Create Smart Link
Create Smart Link for SMSGatewayCenter APIs
Introduction to SMSGatewayCenter APIs
Welcome to SMSGatewayCenter’s API documentation hub! This guide unveils the Create Smart Link API (Shorten URL), a dynamic feature in our messaging suite, including SMS API for bulk messaging, WhatsApp Business API for customer engagement, Voice Call API for automated alerts, and Two-Way SMS API for interactive communication. This API supports only POST methods over HTTP, securely shortening long URLs or converting uploaded documents and images into smart links for SMS and WhatsApp. Tailored for developers in India, enhance your campaigns with our SMS gateway at unify.smsgateway.center/signup/!
Generate smart links from long URLs or attachments (e.g., PDFs, images) with the Create Smart Link API. This endpoint streamlines your bulk SMS and WhatsApp outreach by delivering concise, trackable links for efficient sharing. Learn more abount Advanced Link Tracking and SMS File Attachments.
API Endpoint
https://unify.smsgateway.center/SMSApi/linktrack/create
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Login Credentials (Required) | ||
| Authenticate your API request using userid-password or apiKey—choose one method. | ||
| userid | Your Registered Username | Your registered username; use if apiKey isn’t provided. Signup for User ID |
| password | Your Password | URL-encoded password (for special characters); use if apiKey isn’t provided. Signup for API Key |
| Header (optional) Parameters | ||
| apiKey | Your unique apiKey | apiKey needs to be sent as HTTP header when you are not using userid-password method. You can avail this from your user control panel and use instead of userid-password HTTP Request parameter. Please do not disclose this to anyone. |
| Required Parameters | ||
| identifier | Smart Link Identifier. | Enter a breif desciption to remember smart link campaign URL. |
| longurl | Your Long URL. | Enter long URL to transform into smart link. |
| type | url|attachment | Enter the type of smart link. If its a plain url then include as URL or attachment if you are uploading a document or image. |
| Optional Parameters | ||
| attachment | Attachment upload. | Please use form-data when you upload an image or file. |
| output | plain|json|plain | Value for response format.System default is plain. If you need responses in json or plain then you have to give value as json or plain. |
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
CURLOPT_URL => "https://unify.smsgateway.center/SMSApi/linktrack/create",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => "userid=YourUsername&password=YourPassword&identifier=My Link 1&longurl=http://localhost/longurl/?action=something&type=url&output=json",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
"cache-control: no-cache",
"content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
),
));
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
{
"response": {
"api": "linktrack",
"action": "create",
"status": "success",
"msg": "Campaign created successfully.",
"code": "200",
"count": 1,
"linktrackList": [
"http://t1x.in/WypK"
]
}
}
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