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Send a one-time password
/api/v1/channels/sms/otp
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Messaging/Sms
POST201 CreatedPermalink

Send a one-time password

Generate and deliver a one-time password through the public messaging API.

/api/v1/channels/sms/otp
Body ParamsResponseAdditional Links

Body Params

NameTypeRequiredDescription
tostringRequiredNo description provided.
countrystringRequiredNo description provided.
otpstringOptionalNo description provided.
fromstringOptionalNo description provided.
templatestringOptionalNo description provided.
expiryMinutesintegerOptionalNo description provided.

Response

201CreatedStructured JSON response

Successful requests return JSON matching the structure shown in the response example. Use the example response to validate field names, status handling, and downstream parsing.

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BASE_URL/api/v1/channels/sms/otp

cURL Request

POST
bash
curl --request POST \
  --url BASE_URL/api/v1/channels/sms/otp \
  -H "accept: application/json" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "to": "string",
  "country": "string",
  "otp": "string",
  "from": "string",
  "template": "string",
  "expiryMinutes": 0
}'

Response 201

json
{
  "messageId": "string",
  "status": "string",
  "to": "string",
  "otpSent": true,
  "expiryMinutes": 0,
  "estimatedDeliveryTime": 0,
  "operatorUsed": "string",
  "expiresAt": "2026-03-06T12:00:00Z"
}
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