# Single SMS

Send message to a single recipient using the default or dedicated gateway number.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The default gateway number doesn't deliver messages to black listed number, however a dedicated gateway number can be purchased to overcome this limitation.
{% endhint %}

## SMS Single

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.bitel.rest/api/v2/sms/single`

#### Request Body

| Name          | Type   | Description                                    |
| ------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| gatewayNumber | string | Gateway number from which the SMS will be sent |
| message       | string | Message ex. "Hi there"                         |
| phoneNumber   | string | User phone number ex. 0912xxxxxxx              |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 " %}

```javascript
{
  "result": {
    "id": "5c6f6f7984d440d3a02663857447205a",
    "gatewayNumber": "10009909",
    "phoneNumber": "0912*******",
    "message": "Hello from Bitel!",
    "requestDate": 1564573464,
    "status": 0,
    "statusText": "Waiting",
    "partCount": 1,
    "price": 0.0 // price is 0 because the message is waiting
  },
  "error": null
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Sample Request

```javascript
{
    "message": "Hi there",
    "phoneNumber": "0912*******",
    "gatewayNumber": "10007200" // optional
}
```

#### Sample Response

```javascript
{
  "result": {
    "id": "5c6f6f7984d440d3a02663857447205a",
    "gatewayNumber": "10009909",
    "phoneNumber": "0912*******",
    "message": "Hello from Bitel!",
    "requestDate": 1564573464,
    "status": 0,
    "statusText": "Waiting",
    "partCount": 1,
    "price": 0.0 // price is 0 because the message is waiting
  },
  "error": null
}
```

{% hint style="info" %}

#### **Getting SMS Status**

In order to get the detail of a request, including the delivery status, price  and more please refer to [**Sms Status**](/bitel/sms/sms-detail.md)  API.
{% endhint %}

#### Error Codes

| Code           | Description                                                        |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| InvalidRequest | Submitted data is invalid                                          |
| InvalidGateway | Gateway number is invalid, or the client doesn't have access to it |


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