Courier API
SMS & Messaging · Development Tools
Courier is a smart notification routing and orchestration platform that provides a unified API for sending notifications across multiple channels email, SMS, push notifications, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, and others with intelligent per-user channel selection based on user preferences and availability. Rather than requiring developers to integrate separately with email providers, SMS providers, and push services, Courier acts as an abstraction layer that connects to all these providers and routes each notification to the most appropriate channel for each individual recipient.
Courier API Highlights
Courier API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
API Key (Auth Token)
Free: 10,000 notifications/month. Paid plans scale.
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
AWSCourier API is best for:
Developers wanting a smart notification routing platform that automatically selects the best delivery channel per user (email, SMS, push, Slack, etc.) from a single API call with user preference management.
- Free:10,000 notifications/month
- Paid from $99/month
- Nigeria supported across all connected channels
Courier API Core Features & Capabilities
Required Access Documents for Courier API
- Courier AccountRequiredRegister at courier.com. Free plan available. Connect notification providers (SendGrid, Twilio, FCM, etc.) in the Courier integrations dashboard. API key (Auth Token) from dashboard settings.
Different Courier API use cases
- Smart Notification Routing for Nigerian Platform:Use Courier to send a single notification API call and let Courier decide whether to deliver via email, SMS, or push based on each Nigerian user's preferences and channel availability email for desktop users, push for mobile users, SMS as fallback.
- Unified Notification Templates for Nigerian App:Use Courier's template editor to design brand-consistent notification templates for a Nigerian platform across all channels ensuring the same order confirmation looks polished whether it arrives as email, SMS, or Slack message.
- Multi-channel Transactional Notifications:Use Courier to send transactional notifications from a Nigerian e-commerce backend a single API call per event (order placed, shipped, delivered) and Courier handles routing to the right channel per customer preference.
- Developer Alert Routing to Team Channels:Use Courier to route application alerts and error notifications to the appropriate team member's preferred channel some Nigerian engineers prefer Slack alerts, others email, others push with Courier routing each alert to each person's preferred channel.