Messaging service application programming interface
View Patent ↗A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method that enables short message service (SMS) text messaging to be integrated into existing applications is presented. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include receiving a request from a client application to transmit a message to a recipient device. The method may further include validating the request to ensure that the telephone number is valid and that the message conforms to a predefined messaging standard. In response to successfully validating the request, the method causes transmission of the message to the recipient device.
1. A system comprising:
an application programming interface server configured to receive, from a client application executing on a client device, a message transmission request, the message transmission request including a plurality of parameters, the plurality of parameters specifying a telephone number assigned to a recipient device and a message for transmission to the recipient device;
an inbound module, comprising one or more processors of a machine, configured to determine that the message transmission request is valid, the inbound module to determine that the message transmission request is valid by performing operations including determining that the telephone number is valid and determining that the message conforms to a predefined messaging standard;
the inbound module further configured to add the message transmission request to an outbound queue based on determining the message transmission request is valid;
an outbound module configured to:
cause transmission of the message to the recipient device based on the message transmission request being included in the outbound queue;
obtain status information specifying a status of transmission of the message, the status information including an indication of successful transmission of the message; and
add the message transmission request and the status information to a reporting queue; and
a reporting module configured to store a record of the message transmission request based on the message transmission request and the status information being added to the reporting queue, the record including the message and the indication of successful transmission of the message.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a reporting module configured to store a record of the message transmission request in a machine-readable medium responsive to the outbound module causing the transmission of the message.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the inbound module determines the telephone number is valid by determining that the telephone number includes a particular number of digits.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the outbound module causes the message to be transmitted to the recipient device by performing operations including transmitting a request to a Short Message Service (SMS) aggregator, the request identifying the telephone number and a telephone carrier associated with the recipient device, the SMS aggregator to route the message to the telephone carrier.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the predefined messaging standard specifies a particular format for the message.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the message is transmitted as a Short Message Service (SMS) message.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the message transmission request is a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request.
8. A method comprising:
receiving, from a client application executing on a client device, a message transmission request, the message transmission request including a plurality of parameters, the plurality of parameters specifying a telephone number assigned to a recipient device and a message to transmit to the recipient device;
determining that the message transmission request is valid, the determining that the message transmission request is valid including determining that the telephone number is valid and determining that the message conforms to a predefined messaging standard;
adding the message transmission request to an outbound queue based on determining the message transmission is valid;
causing transmission of the message to the recipient device based on the message transmission request being included in the outbound queue;
obtaining status information specifying a status of transmission of the message, the status information including an indication of successful transmission of the message;
adding the message transmission request and the status information to a reporting queue; and
storing a record of the message transmission request based on the message transmission request and the status information being added to the reporting queue, the record including the message and the indication of successful transmission of the message.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising authenticating a client associated with the client application, wherein the authenticating of the client includes verifying a user name and password associated with the client.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising verifying that a user of the recipient device has approved of receiving messages from the client application.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising identifying a telephone carrier associated with the telephone number.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the causing of the transmission of the message to the recipient device includes transmitting a request to an SMS aggregator, the request including the message, telephone number, and the telephone carrier, wherein the SMS aggregator routes the message to the telephone carrier and the telephone carrier routes the message to the recipient device.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining that the telephone number is valid is based on the telephone number including a particular number of digits.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising storing a record of the transmission of the message to the recipient device.
15. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adding the message transmission request to the outbound queue.
16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising transmitting the record of the transmission of the message to a client associated with the client application.
17. The method of claim 8 , wherein the message transmission request is based on a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) format.
18. The method of claim 8 , wherein the message is transmitted as a Short Message Service (SMS) message.
19. The method of claim 8 , wherein the predefined messaging standard prohibits use of profanity.
20. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a client application executing on a client device, a message transmission request, the message transmission request including a plurality of parameters, the plurality of parameters specifying a telephone number assigned to a recipient device and a message to transmit to the recipient device;
determining that the message transmission request is valid, the determining that the message transmission request is valid including determining that the telephone number is valid and determining that the message conforms to a predefined messaging standard;
adding the message transmission request to an outbound queue based on determining the message transmission is valid;
causing transmission of the message to the recipient device based on the message transmission request being included in the outbound queue;
obtaining status information specifying a status of transmission of the message, the status information including an indication of successful transmission of the message;
adding the message transmission request and the status information to a reporting queue; and
storing a record of the message transmission request based on the message transmission request and the status information being added to the reporting queue, the record including the message and the indication of successful transmission of the message.