close Content-Type: application/json |
Check Credit Balance |
Check whether a Keyword is available to rent on Club Texting's short code. Please note, we will check availability for the country your account is set to. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/billing/credits/get?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Return Values | |
PlanCredits | Number of plan credits |
AnytimeCredits | Number of Anytime credits |
TotalCredits | Total number of credits |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example And Response: curl "https://app.clubtexting.com/billing/credits/get?User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&format=xml" |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <PlanCredits>15</PlanCredits> <AnytimeCredits>138</AnytimeCredits> <TotalCredits>153</TotalCredits> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example And Response: curl "https://app.clubtexting.com/billing/credits/get?User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&format=json" |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry":{ "PlanCredits":15, "AnytimeCredits":138, "TotalCredits":153 } } } |
Buy Credits |
Buys more credits for your account. You may purchase credits using a credit card you have stored in your Club Texting account, or you may pass credit card details when you call the API. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/billing/credits?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters (Stored Card) | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
NumberOfCredits | (Required) Number of credits to purchase |
CouponCode | Coupon or Promotional Code |
StoredCreditCard | (Required) Last four digits of any card stored in your Club Texting account. |
Parameters (Non-Stored Card) | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
NumberOfCredits | (Required) Number of credits to purchase |
CouponCode | Coupon or Promotional Code |
FirstName | (Required) The first name on the credit card |
LastName | (Required) The last name on the credit card |
Street | (Required) The billing street address |
City | (Required) The billing address city |
State | (Required) The billing address state/province |
ZIP | (Required) The billing address zip code |
Country | (Required) The billing address country |
CreditCardTypeID | (Required) Credit card type: Amex, Discover, MasterCard, Visa |
Number | (Required) Credit card number |
SecurityCode | (Required) Credit card security code (CV2) |
ExpirationMonth | (Required) Credit card's expiration month, two digits |
ExpirationYear | (Required) Credit card's expiration year, four digits |
Return Values | |
BoughtCredits | Number of credits purchased |
Amount | Total amount charged |
Discount | Discount applied (if any) |
AnytimeCredits | Number of anytime credits in account after purchase |
TotalCredits | Total number of credits in account after purchase |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | Success - Credits were successfully purchased |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>NumberOfCredits: '10,000' contains characters which are not digits</Error> <Error>FirstName: Value is required and can't be empty</Error> <Error>LastName: Value is required and can't be empty</Error> <Error>Number: '123456' contains an invalid amount of digits</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&NumberOfCredits=1000&StoredCreditCard=1111' https://app.clubtexting.com/billing/credits?format=xml |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&NumberOfCredits=1000&FirstName=Winnie&LastName=The Pooh&Street=Hollow tree, under the name of Mr. Sanders&City=Hundred Acre Woods&State=East Sussex&Zip=12345&Country=UK&CreditCardTypeID=Visa&Number=4111111111111111&SecurityCode=123&ExpirationMonth=10&ExpirationYear=2017' https://app.clubtexting.com/billing/credits?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>201</Code> <Entry> <BoughtCredits>1000</BoughtCredits> <Amount>9.45</Amount> <Discount>0.55</Discount> <PlanCredits>10</PlanCredits> <AnytimeCredits>1200</AnytimeCredits> <TotalCredits>1210</TotalCredits> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&NumberOfCredits=1000&StoredCreditCard=1111' https://app.clubtexting.com/billing/credits?format=json |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&NumberOfCredits=1000&FirstName=Winnie&LastName=The Pooh&Street=Hollow tree, under the name of Mr. Sanders&City=Hundred Acre Woods&State=East Sussex&Zip=12345&Country=UK&CreditCardTypeID=Visa&Number=4111111111111111&SecurityCode=123&ExpirationMonth=10&ExpirationYear=2017' https://app.clubtexting.com/billing/credits?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":201, "Entry":{ "BoughtCredits":1000, "Amount":9.45, "Discount":0.55, "PlanCredits":10, "AnytimeCredits":1200, "TotalCredits":1210 } } } |
Create A Contact |
Create a new contact that will be stored in your Club Texting contact list |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
