MTN Group Receiving SMS API

The Receiving SMS API from MTN Group — 1 operation(s) for receiving sms.

Operations 1

GET /messages/sms/inbound/registrations/{requestId}/messages Query for received SMS messages.

Documentation

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https://developers.mtn.com/products/account-decisioning
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/account-decisioning
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-customer-bill-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-customer-bill-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-loans-api-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-loans-api-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/subscriber-details
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/subscriber-details
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/subscriber-type
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/subscriber-type
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/provisioning
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/provisioning
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/unified-balance-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/unified-balance-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-resourceinventorymanagement-tmf639
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-resourceinventorymanagement-tmf639
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/sales-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/sales-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/service-activation-and-configuration
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/service-activation-and-configuration
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/service-ordering
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/service-ordering
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/bss-tt-oauth-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/bss-tt-oauth-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/balance-management-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/balance-management-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/callmeback-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/callmeback-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/callmeback-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/callmeback-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/rcs-communication
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/rcs-communication
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/communication-management-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/communication-management-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf681-communication-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf681-communication-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/ayo-preapproval
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/ayo-preapproval
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/content-push
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/content-push
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-bill-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-bill-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-billing-token-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-billing-token-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-nigeria-data-gifting-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-nigeria-data-gifting-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-nigeria-customer-datashare
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-nigeria-customer-datashare
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-delivery-booking
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-delivery-booking
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-identification-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-identification-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/kyc-consent
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/kyc-consent
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-loyalty-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-loyalty-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-management-coe-za-preprod
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-management-coe-za-preprod
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-pin-management-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-pin-management-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-promotion
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-promotion
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-survey
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-survey
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-data-transfer-ng-prod
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-data-transfer-ng-prod
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-datatransfer
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-datatransfer
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/device-swap-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/device-swap-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-720-digital-identity-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-720-digital-identity-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/digital-partner-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/digital-partner-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/document-managment
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/document-managment
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-document-management-tmf667
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-document-management-tmf667
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf688-event-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf688-event-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/eec-token-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/eec-token-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/insurance
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/insurance
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/iot-device-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/iot-device-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/hcm-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/hcm-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/logback-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/logback-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-loyalty-management-tmf658
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-loyalty-management-tmf658
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/rcs-capability
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/rcs-capability
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/medallia-sms-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/medallia-sms-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/advertising-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/advertising-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-advertising-api-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-advertising-api-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mobile-customer-information
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mobile-customer-information
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/withdrawals-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/withdrawals-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/momo-verification
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/momo-verification
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/ayoaccountholderinfo
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/ayoaccountholderinfo
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/agent-profile
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/agent-profile
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-account-management-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-account-management-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-kyc-api-v1-product
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-kyc-api-v1-product
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-kyc-verification
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-kyc-verification
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/loans-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/loans-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-locations-api-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-locations-api-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/customer-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-plans-api-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-plans-api-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-profiles-api-v2-product
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-profiles-api-v2-product
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/risk-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/risk-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-score
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-customer-score
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/simverification
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/simverification
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-subscription-api-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-subscription-api-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/g2m
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/g2m
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/oauth-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/oauth-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/merchant-provisioning-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/merchant-provisioning-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-sms-api-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-sms-api-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/ussd
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/ussd
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-product-offering-api-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-product-offering-api-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-product-offering-api-v3
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-product-offering-api-v3
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-ng-retailer-productivity-tracking-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-ng-retailer-productivity-tracking-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf633-shopping-cart-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf633-shopping-cart-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/siebel
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/siebel
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-party-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-party-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-usage-management-tmf635
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-usage-management-tmf635
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/usage-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/usage-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtnid-getinfo
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtnid-getinfo
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/notification-production
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/notification-production
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/notification-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/notification-v2
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/order-fulfillment
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/order-fulfillment
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-party-interaction-tmf683
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-party-interaction-tmf683
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-party-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-party-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/rwanda-party-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/rwanda-party-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/payment-methods-management-sa
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/payment-methods-management-sa
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/payments-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/payments-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-prepay-balance-management-tmf654
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-prepay-balance-management-tmf654
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/product-catalog-coe
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/product-catalog-coe
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/product-catalog-management-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/product-catalog-management-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/product-catalogue-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/product-catalogue-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-product-catalog-tmf620
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-product-catalog-tmf620
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/product-ordering-coe
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/product-ordering-coe
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-product-ordering-tmf622
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-product-ordering-tmf622
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/resource-config-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/resource-config-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-resource-ordering-tmf652
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-resource-ordering-tmf652
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-service-activation-tmf678
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-service-activation-tmf678
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/job-card-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/job-card-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/ticket
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/ticket
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-sms-interface
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/mtn-sms-interface
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/sms-v3-api
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/sms-v3-api
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/sim-management-staging
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/sim-management-staging
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/sim-swap-verification-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/sim-swap-verification-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/subscriber-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/subscriber-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/taxation-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/taxation-v1
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-trouble-ticket-tmf621
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-trouble-ticket-tmf621
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf629-customer-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf629-customer-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf637-product-inventory
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf637-product-inventory
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/account-management-coe
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/account-management-coe
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-payment-management-tmf676
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-payment-management-tmf676
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/resource-pool-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/resource-pool-management
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-usage-consumption-tmf677
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/tmf-usage-consumption-tmf677
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/usage-consumption
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https://developers.mtn.com/products/usage-consumption

