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Is it possible to send an outbound text first?
At the moment, to send outbound texts to a contact, you need to get consent to this from them. Therefore, you can only send a message after they initiate a conversation. This will be considered as consent from the contact, after which you can send them any messages. Why you can't text first? InFew readersAre there any restrictions for signup?
We can’t currently open accounts or provide services for users living in the following countries (Restricted countries): Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Burma (Myanmar) 🇲🇲 Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 Cuba 🇨🇺 Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩 Iran 🇮🇷 Iraq 🇮🇶 Liberia 🇱🇷 Libya 🇱🇾 Morocco 🇲🇦 Nicaragua 🇳🇮 North Korea 🇰🇵 Russia 🇷🇺 Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 Somalia 🇸🇴 South Sudan 🇸🇸 Sudan 🇸🇩 Syria 🇸🇾 Venezuela 🇻🇪 Yemen 🇾🇪 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 If you try to sign in/up while in this country, your accountFew readersWhat is sender name and how to manage them?
What is the sender name in iMessage and what benefits does it provide? This will help you send blue bubbles to your recipients much more efficiently.PopularSandbox environment
The sandbox allows you to test inbound and outbound messages without using your credits or purchasing a dedicated sender name. You can use this feature to test the API before using it on Production. The sandbox is designed to help your developers or QA team not use the main request limit for which you pay. This also will help you solve the issue when need to send messages separately only forSome readers
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Frequently Asked Questions - iMessage API
How I can get credentials to use the service? Need to choose a pricing plan, fill all required fields, and then type your billing information. After payment, you receive credentials in an email. With these credentials, you can sign in to Dashboard and manage your license. Is it possible to test your API for free? Yes, after signup, you can verify your phone numberSome readersCan I use your API for promotion/marketing messaging?
It’s possible if you purchase a dedicated sender name and receive consent from your contacts. By consent that will means they should initiate a conversation with your dedicated sender name. But you need to take into account that there are some risks when sending such messages.Few readersIs it possible to send iMessage with this service without API?
We do not operate as a messaging service where you can upload your contact list and start sending messages. This service is designed to automate the process of sending texts to iMessage instead SMS by sending a request to our API from your server, backend, CRM, or something else. If you need a promotional messaging service, try using our macOS/iOS application that allows you to send texts from your personal phone number/account.Few readersWhich countries are supported for messaging?
If the user's device or region has some iMessage/FaceTime restrictions, you won't be able to send messages to users in those countries. You can check the official apple document, to check if there are some restrictions for iMessage/FaceTime in your region. Or restrictions from telecom operators. Also, at the moment there are some issues with the successful delivery of messages to phone numbers of Chinese telecom operatFew readersWhat are iMessage deep links and how to use them?
Deep link is a simple link to an application that allows you to immediately open this application with the options you need. We recommend using them to make it easier for your contacts to initiate a conversation with your sender name. Ho to create it For example, if your sender name is [email protected], then your deep link for this sender will be: imessage://[email protected] After pressing this linkFew readersWhat if a recipient is an android user? How will messages be delivered?
If the service will determine that the recipient is not the owner of the iOS device or he deliberately disabled iMessage on the device, then you will receive an error from our API that the sending failed. In this case, you can already use an alternative sending method: WhatsApp, SMS, and etc. Because the exact same logic would be used if you try to send via WhatsApp to a number for which it is not installed, you will receive an error in response in the same way. All our clients use us as an altFew readersWhat is the difference with Apple Business Chat?
Apple also currently offers a service called Apple Business Chat. And it may seem that why use our iMessage API if there is a native solution from Apple where the sender can be branded? But this solution has many disadvantages. Here we list the main problems that Apple's Business Chat does not solve: According to Apple's rules, your business chat shouldn't be fully automated. YouFew readersDo you have any integration for SMS fallback?
Is it possible to use Twilio, Vonage, Plivo, or any other SMS gateway for auto fallback if failed to send iMessage? At the moment we do not have any direct integrations with any of the SMS gateways. However, you can easily make it yourself. You just need to handle the "failed" status from our API, and in this case, you can use any other SMS fallback API from your backend.Few readersHow recipients can see my name and photo as the sender?
One of the best approaches for that is to send a contact file (vCard) to your recipients as an attachment. When they add you to their contacts they will see data and the photo from your contact card as the sender. Benefits of sending a contact card and asking the recipient to use the file to add to their contact list: Your recipients will see links with a beautiful preview. If you add your work emaiFew readersWhat does the status "unknown" mean in lookup results?
This means that we can't know for sure whether the user is using this service on their device or not. In most cases, we use this status when checking for iMessage activation on a user's device. Usually, we try to use our own databases to verify the use of iMessage. If we can't confirm the exact information about this service on the user's device, then you will receive an unknown status.Few readersLink Preview Behavior on iOS
For some reason, links iMessage may display without previews, or they may not be active. We collected recommendations on how to resolve it.Some readersIs it Apple authorized API?
How legal is this API and is it authorized by Apple? To dispel these doubts, you need to understand how it works from the inside. Our product works much like if you rent an iPhone in the cloud that can receive REST-API requests from you and perform the necessary actions on the destination device or iServices. Sounds cool, right? That's why sometimes in our articles we name this service "LoopMessFew readers
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