Telesign SMS API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Telesign SMS API
  description: >-
    The Telesign SMS API enables sending SMS messages including alerts, notifications,
    reminders, marketing messages, and one-time passwords to phone numbers worldwide.
    Messages are classified by type (OTP, ARN, or MKT) and support delivery status tracking.
  version: '2'
  contact:
    name: Telesign Developer Support
    url: https://developer.telesign.com/enterprise
  termsOfService: https://www.telesign.com/terms-conditions/
servers:
  - url: https://rest-ww.telesign.com/v1
    description: Telesign REST API
security:
  - BasicAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Messaging
    description: Send and track SMS messages
paths:
  /messaging:
    post:
      operationId: sendSms
      summary: Send SMS Message
      description: >-
        Send an SMS message to a specified phone number. Supports OTP verification
        codes, transactional alerts, and marketing messages.
      tags:
        - Messaging
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - phone_number
                - message
                - message_type
              properties:
                phone_number:
                  type: string
                  description: Recipient's phone number including country code, no spaces or special characters.
                message:
                  type: string
                  description: Text content of the SMS message, maximum 1600 characters.
                  maxLength: 1600
                message_type:
                  type: string
                  description: Classification of the message type.
                  enum:
                    - OTP
                    - ARN
                    - MKT
                sender_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Sender ID to display on the recipient's device.
                external_id:
                  type: string
                  description: External identifier for correlating the transaction in your system.
                originating_ip:
                  type: string
                  description: End user's IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Do not send your own IP.
                account_lifecycle_event:
                  type: string
                  description: Stage of the account lifecycle when this message is sent.
                  enum:
                    - create
                    - sign-in
                    - transact
                    - update
                    - delete
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message accepted for delivery
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessagingResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid credentials
        '429':
          description: Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
  /messaging/{reference_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getSmsStatus
      summary: Get SMS Transaction Status
      description: Retrieve the delivery status of an SMS transaction by reference ID.
      tags:
        - Messaging
      parameters:
        - name: reference_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The unique reference ID returned when the message was sent.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Transaction status retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessagingResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Reference ID not found
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: >-
        Basic authentication using Customer ID as username and API key as password.
  schemas:
    MessagingResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        reference_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique 32-digit hex identifier for this transaction.
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TransactionStatus'
    TransactionStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Status code indicating the delivery state of the message.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the transaction status.
        updated_on:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: RFC 3339 timestamp of when the status was last updated.