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The SMS Works API

The SMS Works API — free tier with API key

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The SMS Works API exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://api.thesmsworks.co.uk/

{
  "message": "The SMS Works is up!"
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.thesmsworks.co.uk/"
const res = await fetch("https://api.thesmsworks.co.uk/");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.thesmsworks.co.uk/")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET / awaits first probe
GET/PROBED

The SMS Works API — free tier with API key

GET/?limit=5

Paginated variant with limit parameter.

GET/messages/schedule

Retrieve scheduled messages

GET/messages/{messageid}

Get message by messageid

GET/messages/volume

Volume of messages sent since midnight

GET/batch/{batchid}

Retrieve all messages with the given batch ID

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

The SMS Works API: common questions

Is The SMS Works API free to use?

Yes — The SMS Works API is a free social & work API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does The SMS Works API need an API key?

Yes — The SMS Works API needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.

Can I call The SMS Works API from the browser?

Yes — The SMS Works API returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is The SMS Works API up right now?

The SMS Works API is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.