{"id":2079,"date":"2025-09-14T12:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T06:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=2079"},"modified":"2025-09-14T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T06:37:36","password":"","slug":"how-does-the-append-http-option-work-in-smart-links","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb\/how-does-the-append-http-option-work-in-smart-links\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does the Append HTTP Option Work in Smart Links?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Append HTTP<\/strong> setting controls whether the https:\/\/ prefix is automatically added to your smart links in SMS messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why does it matter?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When <strong>enabled (true)<\/strong>: Your links will include https:\/\/ (e.g., https:\/\/example.com). This is the <strong>default and recommended<\/strong> setting, as it increases recipient trust and improves click rates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When <strong>disabled (false)<\/strong>: The https:\/\/ part is removed (e.g., example.com). This saves about <strong>6\u20138 characters<\/strong>, which can be useful if you\u2019re close to the SMS character limit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Important:<\/strong> While disabling saves characters, recipients may hesitate to click on links without https:\/\/. Always test with a small audience before rolling it out to a full campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>API Usage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are sending messages through the API, you can control this behavior using the parameter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>appendHTTP=true \u2192 Adds https:\/\/ to your smart link (default).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>appendHTTP=false \u2192 Removes https:\/\/ from your smart link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep <strong>Append HTTP = true<\/strong> unless you absolutely need to save characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Append HTTP setting controls whether the https:\/\/ prefix is automatically added to your smart links in SMS messages. Why does it matter? \u26a0\ufe0f Important: While disabling saves characters, recipients may hesitate to click on links without https:\/\/. Always test with a small audience before rolling it out to a full campaign. API Usage If [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[1379],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2079","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-smart-links"],"year_month":"2026-07","word_count":157,"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":"Smart Links","term_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb-cat\/smart-links\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2079","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=2079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=2079"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=2079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}