MOBITEK® SMS API

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Introduction

MOBITEK® SMS API is application programming interface for short messaging service. It allows software developer to build a SMS application, a SMS Gateway, or to add SMS functionality to an existing system (e.g. ERP, CRM).

MOBITEK® SMS API is one of the kits from MOBITEK® SMS Gateway Development Kit.

How It Works?

 

Specification

  1. Version: 9.x
  2. API Type: COM or ActiveX Dll
  3. Supported Operating Systems:-
    • Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10; 32 bit and 64 bit
    • Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016; 32 bit and 64 bit
  4. ActiveX File Name: MobitekSMSAPI9.dll
  5. Supported Functions:-
    • SMS
    • USSD
    • Voice
    • Phone Book
  6. Supported Programming Languages:-
    • Visual Basic
    • Visual Basic .Net
    • Visual Studio .Net
    • Visual C++
    • Delphi
    • Cold Fusion
    • any programming language that can call “MobitekSMSAPI9.dll”
  7. Manual for software developer
  8. Download sample codes:-

 

Benefits

  1. rapid development of a SMS Gateway
  2. full control of the message flow, business logic and the design of SMS Gateway
  3. can decide how to handle incoming message – trigger an event, or launch an external application
  4. can decide where to store the incoming message – in database, in text, or in XML
  5. can decide who should receive outgoing message, when to send, what the send
  6. integrate SMS feature with external sofware application
  7. able to check credit balance of prepaid account
  8. able to reload, top-up the prepaid account

 

Functions

  1. to initialize modem; to connect and disconnect GSM modem with PC/Server
  2. to reboot the GSM modem
  3. to unlock SIM with PIN
  4. to check whether GSM modem is connected with GSM network
  5. to check the signal strength of GSM network
  6. to get the name of GSM network operator
  7. to send SMS in text format (160 characters or longer) ; to send SMS in unicode format (limit to 70 characters only)
  8. to turn on / off the delivery status report, and to obtain delivery status report of outgoing SMS
  9. to interact with GSM network via USSD (for checking account balance, expiry date, top-up prepaid account, etc.)
  10. to add, delete, edit phone book in SIM card
  11. to check whether a mobile number is on-line

 

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