PhoneNumber | (Required) 10 digit phone number of the contact |
FirstName | (Optional) First name of contact |
LastName | (Optional) Last name of contact |
(Optional) Email address of contact | |
Groups | (Optional) Groups to add the contact to |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the contact |
PhoneNumber | Phone number of the contact |
FirstName | First name of the contact |
LastName | Last name of the contact |
Email address of the contact | |
Note | Note |
Source | Source of the contact (indicates the way the contact was subscribed) |
Groups | Groups the contact belongs to |
CreatedAt | Date the contact was subscribed |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | Success - A new resource was created |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>PhoneNumber: '(123)45-67' contains characters which are not digits</Error> <Error>FirstName: 'A Very Small Animal' is more than 10 characters long</Error> <Error>Email: 'piglet@small-animals-alliance' is not a valid email address</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumber=2123456785&FirstName=Piglet&[email protected] &Note=It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.&Groups[]=Friends&Groups[]=Neighbors' https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>201</Code> <Entry> <ID>4f0b52fd734fada068000000</ID> <PhoneNumber>2123456785</PhoneNumber> <FirstName>Piglet</FirstName> <LastName /> <Email>[email protected]</Email> <Note>It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.</Note> <Source>API</Source> <Groups> <Group>Friends</Group> <Group>Neighbors</Group> </Groups> <CreatedAt>01-17-2012</CreatedAt> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumber=2123456785&FirstName=Piglet&[email protected] &Note=It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.&Groups[]=Friends&Groups[]=Neighbors' https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":201, "Entry":{ "ID":4f0b52fd734fada068000000, "PhoneNumber":"2123456785", "FirstName":"Piglet", "LastName":"", "Email":"[email protected]", "Note":"It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.", "Source":"API", "Groups":[ "Friends", "Neighbors" ], "CreatedAt":"01-17-2012" } } } |
Update A Contact |
Update a contact stored in your Club Texting contact list |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the contact to update |
PhoneNumber | (Required) 10 digit phone number of the contact |
FirstName | (Optional) First name of contact |
LastName | (Optional) Last name of contact |
(Optional) Email address of contact | |
Groups | (Optional) Groups to add the contact to |
OptOut | (Optional) 1 if you want to opt out the contact |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the contact |
PhoneNumber | Phone number of the contact |
FirstName | First name of the contact |
LastName | Last name of the contact |
Email address of the contact | |
Note | Note |
Source | Source of the contact (indicates the way the contact was subscribed) |
Groups | Groups the contact belongs to |
CreatedAt | Date the contact was subscribed |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>PhoneNumber: '(123)45-67' contains characters which are not digits</Error> <Error>FirstName: 'A Very Small Animal' is more than 10 characters long</Error> <Error>Email: 'piglet@small-animals-alliance' is not a valid email address</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumber=2123456785&FirstName=Piglet&[email protected] &Note=It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.&Groups[]=Friends&Groups[]=Neighbors' https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/4f0b5720734fada368000000?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <ID>4f0b5720734fada368000000</ID> <PhoneNumber>2123456785</PhoneNumber> <FirstName>Piglet</FirstName> <LastName /> <Email>[email protected]</Email> <Note>It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.</Note> <Source>API</Source> <Groups> <Group>Friends</Group> <Group>Neighbors</Group> </Groups> <CreatedAt>01-17-2012</CreatedAt> </Entry> |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumber=2123456785&FirstName=Piglet&[email protected] &Note=It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.&Groups[]=Friends&Groups[]=Neighbors' https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/4f0b5720734fada368000000?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry":{ "ID":4f0b5720734fada368000000, "PhoneNumber":"2123456785", "FirstName":"Piglet", "LastName":"", "Email":"[email protected]", "Note":"It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.", "Source":"API", "Groups":[ "Friends", "Neighbors" ], "CreatedAt":"01-17-2012" } } } |
Delete A Contact |
Delete a contact stored in your Club Texting contact list |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the contact to delete |
Return Values |
None |
HTTP Status Codes | |
