SMS API

Further Market offers an accessible portal for any developer wishing to integrate sms sending.

How does it work?

The developer creates its Mobile Money account if not exist, then he creates a Further Market business account (free) and receives a unique identifier. He proceeds to the binding of its Mobile Money account with that of Further Market. If during the course of his services, he want to send a sms, the only thing to do is to call a link like the one below:

http://api.furthermarket.com/FM/SMS/PlaceSMS?AccountID=AccountID&Password=Password&Phonenumber=PhoneNumber&SMSBody=SMSBody

This being done, the customer receives an SMS for confirming the retrieval of the amount stated in the link. If payment is made, this amount is automatically transferred to the Mobile Money Account indicated in Further Market by the FMID stated in the link. Thus a developer “x” can incorporate an electronic payment solution in few time.

Requirements:

As said above, the developer must have:

- Mobile Money account associated with a number

- Further Market Business Account

- Couple your Mobile money number with your Further Market Business Account

- Set you SMS Business Short Name

- Buy Further Market credit

About the link used:

The type

http://api.furthermarket.com/FM/SMS/PlaceSMS?AccountID=AccountID&Password=Password&Phonenumber=PhoneNumber&SMSBody=SMSBody

Once the link is called, the SMS is stacked and sent.

Example of use

http://api.furthermarket.com/FM/SMS/PlaceSMS?AccountID=8228&Password=password1&Phonenumber=237675717538&SMSBody=MINI BAZAR vous informe de son nouvel arrivage

In this case, the customer with phone number 237675717538 will receive the message “MINI BAZAR vous informe de son nouvel arrivage” and the shown sender will be MINI BAZAR

Application

1- We proceed on an example by entering the link in the browser

Note that the browser gives a feeback containing the SMSID. This SMSID will be used later for status checking.

2- Few seconds after, the user receive the sent SMS.

Results

On success,

On error,

Check SMS status with API link

At any time, the user can check the status of his SMS. This action can be performed by using this link:

http://api.furthermarket.com/FM/SMS/CheckSMS?AccountID=AccountID&SMSID=SMSID

Description

Where AccountID is the identifier on Further Market Business Account generated automatically by the system and SMSID is the ID of the SMS, generated after the sending action

Application

We proceed on an example by entering the link in the browser

Note that the browser gives a feedback containing the whole status of your placed SMS.

Check SMS status inFurther MarketApplication

At any time, the user can check the status of his SMS. This action can be performed also in the application:

Check Balances

At any time, the user can check the account Balances status. This action can be performed by using this link:

http://api.furthermarket.com/FM/Credit/Balances?AccountID=8&Password=Password1&Currency=XAF

Description

Where AccountID is the identifier on Further Market Business Account generated automatically by the system, Password is the associated password relative to that account and Currency is the Currency that should be used for display purpose.

Application

We proceed on an example by entering the link in the browser

Note that the browser gives a feeback containing the whole status of your Balances.