Sending SMS Messages |
Sends SMS text messages via the short code 88202 to a single phone number or an array of phone numbers. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/sending/messages?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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 up to 13 characters |
Message |
(Required) The body of your message |
StampToSend |
(Optional) Time to send a scheduled message (should be a Unix timestamp) |
Note: Values must be properly URL encoded |
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Return Values |
|
ID |
Unique ID referencing the message |
Subject |
Subject of the message |
Message |
Body of the message |
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: The list of allowed characters for messages and subjects is: a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and these special characters: .,:;!?()~=+-_\/@$#&%'" |
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Note: The following characters count as two characters when used: \r \n |
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Note: To opt back in a globally opted out number please text Your Keyword to 88202 using that phone. |
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HTTP Status Codes |
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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 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Status>Failure</Status>
<Code>401</Code>
<Errors>
<Error>Authorization Required</Error>
</Errors>
</Response>
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<?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>
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Successful Call & Response Samples |
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XML Example And Response:
curl -d 'user=winnie&password=the-pooh&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456785&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456786&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456787&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456788&Subject=From Winnie&Message=I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me&StampToSend=1305582245' https://app.tellmycell.com/sending/messages?format=xml
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<?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>
<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>
</Entry>
</Response>
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JSON Example And Response: curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456785&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456786&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456787&PhoneNumbers[]=2123456788&Subject=From Winnie&Message=I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me&StampToSend=1305582245' https://app.tellmycell.com/sending/messages?format=json |
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{
"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.",
"RecipientsCount":3,
"Credits":6,
"StampToSend":"05-16-2011 5:44 PM",
"PhoneNumbers":[
"2123456787",
"2123456788"
],
"LocalOptOuts":[
"2123456786"
],
"GlobalOptOuts":[
"2123456785"
]
}
}
}
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Check Keyword Availability |
Check whether a Keyword is available to rent on TellMyCell's short code, 88202. Please note, we will check availability for the country your account is set to. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/new?Keyword=keyword&format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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 |
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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 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Status>Failure</Status>
<Code>401</Code>
<Errors>
<Error>Authorization Required</Error>
</Errors>
</Response>
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<?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>
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Successful Call & Response Samples |
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XML Example And Response:
curl "https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/new?Keyword=honey&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&format=xml"
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Status>Success</Status>
<Code>200</Code>
<Entry>
<Keyword>honey</Keyword>
<Available>1</Available>
</Entry>
</Response>
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JSON Example And Response: curl "https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/new?Keyword=honey&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&format=json" |
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{
"Response":{
"Status":"Success",
"Code":200,
"Entry":{
"Keyword":"honey",
"Available":true
}
}
}
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URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters (Stored Credit Card) |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell password |
Keyword |
(Required) The keyword to rent |
| StoredCreditCard | (Required) Last four digits of any card stored in your TellMyCell account. |
Parameters (Non-Stored Credit Card) |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Status>Failure</Status>
<Code>401</Code>
<Errors>
<Error>Authorization Required</Error>
</Errors>
</Response>
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<?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>
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Successful Call & Response Samples |
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XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Keyword=honey&StoredCreditCard=1111' https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords?format=xml |
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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=New York&Zip=12345&Country=US&CreditCardTypeID=Visa&Number=4111111111111111&SecurityCode=123&ExpirationMonth=10&ExpirationYear=2017' https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords?format=xml |
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<?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>
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JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&Keyword=honey&StoredCreditCard=1111' https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords?format=json |
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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=New York&Zip=12345&Country=US&CreditCardTypeID=Visa&Number=4111111111111111&SecurityCode=123&ExpirationMonth=10&ExpirationYear=2017' https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords?format=json |
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{
"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":[]
}
}
}
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Setup A Keyword |
Configures an active Keyword for use on TellMyCell's short code. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/keyword?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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 |
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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 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Status>Failure</Status>
<Code>401</Code>
<Errors>
<Error>Authorization Required</Error>
</Errors>
</Response>
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<?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>
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Successful Call & Response Samples |
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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.&ForwardEmail=honey@bear-alliance.co.uk &ForwardUrl=http://bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations/&ContactGroupIDs[]=honey lovers' https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/honey?format=xml |
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<?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>honey@bear-alliance.co.uk</ForwardEmail>
<ForwardUrl>http://bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations/</ForwardUrl>
<ContactGroupIDs>
<Group>honey lovers</Group>
</ContactGroupIDs>
</Entry>
</Response>
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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.&ForwardEmail=honey@bear-alliance.co.uk &ForwardUrl=http://bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations/&ContactGroupIDs[]=honey lovers' https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/honey?format=json |
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{
"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":"honey@bear-alliance.co.uk",
"ForwardUrl":"http://bear-alliance.co.uk/honey-donations/",
"ContactGroupIDs":[
"honey lovers"
]
}
}
}
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Cancel A Keyword |
| Cancels an active Keyword on TellMyCell's short code in the country your account is set to send messages to. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/keyword?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell password |
Keyword |
(Required) Keyword |
Return Values |
Note: There are no return values for this API! |
HTTP Status Codes |
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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 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Status>Failure</Status>
<Code>401</Code>
<Errors>
<Error>Authorization Required</Error>
</Errors>
</Response>
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Status>Failure</Status>
<Code>403</Code>
<Errors>
<Error>Sorry, nothing was found</Error>
</Errors>
</Response>
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Successful Call & Response Samples |
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XML Example And Response: curl -X DELETE "https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/honey?format=xml&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh" |
