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Depending on the accuracy that you specify, different technologies will be used. Lower accuracy will take less time to ascertain.
| Type of Reading | Best Case | Worst Case |
|---|---|---|
| High Accuracy (<1000m) | 20 seconds | 50 seconds |
| Low Accuracy (>1000m) | 8 seconds | 20 seconds |
We suggest using an accuracy level of 5000m or greater in order to get fast responses.
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<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:loc="http://www.csapi.org/schema/parlayx/sms/send/v2_3/local">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<loc:sendSms>
<!--1 or more repetitions:-->
<loc:addresses>tel:16048183614</loc:addresses>
<loc:senderName></loc:senderName>
<loc:message>Message 1 on 12-01-2012</loc:message>
<!-- Optional -->
<loc:receiptRequest>
<endpoint>http://yourendpoint.com/SmsNotificationService/services/SmsNotification</endpoint>
<interfaceName>SmsNotification</interfaceName>
<correlator>1010</correlator>
</loc:receiptRequest>
</loc:sendSms>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
loc:address - Telephone number of the subscriber. You can send a message to up to 10 subscribers in a single request.
loc:senderName - Short code or name that you want the subscriber to see as being the sender. Leave this blank for now; normally you would register a name with TELUS to use this.
loc:message - Message body that you want to send
loc:receiptRequest - Optional, request that the service send you a delivery receipt
endpoint - The URL to which to send the delivery receipt
interfaceName - Optional, name of your interface
correlator - ID used to track this SMS message
Response
The response you receive will look something like this:
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<ns2:sendSmsResponse xmlns:ns2=http://www.csapi.org/schema/parlayx/sms/send/v2_3/local xmlns:ns3="http://www.csapi.org/schema/parlayx/common/v2_1">
<ns2:result>267417690</ns2:result>
</ns2:sendSmsResponse>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
result - String reference that can be used to retrieve additional message delivery information from getSmsDeliveryStatus method, detailed below.
Delivery Receipt
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<ns2:notifySmsDeliveryReceipt xmlns:ns2="http://www.csapi.org/schema/parlayx/sms/notification/v2_2/local" xmlns:ns3="http://www.csapi.org/schema/parlayx/common/v2_1">
<ns2:correlator>1010</ns2:correlator>
<ns2:deliveryStatus>
<address>tel:16048183614</address>
<deliveryStatus>DeliveredToTerminal</deliveryStatus>
</ns2:deliveryStatus>
</ns2:notifySmsDeliveryReceipt>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
correlator - Matches the correlator value specified in your receiptRequest
address - Phone number that the message was sent to
deliveryStatus - Status of the message, indicating whether your target was confirmed to have received the message or not
Get SMS Delivery Status SOAP Service
This service is to be used in conjunction with the Send SMS service above. If you want to get further information out of your response from the Send SMS service, you can use the getSMSDeliveryStatus method.
REST Request
IBM has exposed our service for you so that for the Open Hack event you do not need to worry about SSL Certs within your application. If you go to the below link, you can see information about the API, examples on how to use it in various languages, and can even perform test operations from within the page.
https://sb-chlauusibmcom-tmf-vancouver.developer.us.apiconnect.ibmcloud.com/
SOAP Request
< soapenv:Header /> < soapenv:Body > < loc:getSmsDeliveryStatus > < loc:requestIdentifier >267417690</ loc:requestIdentifier > </ loc:getSmsDeliveryStatus > </ soapenv:Body ></ soapenv:Envelope >SOAP Response
< soap:Body > < ns2:getSmsDeliveryStatusResponse xmlns:ns2 = "http://www.csapi.org/schema/parlayx/sms/send/v2_3/local" < ns2:result > < address >tel:16048183614</ address > < deliveryStatus >DeliveredToTerminal</ deliveryStatus > </ ns2:result > </ ns2:getSmsDeliveryStatusResponse > </ soap:Body ></ soap:Envelope >