Integrating Postman with SMSLocal: Automating Bulk SMS Campaigns Made Easy

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Hi everyone,

I’ve recently been working on integrating Postman with SMSLocal, a platform for bulk SMS services, and wanted to share my experience and get some insights from the community. SMSLocal provides APIs for sending SMS, managing contacts, and even monitoring campaigns, which can be useful for developers working on communication-driven applications.

What I’ve Achieved So Far:

  • Sending Bulk SMS: Using Postman, I’ve successfully made API calls to send bulk SMS messages to test user groups.
  • Campaign Monitoring: I used Postman to fetch delivery reports and campaign analytics from SMSLocal’s API, which helped me track engagement rates.
  • Contact Management: Through the API, I was able to add, update, and retrieve contact lists directly from Postman.

What I’m Exploring:

  • Automation Workflows: Setting up Postman Collections to automate sending SMS at specific intervals or for specific triggers.
  • Dynamic Variables: Using variables in Postman to personalize SMS content dynamically for each recipient.

Challenges I’m Facing:

  1. Optimizing API calls for large datasets without hitting rate limits.
  2. Managing error handling in Postman for failed API responses or invalid phone numbers.
  3. Exploring the best ways to integrate Postman tests into CI/CD pipelines for API monitoring.

Why I’m Posting Here:

I’d love to hear from anyone who has:

  • Worked with SMS APIs using Postman or similar tools.
  • Tips for automating workflows or optimizing bulk requests.
  • Experience managing delivery reports and analytics through APIs.

If you’re curious about SMSLocal, I’m happy to share the steps I’ve followed so far for integration. Looking forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions!