Yes. Refer the URL below to access the reference documents for the same.

https://api.sms-magic.com/doc

Yes, we do provide a call forwarding feature and there will be some additional charges for the same.

You can send links via sms. The messaging app on users device make it clickable and it depends upon “messaging app” on Android or iPhone.

Yes we do. You can reply to email alerts from your mailbox and it would go out as Text.

Regarding sending MMS files following are the rules:

1. Maximum Supported MMS Size (In KBs):500
2. Supported File Formats :Animation:(gif), Audio:(amr, aac, x-hx-aac-adts), Others:(vcard, x-vcard), image:(jpg, jpeg, png, x-ms-bmp, bmp), video:(mp4).

Emoji support has not been standardized across carriers, as a result we cannot guarantee support for Emoji across all carriers

It’s based on the text length, i.e. the number of characters in the text. If its 160 characters it will consume 1 SMS credit and so on.

You can send messages up to 700 characters with SMS-Magic. If you are sending long messages, corresponding credits will be deducted from your account. For example, if you are sending a message of 350 characters, three credits will be deducted. Long messages are broken into multiple parts and are concatenated after they are delivered at the recipient’s mobile phone. The maximum number of characters for one SMS depends on the selected language. For instance: 160 characters for only English messages = 1 SMS credit. 70 characters for Unicode messages = 1 SMS credit.

Yes, you can send messages to multiple countries, however, you will need to make sure the country code is prefix to the mobile numbers. Credits will be deducted as per rates prevailing in the recipient countries.

“Sender ID is the alpha-numeric name or number which appears on the mobile phone as the sender of a SMS (It is used to identify who’s sending the message to the recipient). Sender ID can be numeric (i.e. a Mobile Phone Number) or alphanumeric such as the name of your company.

SenderId restrictions for every country are different. Please find below restrictions for few countries: UK, Australia, Europe: SenderId can be configured as country name. Please note that sender ID has to be within 11 alphanumeric characters without any special characters.

USA: Sender Id is NOT configurable. You procure a Dedicated Incoming Number (DIN) or use our incoming numbers for sending messages. You can configure the incoming numbers as the Sender IDs and SMS sent will show this number as the Sender ID (standard US number eg +12147587469). India: 6 digit alpha senderID is configurable.”

Yes, you can send pictures, gif or links using SMS-Magic, however, attachments like pdf or any document cannot be sent. Currently, we provide MMS functionality for the U.S. and Australia only.

Yes, recipients can reply to the outgoing SMS. For the same, you will need to procure an Incoming number from us. You can view all the responses:

1. Salesforce: You can view all the responses under SMS History object with direction value as IN. You can also view the responses under the SMS History related list available on that particular record.
2. ZOHO: You can view all responses on the SMS History module with direction value an IN or under SMS History related list available on a record layout. Additionally, all response gets logged in to the SMS-Magic portal as well under Campaign -> Responses tab.

As of now, MMS templates cannot be created.

Yes, you can reach out to our Customer Success team to re-send your messages when you exhaust your SMS credits.

Yes, you can download the SMS logs i.e. outgoing and Incoming messages from SMS-Magic portal. If you are using ZOHO or Salesforce CRM, you can export SMS logs from the CRM as well.

Following are the 2 ways to add SMS credits on your own if you have subscribed to the SMS-Magic app:

1. You can top-up from the link: https://app.sms-magic.com/pricing/topup
2. You can login to SMS-Magic portal -> click on Balance available on the top right corner.

If you are sending messages to more than one country, it is required to set the country settings to ALL. It is also necessary to add the country code as a prefix to the mobile number.

The standard mobile format for sending messages is shown below –

1xxxxxxxxxx

Where 1 is the country code.

Yes, we have the data stored in one of the two servers i.e. U.S. or Ireland (for EU region). Yes, we are GDPR Compliant.

Yes, automated messages can be configured with respect to different conditions and messages can be scheduled as well.

Yes, SMS-Magic can be integrated with Pardot or Marketo. Please note only automated messages can be triggered in this case.

Long codes, as the name implies, are long telephone numbers which can be up to 16 digits in length but are usually the length of a standard telephone number. Long numbers are cheaper to use than short codes and allow you to receive replies from the recipients. A shortcode is a memorable number between 3 and 7 digits in length. They are ideal for marketing campaigns and promotions where you want people to remember your number. Short codes are country specific.

Yes, SMS-Magic Converse can be integrated with Salesforce1.

Yes, images/ gif as well as Videos can be sent through SMS-Magic.

Maximum Supported MMS Size (In KBs):5000

Supported File Formats: Animation:(Gif), Application:(pdf), Audio:(AMR), image:(JPG, PNG, JPEG, VCF), video:(MP4)

Yes, you can use your mobile number for texting

Yes, SMS-Magic works with Sales and Service Cloud.

This will be country specific e.g. In India you cannot send promotional messages to DND activated numbers.

No, number masking is not possible. Also, senderID restriction differs from country to country.

Yes, messages will be updated real time in Converse Desk.

As of now, mass texting or bulk messaging can’t be done from Converse Desk

Yes, our App is certified on each of Salesforce (Winter, Spring, and Summer) releases but we follow our own quarterly release cycle. More details can be found on our Doc Center Release Notes.

Yes, we can provide data architecture diagram on case to case basis. Please write us on sales@sms-magic.com.

Please request your feature here (care@screen-magic.com)

VOIP, toll-free, google voice numbers can be text enabled for US only as of now.

No, as of now we do not have number cleaning services to find if the number is a mobile number or a landline

Our customers are spread across the Globe and are part of different industries (real estate, health care, finance, education, no-profit etc).

Yes. You can use the Salesforce standard report functionality to create different reports as per the requirement.

Yes. You can start an SMS Campaign with the help of Run SMS Campaign button available on the Campaign Page layout. However, note that you can send messages to Leads and Contacts only. The campaign reach is limited to upto 50k records at a time.

Yes, you can configure appointment reminder messages. For example, you can send reminder message one day or one hour before the appointment.

Yes, with the help of Converse Apps (which can be integrated with Salesforce Automation tool – process builder/ workflow), you can configure and run Surveys.

Yes, automated messages can be triggered based on keyword.