sendchamp-sms-send-message

Sendchamp SMS — Send Message

Overview

Sendchamp SMS API delivers transactional and promotional SMS across Africa. Unlike global providers, Sendchamp encodes Nigerian DND routing directly — critical for OTP and marketing compliance.

Use case	Recommended route
OTP, alerts, order updates	non_dnd
Nigerian marketing/promo	dnd
International recipients	international

Prerequisites

• Sendchamp account with funded wallet — my.sendchamp.com/signup
• Approved sender ID registered in dashboard
• Environment variable: SENDCHAMP_ACCESS_KEY

export SENDCHAMP_ACCESS_KEY=sendchamp_live_YOUR_KEY

Quickstart

curl

curl -X POST https://api.sendchamp.com/api/v1/sms/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SENDCHAMP_ACCESS_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+2348012345678",
    "message": "Your order #1234 has shipped.",
    "sender_name": "MyBrand",
    "route": "non_dnd",
    "country_code": "NG"
  }'

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.sendchamp.com/api/v1/sms/send", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SENDCHAMP_ACCESS_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    to: "+2348012345678",
    message: "Your order #1234 has shipped.",
    sender_name: "MyBrand",
    route: "non_dnd",
    country_code: "NG",
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();

Python

import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.sendchamp.com/api/v1/sms/send",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SENDCHAMP_ACCESS_KEY']}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "to": "+2348012345678",
        "message": "Your order #1234 has shipped.",
        "sender_name": "MyBrand",
        "route": "non_dnd",
        "country_code": "NG",
    },
)

Key patterns

Multiple recipients