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Introduction

This API documentation is intended for Bulkit SMS clients, and it gives details on how to integrate the SMS API into your application. It covers the Send SMS API, setting up webbooks and checking your account balance.

The documentation also includes sample code in 3 different langauges.

Requirements

You will need the following to get started.

  1. An active account on the messaging platform. Access your account here.
  2. API credentials.
  3. Code Editing Software such as Visual studio Code, Sublime Text or Notepad.
  4. API testing tool such as Postman.
  5. Any programming language of choice.

API credentials

To generate your API credentials, follow these steps.

  1. Log in to your account, or create a free one here
  2. Click on your user icon on the top-right corner, followed by "My Client Account".
  3. Once on the details page, click on the "API" tab.
  4. Follow the detailed instructions under "API Credentials".
  5. Once you generate an API Secret key, keep it somewhere safe.
  6. After a successful integration, update your "Allowed IP addresses" for the sake of extra security.