Scheduling SMS and MMS
Outbound SMS and MMS can be scheduled to be sent in the future with the POST /v2/messages
endpoint or the POST /v2/messages/schedule
endpoint.
Making a Request
The field send_at
must be set as an ISO 8601 formatted datetime string, e.g. “2019-01-23T18:30:00Z”
, and cannot be less than 5 minutes or more than 5 days in the future. The actual scheduling time is accurate up till a minute.
curl -L 'https://api.telnyx.com/v2/messages/schedule' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>' \
-d '{
"from": "+18445550001",
"messaging_profile_id": "abc85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c9600000000",
"to": "+18445550001",
"text": "Hello, World!",
"subject": "From Telnyx!",
"webhook_url": "http://example.com/webhooks",
"webhook_failover_url": "https://backup.example.com/hooks",
"use_profile_webhooks": true,
"type": "SMS",
"send_at": "2019-01-23T18:30:00Z"
}'
Retrieving a scheduled message
The GET /v2/messages/:id
endpoint can be used to retrieve a scheduled message.
Canceling a scheduled message
The DELETE /v2/messages/:id
endpoint can be used to cancel a scheduled message. Only messages with status=scheduled
and send_at
more than a minute from now can be cancelled.
Webhooks
Telnyx messaging webhooks are sent for scheduled messaging.
Limits
Telnyx rate limits are applied in the same way to scheduled messages as a regular message.
No more than 1 million messages can be scheduled at given time.