ClickSend API
SMS & Messaging · Email
ClickSend is an Australian cloud communications platform offering an unusually broad range of communication channels through a single unified API SMS, email, voice, fax, and even physical postcards and letters. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Perth, Australia, ClickSend serves businesses in over 200 countries and provides a one-stop solution for companies that need to reach customers across multiple communication channels without integrating and managing separate providers for each channel.
ClickSend API Highlights
ClickSend API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
HTTP Basic Auth (username + API key)
Standard limits. Volume discounts for bulk senders.
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
AWSClickSend API is best for:
Businesses needing a single platform to send SMS, Email, Voice, Fax, and even physical postcards globally from one API.
- Pay-as-you-go
- SMS, Email, Voice, Fax, Post
- Nigeria SMS supported
- USD pricing per message
ClickSend API Core Features & Capabilities
Not Supported
Required Access Documents for ClickSend API
- ClickSend AccountRequiredRegister at clicksend.com. Prepay account fund with credit card or bank transfer. API key from account settings. Physical mail requires physical address for sender details.
Different ClickSend API use cases
- Multi-channel Nigerian Customer Outreach:Use ClickSend to run coordinated SMS, email, and voice outreach campaigns to Nigerian customers from a single platform, reducing the complexity of managing multiple service providers.
- Automated SMS Notifications for Nigerian Business:Integrate ClickSend's SMS API to send automated transactional SMS notifications to Nigerian customers payment confirmations, delivery alerts, appointment reminders with delivery receipts.
- Voice OTP for Nigerian Users:Use ClickSend Voice API to deliver OTP codes via automated text-to-speech phone calls to Nigerian users when SMS delivery is unavailable or as a fallback channel for critical verifications.
- Nigerian Business Fax Integration:Use ClickSend Fax API to send fax documents programmatically from a Nigerian business application to clients or partners who still require fax without physical fax hardware.