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Send SMS in PHP with cURL

Integrate Taysend from plain PHP or any framework using cURL. Authenticate with Bearer keys, send JSON to POST /v1/messages, and poll GET /v1/messages/:id for delivery status.

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Send

Send SMS

send.php

<?php
$base = getenv('API_URL') ?: 'https://api.taysend.com';
$key = getenv('TAYSEND_KEY');

$ch = curl_init($base . '/v1/messages');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_POST => true,
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    'Authorization: Bearer ' . $key,
    'Idempotency-Key: ' . uniqid('', true),
    'Content-Type: application/json',
  ],
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'to' => '+233200000001',
    'sender_id' => 'TAYSEND',
    'message' => 'Hello from Taysend',
    'type' => 'transactional',
  ]),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
$code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
echo $code, ' ', $data['id'] ?? '', PHP_EOL;

OTP

OTP verification

otp.php

<?php
$ch = curl_init($base . '/v1/verify/send');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_POST => true,
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    'Authorization: Bearer ' . $key,
    'Content-Type: application/json',
  ],
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'to' => '+233200000001',
    'locale' => 'en',
  ]),
]);
echo curl_exec($ch);

Validate with POST /v1/verify/check. Details at /developers/otp.

Tips

Production tips

Store TAYSEND_KEY in .env — never commit sms_live_ keys.
Use uniqid or UUID for Idempotency-Key on every send.
LIVE sends need an approved sender_id (3–11 alphanumeric chars).
TEST keys use +233200000001–006 simulated outcomes.

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