204 | No Content - Resource was deleted |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -X DELETE -v 'https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/4f0b52fd734fada068000000?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:05:11 GMT Content-Length: 0 Connection: close Content-Type: application/xml |
JSON Example curl -X DELETE -v 'https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/4f0b52fd734fada068000000?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:10:11 GMT Content-Length: 0 Connection: close Content-Type: application/json |
Get All Contacts |
Get a list of contacts stored in your Club Texting contact list. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Filters | |
query | (Optional) Search contacts by first name / last name / phone number |
source | (Optional) Source of contacts. Available values: 'Unknown', 'Manually Added', 'Upload', 'Web Widget', 'API', 'Keyword' |
optout | (Optional) Opted out / opted in contacts. Available values: true, false. |
group | (Optional) Name of the group the contacts belong to |
Sorting | |
sortBy | (Optional) Property to sort by. Available values: PhoneNumber, FirstName, LastName, CreatedAt |
sortDir | (Optional) Direction of sorting. Available values: asc, desc |
Pagination | |
itemsPerPage | (Optional) Number of results to retrieve. By default, 10 most recently added contacts are retrieved. |
page | (Optional) Page of results to retrieve |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the contact |
PhoneNumber | Phone number of the contact |
FirstName | First name of the contact |
LastName | Last name of the contact |
Email address of the contact | |
Note | Note |
Source | Source of the contact (indicates the way the contact was subscribed) |
OptOut | Indicates if the contact is opted out |
Groups | Groups the contact belongs to |
CreatedAt | Date the contact was subscribed |
Note: The return value OptOut is only provided for contacts that are opted out. If a contact is opted out, this value will be True. |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entries> <Entry> <ID>4f0b52fd734fada068000000</ID> <PhoneNumber>2123456785</PhoneNumber> <FirstName>Piglet</FirstName> <LastName /> <Email>[email protected]</Email> <Note>It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.</Note> <Source>API</Source> <OptOut>1</OptOut> <Groups> <Group>Friends</Group> <Group>Neighbors</Group> </Groups> <CreatedAt>01-17-2012</CreatedAt> </Entry> <Entry> <ID>4f0b536c734fad9968000000</ID> <PhoneNumber>2123456786</PhoneNumber> <FirstName>Winnie</FirstName> <LastName>T. Pooh</LastName> <Email>[email protected]</Email> <Note>A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise</Note> <Source>Upload</Source> <Groups /> <CreatedAt>01-15-2012</CreatedAt> </Entry> </Entries> </Response> |
JSON Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entries":[ { "ID":4f0b52fd734fada068000000, "PhoneNumber":"2123456785", "FirstName":"Piglet", "LastName":"", "Email":"[email protected]", "Note":"It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.", "Source":"API", "OptOut":true, "Groups":[ "Friends", "Neighbors" ], "CreatedAt":"01-17-2012" }, { "ID":4f0b536c734fad9968000000, "PhoneNumber":"2123456786", "FirstName":"Winnie", "LastName":"T. Pooh", "Email":"[email protected]", "Note":"A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise", "Source":"Upload", "Groups":[ ], "CreatedAt":"01-15-2012" } ] } } |
Get One Contact |
Get a single contact stored in your Club Texting contact list. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the contact to show |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the contact |
PhoneNumber | Phone number of the contact |
FirstName | First name of the contact |
LastName | Last name of the contact |
Email address of the contact | |
Note | Note |
Source | Source of the contact (indicates the way the contact was subscribed) |
OptOut | Indicates if the contact is opted out |
Groups | Groups the contact belongs to |
CreatedAt | Date the contact was subscribed |
Note: The return value OptOut is only provided for contacts that are opted out. If a contact is opted out, this value will be True. |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/4f0b52fd734fada068000000?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <ID>4f0b52fd734fada068000000</ID> <PhoneNumber>2123456785</PhoneNumber> <FirstName>Piglet</FirstName> <LastName /> <Email>[email protected]</Email> <Note>It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.</Note> <Source>API</Source> <OptOut>1</OptOut> <Groups> <Group>Friends</Group> <Group>Neighbors</Group> </Groups> <CreatedAt>01-17-2012</CreatedAt> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts/4f0b52fd734fada068000000?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry":{ "ID":4f0b52fd734fada068000000, "PhoneNumber":"2123456785", "FirstName":"Piglet", "LastName":"", "Email":"[email protected]", "Note":"It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.", "Source":"API", "OptOut":true, "Groups":[ "Friends", "Neighbors" ], "CreatedAt":"01-17-2012" } } } |
