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SMS options

The BICS SFT solution offers you several ways to send a receive SMS from/to your BICS SIM cards via API’s.

SMS available through​ the SFT API’s on https://api.sft.bics.com

  • Simple sending of “test message” via API

  • Reception on your sever SMS initiated by the device (dialling short code), also called P2A (Person to Application).

  • Sending SMS to the device with different protocol en encoding (based on 3GPP standards), also called A2P (Application to Person)

  • Receipt of A2P delivery reports


1. Simple text SMS via API

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Figure 1 Simple test SMS example

2. P2A (Person to Application) SMS

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Figure 2 P2A SMS example

3. A2P (Application to Person) SMS

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Figure 3 A2P SMS example

4. A2P SMS status (callback API)

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Figure 4 SMS status example


5. Configuration of the URL to receive the A2P and P2A status (delivery reports)

In the tools box menu select the Callback API and configure your URL.

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Figure 5 Callback API SMS configuration

Provide the URL of your server which will process the post API’s send by SIM for Things.

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Figure 6 Callback API for A2P and P2A configuration