# Airtel IQ SMS API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/bharti-airtel/airtel-iq-sms-api/  
**Provider:** Bharti Airtel — https://apis.io/providers/bharti-airtel/  
**Base URL:** https://iqsms.airtel.in/api/v1  
**Documentation:** https://www.airtel.in/business/b2b/airtel-iq/api-docs/sms/sms-utility

Airtel IQ SMS API is one of 5 APIs that [Bharti Airtel](https://apis.io/providers/bharti-airtel/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Messaging, SMS, CPaaS, and India. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an API reference, and an OpenAPI specification.

The messaging half of Airtel IQ, Airtel's network-embedded CPaaS suite. Sends single, bulk, CSV-batch and content-moderated A2P SMS over Airtel's pan-India network, with TRAI DLT (Hyperledger-based distributed ledger) scrubbing for sender header, content template and consent compliance applied in-path. Authenticated with HTTP Basic using API-key credentials issued from the Airtel IQ dashboard. Swagger 2.0 published openly at openapi.airtel.in.

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **Documentation** — https://www.airtel.in/business/b2b/airtel-iq/api-docs/sms/overview
- **APIReference** — https://www.airtel.in/business/b2b/airtel-iq/api-docs/sms/sms-utility
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bharti-airtel/refs/heads/main/openapi/bharti-airtel-iq-sms-openapi.yml
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bharti-airtel/refs/heads/main/overlays/bharti-airtel-iq-sms-overlay.yaml
- **SignUp** — https://www.airtel.in/business/b2b/airtel-ccp/dashboard/#/signup
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bharti-airtel/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Bharti Airtel APIs (4)

- [Airtel IQ Reporting API](https://apis.io/apis/bharti-airtel/airtel-iq-reporting-api/)
- [Airtel IoT API](https://apis.io/apis/bharti-airtel/airtel-iot-api/)
- [Airtel Locate API](https://apis.io/apis/bharti-airtel/airtel-locate-api/)
- [Airtel Smart API (legacy)](https://apis.io/apis/bharti-airtel/airtel-smart-api/)

## Tags

Messaging, SMS, CPaaS, India

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/bharti-airtel/airtel-iq-sms-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/bharti-airtel/.