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### TextBelt
TextBelt (http://textbelt.com) is an outgoing SMS API that uses carrier-specific gateways to deliver your text messages for free, and without ads. The service is fairly reliable and has sent over 100,000 texts.
TextBelt (http://textbelt.com) is a REST API that sends outgoing SMS. It is available as a public service or as an internally self-hosted server.
Textbelt uses carrier-specific gateways to deliver your text messages for free, and without ads. The service is fairly reliable and has sent over 1 million texts.
Send a text with a simple POST request:
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{"success":true}
```
Note that success means that the message was sent to Textbelt's list of providers. We can't guarantee delivery on your network.
Sample failure:
```
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### Notes and Limitations
* Some carriers are picky about which messages they deliver. A "success" response from Textbelt means that your message was given to the carrier.
* IP addresses are limited to 75 texts per day. Phone numbers are limited to 3 texts every 3 minutes. If you need increased limits, please contact admin@textbelt.com.
* Some carriers may deliver text messages from "txt@textbelt.com"

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, spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
var debugEnabled = false;
var fromAddress = 'foo@bar.com';
//----------------------------------------------------------------
/*
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_.each(providers_list, function(provider) {
var email = provider.replace('%s', phone);
email = 'Subject: Text\r\n\r\n' + email;
var child = spawn('sendmail', ['-f', 'txt2@textbelt.com', email]);
var child = spawn('sendmail', ['-f', fromAddress, email]);
child.stdout.on('data', output);
child.stderr.on('data', output);
child.on('error', function(data) {

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app.use(express.cookieParser());
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded());
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
// Enable CORS so sites can use the API directly in JS.
res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept');
next();
});
// Enable log messages when sending texts.
text.debug(true);

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</div>
</div>
<p>TextBelt is an outgoing SMS API that uses carrier-specific gateways to deliver your text messages for free, and without ads. The service is fairly reliable and has sent over 100,000 texts.</p>
<p>
TextBelt is a REST API that sends outgoing SMS. It is available as a public service or as an internally self-hosted server.
</p>
<p>
Textbelt uses carrier-specific gateways to deliver your text messages for free, and without ads. The service is fairly reliable and has sent over 1 million texts.
</p>
<p>Send a text with a simple POST request:</p>
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<pre><code>{"success":true}
</code></pre>
<p>Note that success means that the message was sent to Textbelt's list of providers. We can't guarantee delivery on your network.</p>
<p>Sample failure:</p>
<pre><code>{"success":false,"message":"Exceeded quota for this phone number."}
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<h3>Notes and Limitations</h3>
<ul>
<li><p>Some carriers are picky about which messages they deliver. A "success" response from Textbelt means that your message was given to the carrier.</p></li>
<li><p>IP addresses are limited to 75 texts per day. Phone numbers are limited to 3 texts every 3 minutes. To report abuse or request increased limits, please contact ianw_textbelt at ianww.com.</p></li>
<li><p>Some carriers may deliver text messages from "txt@textbelt.com"</p></li>
<li><p>Supported U.S. carriers: <span class="mute">Alltel, Ameritech, AT&T Wireless, Boost, CellularOne, Cingular, Edge Wireless, Sprint PCS, Telus Mobility, T-Mobile, Metro PCS, Nextel, O2, Orange, Qwest, Rogers Wireless, US Cellular, Verizon, Virgin Mobile.</span></p></li>