If you’re building tools that need SMS communication, you’ve probably faced one of these:
Overpriced SMS APIs 📈
Delivery issues in some countries 🌍
No control over sender ID or routing 🛑
A simple and developer-friendly solution:
👉 SMSMobileAPI
What’s unique?
You can connect your own SMS gateway — like an Android phone, GSM modem, or even an HTTP-based SMS endpoint — and receive a secure API key that makes it compatible with:
🛍️ Shopify & WooCommerce plugins
⚙️ Zapier / Make.com workflows
🐍 Python scripts
🧠 ChatGPT-powered SMS bots
🐘 Composer & Shell CLI tools
📡 Custom webhook triggers
It’s like turning your own phone or device into a Twilio alternative with zero cost per SMS.
You keep:
Your number
Your SIM
Your control
And gain:
Logging, monitoring, and retries
An evolving open ecosystem
Free tier to start without credit card
I was able to send SMS directly from a Python script through my phone in under 10 minutes.
🛠️ Getting Started:
Learn more → https://smsmobileapi.com/sms-gateway-connect/
Connect your device or HTTP-based gateway
Start sending and receiving SMS with your own infrastructure, instantly
You can also use their Android app to turn your phone into a full-featured SMS gateway:
📲 Download on Google Play
🧠 Use Cases I’m Exploring:
SMS alerts from CI/CD pipelines
Automating two-way text support using ChatGPT
Sending transactional SMS from my store — via my own phone
Smart home SMS triggers using Shell scripts
If you’re a developer who loves open tools, flexibility, and control over how your software communicates via SMS — this is worth checking out.
Let me know if you try it out or have cool use cases. Always happy to connect 👇
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