TextBelt is a REST API that sends outgoing SMS. It is available as a public service or as an internally self-hosted server.

Textbelt uses carrier-specific gateways to deliver your text messages for free, and without ads. The service is fairly reliable and has sent over 1 million texts.

Send a text with a simple POST request:

 

• https://github.com/typpo/textbelt
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  I’m an engineer at Google. I created Asterank, acquired by Planetary Resources in 2013. I was an early engineer and tech lead at Room 77, acquired by Google in 2014.

  In late 2014 I started Alioth, a consulting firm focused on data analysis and visualization.