Create A Group |
Create a new group that will be stored in your Club Texting account |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/groups?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Name | (Required) Name of the group |
Note | (Optional) Note |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the group |
Name | The name of the group |
Note | Note |
ContactCount | Number of contacts in the group |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | Created - A new resource was created |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Name: 'Small Animals' is more than 12 characters long</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Name=Tubby Bears&Note=A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise' https://app.clubtexting.com/groups?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>201</Code> <Entry> <ID>162467</ID> <Name>Tubby Bears</Name> <Note>A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise</Note> <ContactCount>0</ContactCount> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Name=Tubby Bears&Note=A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise' https://app.clubtexting.com/groups?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":201, "Entry":{ "ID":162467, "Name":"Tubby Bears", "Note":"A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise", "ContactCount":0 } } } |
Update A Group |
Update a group that is stored in your Club Texting account |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the group to update |
Name | (Required) Name of the group |
Note | (Optional) Note |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the group |
Name | The name of the group |
Note | Note |
ContactCount | Number of contacts in the group |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Name: 'Small Animals' is more than 12 characters long</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Name=Tubby Bears&Note=A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise' https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/162467?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <ID>162467</ID> <Name>Tubby Bears</Name> <Note>A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise</Note> <ContactCount>3</ContactCount> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Name=Tubby Bears&Note=A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise' https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/162467?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry":{ "ID":162467, "Name":"Tubby Bears", "Note":"A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise", "ContactCount":3 } } } |
Delete A Group |
Delete a group that is stored in your Club Texting account |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the group to delete |
Return Values |
None |
HTTP Status Codes | |
204 | No Content - Group was deleted |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl -X DELETE -v 'https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/162467?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:13:51 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/xml |
JSON Example curl -X DELETE -v 'https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/162467?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:15:19 GMT Content-Length: 0 Content-Type: application/json |
Get All Groups |
Get a list of groups stored in your Club Texting account. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/groups?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
Sorting | |
sortBy | (Optional) Property to sort by. Available values: Name |
sortDir | (Optional) Direction of sorting. Available values: asc, desc |
Pagination | |
itemsPerPage | (Optional) Number of results to retrieve. By default, first 10 groups sorted in alphabetical order are retrieved. |
page | (Optional) Page of results to retrieve |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the group |
Name | Name of the group |
Note | Note |
ContactCount | Number of contacts in the group |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/groups?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entries> <Entry> <ID>127012</ID> <Name>Honey lovers</Name> <Note /> <ContactCount>0</ContactCount> </Entry> <Entry> <ID>162467</ID> <Name>Tubby Bears</Name> <Note>A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise</Note> <ContactCount>3</ContactCount> </Entry> </Entries> </Response> |
JSON Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/contacts?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entries":[ { "ID":127012, "Name":"Honey lovers", "Note":"", "ContactCount":0 }, { "ID":162467, "Name":"Tubby Bears", "Note":"A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise", "ContactCount":3 } ] } } |
Get One Group |
Get a single group stored in your Club Texting account. |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
