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Hi and welcome to World-Text.com.
Specialists in the SMS and communications industry for over a decade. Bulk SMS, two-way SMS, M2M SMS and inbound SMS are just a few of our specialisms with new and bespoke services constantly being developed. Suppliers to emergency services and many other critical operations where delivery is essential.
Send and receive SMS worldwide*.
*Subject to coverage - Services
Service Highlight
USSD
Flash messages and menu based sessions, ideal for PIN delivery, surveys, data interrogation and two way messaging at no cost to the user. Global flat rate message costs.Read more...
USA & Canada SMS
Dedicated and random long code service for the USA & Canada. Full coverage of all networks two-way. Easy setup and use without any technical knowledge.Read more...Can't see what you're looking for?
You may know already what you want to do and that you want to do it with SMS, but just don't know how to go about it, who to speak to or if it's even possible. No problem, with over a decade of working in the SMS and communications industry our technical specialists will be able to discuss your needs and often create bespoke solutions just for you.
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Developers APIs available free of charge:
HTTP, SMPP & SMTP.Read more...
Example codes and scripts:
HTTP interface from PHP
SMTP interface from PHP
SMTP interface from UNIX Command LineRead more...
Free Developer APIs
- 09 MaySmart Meter / M2M SMS monetisationSmart Meters - British Gas (Centrica), Eon and many more are at it now with m...
- 30 AprNew Chinese Virtual SMS Numbers coming soon...World Text will soon be adding China to the list countries that are fully sup...
- 03 Apr*NEW* Coverage added for VSIM, Qatar and SwedenWe are pleased to announce that effective immediately there is full inbound S...
- 27 MarAmendment to Hong Kong's Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceMarketing SMS communications may only be sent to consumers who have explicitl...
Developer Interfaces & APIs
The following APIs and interfaces are the most popular, designed to provide you with simple and reliable interfaces with our
gateway. For further information or specific requirements regarding our developers
APIs and interfaces please contact us.
HTTP REST API
HTTP REST Interface v2
The REST interface is very easy to use. You can test in a browser and use it via any programming language capable of HTTP or HTTPS. Read more
API Helper Libraries and Plugins
We have helper classes available for some of the more popular languages, and would be interested in any contributions from our developer community for other languages
If you have a wrapper library, for any interface, or don't see your favourite language please contact us.
We're particularly interested in Ruby, Java and Objective C samples, but would love to see any language samples.
In creating these libraries we have encapsulated the API calls such that you don't need to be concerned directly with URLs, resources, the API calls themselves, or processing the raw JSON responses. Read more
HTTP v1 (deprecated)
HTTP Interface Here for reference only.
Historically one of our most popular interfaces, and one of the most simple. Posts a form to the specified web address.
SMPP (Short Message Peer to Peer)
SMPP Interface
For high volume users requiring the most robust method of streaming SMS to our gateway. Unlike other providers we do not charge for this connection, or impose minimum SMS requirements. Read more
Email (SMTP)
SMTP Interface
Perfect for everyone who uses email! We understand not wanting to have to implement new systems or software, utilising your existing email system this is the answer. Unlike other service providers we do not charge for inbound messages being forwarded to you. Read more
Email Bulk (SMTP Bulk)
SMTP Bulk Interface (PDF)
Send a single email with dynamic contents to multiple recipients, ideal for those bulk marketing campaigns or alerts. Again, using your existing email system. Read more
Example Code & Scripts
All the following examples are provided as is, they have all been taken from live working examples but may not include patches and updates, use at your own risk:
- HTTP interface from PHP
- HTTP interface from PHP (To Group)
- SMTP interface from PHP
- SMTP interface from UNIX Command Line
- SMTP interface from PHP
World-Text are global suppliers of online Text Message delivery services.
Instant account set-up and purchase with Pay-As-You-Use accounts.
Based in the UK with global coverage. Bulk SMS using our free developers APIs.