The Quick SMS tab allows you to send a single message to a recipient. The message is sent to one user and can be done through the SMS tool UI or through the API.
Send a message using Quick SMS
Click on the Quick SMS tab as shown below:
At the top, a summary of the messages sent is displayed in their current status;
Total messages - This is the total number of messages sent over a given period
Delivered messages - The number of messages that were successfully delivered to recipients
Pending messages - These are messages that have not yet been sent to the recipients
Failed Internally - Sending of the messages failed due to an internal error
Failed externally - The messages were successfully pushed to the carrier but delivery failed at the carriers end
Sending a new Quick SMS
At the right corner click on the New QuickSMS button. The form below is displayed
New QuickSMS
Form details:
a) Send From - Select the source address that the message will be delivered from. A client can have more than one source address configured.
b) Send To - Enter the number of the recipient
c) Message - Enter the message to be sent
Confirm the form details are filled correctly then press the send button
Viewing messages sent
A the bottom of the page is a table displaying all the messages sent.
1. You can toggle between displaying messages in a particular status i.e. Sent, Delivered, Pending, Failed
2. The results are then displayed in the table.
3. Use the Filter button to refine the search results
Filter MessagesFilter options
Start date - This is the date from which you want the messages to start being displayed
End date - The date which the last message should be displayed
Destination - The recipients phone number
Source - The source address used to send the message
Status - Filter using the status of the messages e.g. Sent, Failed