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3.1.5 Sending to a Group
The API can be used to send SMS to a pre-defined group. The group should exist in the
SMSFinder. If the group does not exist, the message is dropped.
HTTP API format is:
http://192.168.2.1[:portnumber]/sendmsg?user=user1&passwd=user1&cat
=1&group="admin"&text=message
The parameters are:
3.1.6 Sending a Broadcast Trigger Message
We can use the API to send a broadcast trigger message to the SMSFinder.
HTTP API format is:
http://192.168.2.1[:portnumber]/sendmsg?user=user2&passwd=user2&ca
t=2&text=message
The parameters are:
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. SMSFinder User Guide for System Administrators (Document S000451B)
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cat 1
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group The pre-defined group name(s) must be given within double quotes.
The maximum size of group name is 50 bytes.
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text The message text to be sent.
Important Note: The message field should NOT contain %0D.
Enable Extended ASCII in the SMSFinder to send both ASCII and
extended ASCII characters.
By default, Extended ASCII is disabled, and the message can have only
ASCII characters.
If Extended ASCII is disabled, a maximum of 160 characters can be sent.
If Extended ASCII is enabled, a maximum of 140 characters can be sent.
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cat 2
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text The trigger message text to be sent.
Enable Extended ASCII in the SMSFinder to send both ASCII and
extended ASCII characters.
By default, Extended ASCII is disabled, and the message can have only
ASCII characters.
If Extended ASCII is disabled, a maximum of 160 characters can be sent.
If Extended ASCII is enabled, a maximum of 140 characters can be sent.
The API can be used to send a trigger message to the SMSFinder. If the
SMSFinder has a configured broadcast trigger, it will send the broadcast
trigger message to the configured recipients.
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