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Africas Talking Notifications

Account Setup

Sign up for Africas Talking from here. You can access your API Key from the management section from your account.

Syntax

Valid syntax is as follows:

  • atalk://{appuser}@{apikey}/{toPhoneNo}
  • atalk://{appuser}@{apikey}/{toPhoneNo1}/{toPhoneNo2}/{toPhoneNoN}

Parameter Breakdown

Variable Required Description
apikey Yes The API Key associated with your SMS Manager Account.
to *No A phone number and/or group you wish to send your notification to. You can use comma's to separate multiple entries if you wish. This is an alias to targets.
from *No Your registered short code or alphanumeric; Defaults to AFRICASTKNG
batch No Send multiple specified notifications in a single batch (1 upstream post to the end server). By default this is set to no.
mode No Allows you to send your SMS under different modes; options are bulksms (default), premium, or sandbox.

Example

Send a SMS Manager Message:

# Assuming our {appuser} is user123
# Assuming our {apikey} is hard-to-guess
# Assuming our {PhoneNo} we wish to notify is +134-555-1223
apprise -vv -t "Test Message Title" -b "Test Message Body" \
   atalk://user123@hard-to-guess@+134-555-1223