Text Messaging API

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One API for all of your text messaging

The messaging API designed to scale

Bandwidth is built for companies who’ve outgrown their one-size-fits-all provider and need global scale and high throughput.

Messaging tools that increase ROI

Make campaign registration a breeze with the new Registration Center tool, easily check large batches of numbers with the Lookup API, and get best-in-class traffic health Monitoring and Alerts.

Award-winning support

We’re not just here to deliver your messaging. We’re here to partner with you for the long haul, no matter how the complex messaging landscape changes.

Send smarter with the right API features

Registration Center

Less copy-paste, more go-to-market. Auto-fill customer and campaign data across Short Code and 10DLC (Beta) channels, with RCS coming soon!

RCS

As US carriers open up RCS delivery, Bandwidth is building solutions that give our customers the most value with this new channel.

Traffic monitoring & alerting

Always-on monitoring and the option for proactive alerts mean you make your team’s lives easier while helping your customers get their messages delivered.

Batch number lookup

Check your numbers faster with our newly upgraded Number Lookup API.

120+ countries

Get global reach with our suite of Alphanumeric, Global 2-way, Toll-free, Short code, and 10DLC messaging options.

Text + Voice

Consolidate your programmable messaging and voice with our Voice API which leverages our Tier 1 network with 99.999% uptime.*

Pricing that scales

We’re here to help you grow and become a more efficient sender, which is why we offer smart, scalable pricing.

Explore what our text messaging API can do for you

  • Short Codes

    Send high-throughput messages with powerful, easy-to-use short codes.
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  • 10DLC

    Reach millions of customers with one local number using 10DLC.
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  • Toll-Free SMS

    Deliver better digital experiences with the largest provider of toll-free SMS texting across the industry.
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  • Authentication API

    Quickly and easily add two-factor authentication to your software, website, or application.
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  • Phone Number Lookup

    Increase your odds of making customer connections with automated customer number intelligence.
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  • Global Text Messaging

    Harness the power of the Bandwidth App to send Alphanumeric and Global 2-Way messages to new destinations globally.
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  • RCS

    Advanced messaging features, right in recipients' native messaging apps. The future of messaging is here.
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Why smart senders choose Bandwdith's text message API

Tier 1 network

Bandwidth’s owned and operated Tier 1 network sets us apart in the communications space and makes us the go-to for enterprises that want to consolidate voice, emergency, contact center, and messaging services. Not only that, but we are now building direct connections to top mobile carriers for even better customer experiences.

Award-winning support

We simplify the path to sending with Signature onboarding support that is always free to new customers. Plus, all customers get the option of extra hand-holding with premium support packages that give you on-call, ongoing support at the level you need to feel good about getting your messages delivered smoothly. Even on Black Friday.

Deeper insights

Our latest traffic monitoring and alerting tools are designed to make healthy sending easier. Monitoring lets you see the % of unregistered traffic, traffic blocked by carriers, and traffic blocked by Bandwidth, so you can better assess your overall messaging health and get all of your traffic into the “green” zone. Alerting gives you proactive updates through email or webhook when your traffic moves from green to yellow, or yellow to red.

Check out the platforms that are already winning with Bandwidth’s Messaging API

Watch and read real life success stories across healthcare, retail, fintech, and education.

Attentive

Retail and ecommerce leaders rely on Attentive for text message marketing

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Dental Intelligence

Dental Intelligence helps practices boost profitability with smart SMS

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Jars Capital

SMS fuels better residence communications in housing developments

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DeansList

DeansList connects schools and parents with two-way 10DLC SMS

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MEA Financial

Helping institutions connect with customers via Short code, Toll-free, and 10DLC SMS

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Yosi Health

Yosi creates efficiencies and big savings for healthcare providers, thanks to SMS

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  • “Helping us navigate the 10DLC process.”

  • “I don’t know how people do it without Bandwidth’s enhanced support.”

  • “Reliability, pricing, and scalability.”

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