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OpenAPI Specification

mtn-group-receiving-sms-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: '1.0'
  title: Short Message Service (SMS) Receiving SMS API
  description: Provides a RESTful API to expose SMS capability.
servers:
- url: https://api.mtn.com/v2/
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Receiving SMS
paths:
  /messages/sms/inbound/registrations/{requestId}/messages:
    get:
      tags:
      - Receiving SMS
      summary: Query for received SMS messages.
      description: This interface is used to query for received SMS messages on the given requestId
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: requestId
        required: true
        description: It is typically a short-code or virtual MSISDN that is agreed with the mobile operator for receipt of SMS messages
        x-example: '10111'
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: maxBatchSize
        description: It is the maximum number of messages to be retrieved in the request. The actual maximum batch size is also limited by SLA MaxReturnedSMS. System chooses the smaller value from the value of maxBatchSize and MaxReturnedSMS.
        x-example: '10'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: Query sucessful
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/inboundSMSMessageResponse'
        401:
          description: Not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        404:
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        407:
          description: Proxy system not authenticated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
      - statusCode
      - statusMessage
      - transactionId
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: string
          description: This is the MADAPI Canonical Error Code (it is 4 characters long and it is not the HTTP Status Code which is 3 characters long). Back-end system errors are mapped to specific canonical error codes which are returned. More information on these mappings can be found on the MADAPI Confluence Page 'Response Codes'
          example: '1000'
        statusMessage:
          type: string
          description: More details and corrective actions related to the error which can be shown to a client
        supportMessage:
          type: string
          description: Internal message meant for consumers of the API to troubleshoot the error (could possible include the back-end system error code in the message if it would be useful)
        transactionId:
          type: string
          description: MADAPI generated Id to include for tracing requests
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp that the error occurred
          example: 2020-08-01T12:34
        path:
          type: string
          description: The path that caused the error
          example: https://api.mtn.com/v1/
        method:
          type: string
          description: The HTTP method type that was used
          example: POST
    inboundSMSMessage:
      type: object
      required:
      - registrationId
      - senderAddress
      - message
      properties:
        dateTime:
          type: string
          description: The time when the message is received.
          example: 2012-08-01T09:25:55.815+0000
        registrationId:
          type: string
          description: The number associated with service (for example, an agreed short code)
          example: '10111'
        message:
          type: string
          description: The SMS message itself
          example: Hello MADAPI SMS receiver!!!
        senderAddress:
          type: string
          description: The MSISDN or Anonymous Customer Reference of the sender
          example: '27830000001'
        messageID:
          type: string
          description: Server-generated message identifier
          example: 4444aaz-ddsds-45
          format: URL
    inboundSMSMessageList:
      type: object
      properties:
        numberOfMessagesInThisBatch:
          type: string
          description: The number of messages in the batch.
          example: '10'
        totalNumberOfPendingMessages:
          type: string
          description: Total number of messages in the gateway storage waiting for retrieval at the time of the request
          example: '10'
        inboundSMSMessage:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/inboundSMSMessage'
    inboundSMSMessageResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - data
      - statusCode
      - statusMessage
      - transactionId
      - _link
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: string
          description: This is the MADAPI Canonical Error Code (it is 4 characters long and it is not the HTTP Status Code which is 3 characters long). Back-end system errors are mapped to specific canonical error codes which are returned. More information on these mappings can be found on the MADAPI Confluence Page 'Response Codes'
          example: '0000'
        statusMessage:
          type: string
          description: More details and corrective actions related to the error which can be shown to a client.
          example: Sucessful
        transactionId:
          type: string
          description: MADAPI generated Id to include for tracing requests
          example: 1365478abcz-fdhsdfh54351
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/inboundSMSMessageList'
        _link:
          type: object
          required:
          - self
          properties:
            self:
              type: object
              required:
              - href
              description: ''
              properties:
                href:
                  type: string
                  description: ''
                  example: https://api.mtn.com/v1/messages/sms/inbound/registrations/10111/messages
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          scopes:
            SEND-SMS: Grants ability to send SMS messages to subscribers.
          tokenUrl: https://api.mtn.com/v1/oauth/access_token/accesstoken?grant_type=client_credentials