ID | (Required) ID of the group to show |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the group |
Name | Name of the group |
Note | Note |
ContactCount | Number of contacts in the group |
HTTP Status Codes | |
200 | OK - Success |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/162467?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>200</Code> <Entry> <ID>162467</ID> <Name>Tubby Bears</Name> <Note>A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise</Note> <ContactCount>3</ContactCount> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example curl 'https://app.clubtexting.com/groups/162467?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":200, "Entry":{ "ID":162467, "Name":"Tubby Bears", "Note":"A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise", "ContactCount":3 } } } |
URL |
https://app.clubtexting.com/voice/messages?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters | |
User | (Required) Your Club Texting username |
Password | (Required) Your Club Texting password |
CallerPhonenumber | (Required) 10 digit phone number |
PhoneNumbers | (Optional) Array of 10 digit phone number to send message to |
Groups | (Optional) Groups to send message to; if you don't include groups, you must specify phone numbers to send message to |
Name | (Required) The name of your campaign. |
VoiceFile | (Optional) Name of the .wav file in your Club Texting account |
VoiceSource | (Optional) Address to the .wav file on your server; you must specify one of the last two parameters |
StampToSend | (Optional) Time to send a scheduled message (should be a Unix timestamp) |
Note: Values must be properly URL encoded |
Return Values | |
ID | Unique ID referencing the voice campaign |
Name | Name of the voice campaign |
VoiceFile | Name of the .wav file in your Club Texting account |
CallerPhonenumber | 10 digit phone number |
RecipientsCount | Number of actual recipients (excluding local opt-outs) |
Credits | Number of credits charged for the message |
StampToSend | Date and time message will be sent |
PhoneNumbers | Array of phone numbers to receive the message |
LocalOptOuts | Array of locally opted-out phone numbers |
GlobalOptOuts | Array of globally opted-out phone numbers |
Groups | Array of groups to receive the message |
HTTP Status Codes | |
201 | Success - A new voice campaign has been scheduled for delivery |
401 | Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or incorrect |
403 | Forbidden - Request is not valid. An accompanying error message explains why. |
500 | Internal Server Error - Something is broken. Please create a support ticket. |
Sample Error Responses |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>401</Code> <Errors> <Error>Authorization Required</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Failure</Status> <Code>403</Code> <Errors> <Error>Groups: 'honey lovers 2' was not found in the haystack</Error> <Error>PhoneNumbers: '21234956786' is more than 10 characters long</Error> </Errors> </Response> |
Successful Call & Response Samples |
XML Example And Response: curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456785&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456786&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456787&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456788&Groups[]=honey lovers&CallerPhonenumber=2123456789&VoiceFile=yourfile.wav&StampToSend=1305582245' https://app.clubtexting.com/voice/messages?format=xml |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Response> <Status>Success</Status> <Code>201</Code> <Entry> <ID>826</ID> <Name>My voice campaign</Name> <VoiceFile>yourfile.wav</VoiceFile> <RecipientsCount>3</RecipientsCount> <CallerPhonenumber>2123456789</CallerPhonenumber> <Credits>6</Credits> <StampToSend>05-16-2011 5:44 PM</StampToSend> <PhoneNumbers> <PhoneNumber>2123456787</PhoneNumber> <PhoneNumber>2123456788</PhoneNumber> </PhoneNumbers> <LocalOptOuts> <PhoneNumber>2123456786</PhoneNumber> </LocalOptOuts> <GlobalOptOuts> <PhoneNumber>2123456785</PhoneNumber> </GlobalOptOuts> <Groups> <Group>Honey lovers</Group> </Groups> </Entry> </Response> |
JSON Example And Response: curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456785&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456786&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456787&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456788&Groups[]=honey lovers&CallerPhonenumber=2123456789&VoiceFile=yourfile.wav&StampToSend=1305582245' https://app.clubtexting.com/voice/messages?format=json |
{ "Response":{ "Status":"Success", "Code":201, "Entry":{ "ID":828, "Name":"My voice campaign", "VoiceFile":"yourfile.wav", "CallerPhonenumber":"2123456789", "RecipientsCount":3, "Credits":6, "StampToSend":"05-16-2011 5:44 PM", "PhoneNumbers":[ "2123456787", "2123456788" ], "LocalOptOuts":[ "2123456786" ], "GlobalOptOuts":[ "2123456785" ], "Groups":[ "Honey lovers" ] } } } |