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Delivery Report Status Codes
The following rules apply to all outbound message Originator Addresses (the “number” from which your messages are sent). Originators are not validated when sending messages - an invalid originator may result in messages not being delivered to destination carriers.
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Code |
Description
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0 |
The message has been successfully delivered to network and is
pending delivery to the destination carrier and handset. |
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1 |
The message has been successfully delivered to the handset. |
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2 |
Delivery failed due to one of a number of reasons, including
invalid number, customer account disabled, inbound SMS barring enabled on
handset. |
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3 |
Delivery is delayed for a number of reasons, including the
destination carrier being offline, the customer handset is turned off, or
customer account suspended. |
Valid Originator Addresses
The following rules apply to all outbound message Originator Addresses (the “number” from which your messages are sent).
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Format
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Description
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Numeric originators
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Numbers starting with
614xxxxxxxx
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Short code originators
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Numbers starting with
13, 18 or 19
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Alpha numerical originators
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Up to 11 characters,
where at least one of the 11 must be a letter (Alpha)
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Prohibited originator addresses
Sending messages with any other originator will result in message delivery failures to the Telstra network, and may result in inconsistent delivery rates for other destination networks.
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Originator
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Result
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0398765432
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Rejected
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0298765432
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Rejected
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0898765432
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Rejected
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A0398765432
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Accepted
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00000000
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Rejected
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131234
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Accepted
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1800123456
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Accepted
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199123456
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Accepted
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MYBUSINESS
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Accepted
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MARKET123
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Accepted
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12345678
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Rejected
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12021234567
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Rejected
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Glossary
Below is a glossary of terms used throughout this web site and our associated API.
API – Application Program Interface
HTTP – Hyper Text Transport Protocol
HTTP POST – A method used to send data to a server via an HTTP request
IP Address – An identifier for a device on an IP network
MO – Mobile-Originated
MSISDN – Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Network number (as defined in ITU-T E.164). Also known as “Mobile Number”, “Cellphone Number” or “SMS Recipient”
MT – Mobile-Terminated
PSMS – Premium Short Message Service
SMS – Short Message Service
SMSC – Short Message Service Center
SMTP – Simple Mail Transport Protocol
UDH – User Data Header
UNICODE – Unicode Messages - Not Supported
URL – Uniform Resource Locator
URL-encoding – An encoding method in which certain restricted characters are replaced by an escape sequences
XML – Extensible Mark-up Language
Valid Characters
We recommend using the following characters only, to ensure delivery of messages to destination networks:
0 to 9, A to Z, a to z, space = . / @ ? * + ! % & ( ) , - $ < >
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