{"id":1741,"date":"2025-05-16T09:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T04:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&p=1741"},"modified":"2025-05-16T09:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T04:05:50","password":"","slug":"setup-webhook-sms-whatsapp-dlr","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb\/setup-webhook-sms-whatsapp-dlr\/","title":{"rendered":"What steps should I follow to set up a Webhook for receiving SMS or WhatsApp Delivery Receipts (DLR) on SMSGatewayCenter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SMSGatewayCenter<\/strong> allows you to set up a webhook<\/strong> to receive real-time Delivery Receipts (DLRs) for SMS and WhatsApp messages. Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps to Add a Webhook for DLR<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Log In<\/strong>: Access your SMSGatewayCenter<\/strong> account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Navigate to Webhooks<\/strong>: Go to the Webhooks<\/em> section in your dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Add a New Webhook<\/strong>: Click Add Webhook<\/em> and fill in the form:\n
      \n
    • Product<\/em>: Select the product (e.g., SMS, WhatsApp).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Webhook Server Send Method<\/em>: Choose the HTTP method (e.g., POST, GET, JSON, XML).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Webhook Report Type<\/em>: Select DLR<\/em> to receive delivery receipts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Waba Number<\/em> (WhatsApp only): Choose a WhatsApp Business API (WABA) number from the list (not applicable for SMS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Webhook (URL Endpoint)<\/em>: Enter the URL where you want to receive the DLR data (e.g., https:\/\/yourapp.com\/webhook).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Set Required Parameters<\/strong>: Specify parameter names for:\n
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      • Transaction ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Message ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Error Code<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Mobile Number<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Received Time<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Delivered Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Set Additional Parameters (if applicable)<\/strong>: For WhatsApp, include:\n
          \n
        • Read Time<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Add Custom Parameters\/Headers (Optional)<\/strong>: Enable the checkboxes to add custom parameters or headers, and click Add More<\/em> to include multiple entries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Test the Webhook<\/strong>: Click Test Webhook<\/em> to send a test request and preview the response.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Save<\/strong>: Click Save<\/em> to create the webhook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Best Practices<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • Ensure your webhook URL is secure (use HTTPS) and can handle HTTP POST requests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Test the webhook thoroughly to confirm your system processes the DLR data correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Setting up a DLR webhook on SMSGatewayCenter<\/strong> ensures you receive real-time delivery updates for your messages. For assistance, contact our support team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            SMSGatewayCenter allows you to set up a webhook to receive real-time Delivery Receipts (DLRs) for SMS and WhatsApp messages. Here\u2019s how to do it: Steps to Add a Webhook for DLR: Best Practices: Setting up a DLR webhook on SMSGatewayCenter ensures you receive real-time delivery updates for your messages. For assistance, contact our support team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[1385],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1741","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-webhook"],"year_month":"2026-07","word_count":255,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Webhook","term_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb-cat\/webhook\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=1741"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=1741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}