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HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:03:19 GMT
Content-Length: 0
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/xml
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JSON Example And Response: curl -X DELETE "https://app.tellmycell.com/keywords/honey?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh" |
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HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:05:14 GMT
Content-Length: 0
Connection: close
Content-Type: application/json
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Check Credit Balance |
Checks credit balances on your account. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/billing/credits/get?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell password |
Return Values |
|
PlanCredits |
Number of plan credits |
AnytimeCredits |
Number of Anytime credits |
| TotalCredits | Total number of credits |
HTTP Status Codes |
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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>
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Successful Call & Response Samples |
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XML Example And Response: curl "https://app.tellmycell.com/billing/credits/get?User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&format=xml" |
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<?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>
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JSON Example And Response: curl "https://app.tellmycell.com/billing/credits/get?User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&format=json" |
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{
"Response":{
"Status":"Success",
"Code":200,
"Entry":{
"PlanCredits":15,
"AnytimeCredits":138,
"TotalCredits":153
}
}
}
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Buy Credits |
Buys more credits for your account. You may purchase credits using a credit card you have stored in your TellMyCell account, or you may pass credit card details when you call the API. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/billing/credits?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters (Stored Credit Card) |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell password |
NumberOfCredits |
(Required) Number of credits to purchase |
CouponCode |
Coupon or Promotional Code |
| StoredCreditCard | (Required) Last four digits of any card stored in your TellMyCell account. |
Parameters (Non-Stored Credit Card) |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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 |
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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 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
<Status>Failure</Status>
<Code>401</Code>
<Errors>
<Error>Authorization Required</Error>
</Errors>
</Response>
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<?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>
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Successful Call & Response Samples |
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XML Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&NumberOfCredits=1000&StoredCreditCard=1111' https://app.tellmycell.com/billing/credits?format=xml |
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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=New York&Zip=12345&Country=US&CreditCardTypeID=Visa&Number=4111111111111111&SecurityCode=123&ExpirationMonth=10&ExpirationYear=2017' https://app.tellmycell.com/billing/credits?format=xml |
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<?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>
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JSON Example curl -d 'User=winnie&Password=the-pooh&NumberOfCredits=1000&StoredCreditCard=1111' https://app.tellmycell.com/billing/credits?format=json |
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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=New York&Zip=12345&Country=US&CreditCardTypeID=Visa&Number=4111111111111111&SecurityCode=123&ExpirationMonth=10&ExpirationYear=2017' https://app.tellmycell.com/billing/credits?format=json |
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{
"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 TellMyCell contact list |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/contacts?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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=piglet@small-animals-alliance.org &Note=It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.&Groups[]=Friends&Groups[]=Neighbors' https://app.tellmycell.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>piglet@small-animals-alliance.org</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=piglet@small-animals-alliance.org &Note=It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.&Groups[]=Friends&Groups[]=Neighbors' https://app.tellmycell.com/contacts?format=json |
{
"Response":{
"Status":"Success",
"Code":201,
"Entry":{
"ID":4f0b52fd734fada068000000,
"PhoneNumber":"2123456785",
"FirstName":"Piglet",
"LastName":"",
"Email":"piglet@small-animals-alliance.org",
"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 TellMyCell contact list |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/contacts/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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 |
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=piglet@small-animals-alliance.org &Note=It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.&Groups[]=Friends&Groups[]=Neighbors' https://app.tellmycell.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>piglet@small-animals-alliance.org</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=piglet@small-animals-alliance.org &Note=It is hard to be brave, when you are only a Very Small Animal.&Groups[]=Friends&Groups[]=Neighbors' https://app.tellmycell.com/contacts/4f0b5720734fada368000000?format=json |
{
"Response":{
"Status":"Success",
"Code":200,
"Entry":{
"ID":4f0b5720734fada368000000,
"PhoneNumber":"2123456785",
"FirstName":"Piglet",
"LastName":"",
"Email":"piglet@small-animals-alliance.org",
"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 TellMyCell contact list |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/contacts/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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.tellmycell.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.tellmycell.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 TellMyCell contact list. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/contacts?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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.tellmycell.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>piglet@small-animals-alliance.org</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>winnie@weightwatchers.com</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.tellmycell.com/contacts?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{
"Response":{
"Status":"Success",
"Code":200,
"Entries":[
{
"ID":4f0b52fd734fada068000000,
"PhoneNumber":"2123456785",
"FirstName":"Piglet",
"LastName":"",
"Email":"piglet@small-animals-alliance.org",
"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":"winnie@weightwatchers.com",
"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 TellMyCell contact list. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/contacts/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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.tellmycell.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>piglet@small-animals-alliance.org</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.tellmycell.com/contacts/4f0b52fd734fada068000000?format=json&User=winnie&Password=the-pooh' |
{
"Response":{
"Status":"Success",
"Code":200,
"Entry":{
"ID":4f0b52fd734fada068000000,
"PhoneNumber":"2123456785",
"FirstName":"Piglet",
"LastName":"",
"Email":"piglet@small-animals-alliance.org",
"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 TellMyCell account |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/groups?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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.tellmycell.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.tellmycell.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 TellMyCell account |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/groups/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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.tellmycell.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.tellmycell.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 TellMyCell account |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/groups/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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.tellmycell.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.tellmycell.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 TellMyCell account. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/groups?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell 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.tellmycell.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.tellmycell.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 TellMyCell account. |
URL |
https://app.tellmycell.com/groups/ID?format=format |
Format & Method |
Format can be either XML or JSON |
Parameters |
|
User |
(Required) Your TellMyCell username |
Password |
(Required) Your TellMyCell password |
| ID | (Required) ID of the group to show |
Return Values |
|
ID |
Unique ID referencing the contact |
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.tellmycell.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>
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JSON Example curl 'https://app.tellmycell.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
}
}
}
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