Send a text message using Python in under 2 minutes

Prerequisites:

• Python installed
• A text editor

Step 1: Set up a Project 

Create an empty folder for your project, let’s name it testApp. 

Step 2: Install the SDK

Run the code from the command line from the root of your project folder:

pip install messagemedia-messages-sdk

This command installs the package using which you can send messages. 

Step 3: Add the Code 

Create an index.js file inside the folder you created earlier and open it up in your editor. Write down the following code. .

from message_media_messages.message_media_messages_client import MessageMediaMessagesClient
import json

auth_user_name = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
auth_password = 'YOUR_API_SECRET'
use_hmac_authentication = False

client = MessageMediaMessagesClient(auth_user_name, auth_password, use_hmac_authentication)
messages_client = client.messages

body_value = '''{
    "messages":[
        {
            "content":"My first message",
            "destination_number":"+61491570156"
        }
    ]
}'''

body = json.loads(body_value)

result = messages_client.send_messages(body)

Don’t forget to update the API credentials and the destination number. 

Step 4: Save

Save your code and type the following in the console:

python index.py

A successful response should look like this:  

Well done – that’s how simple it is to send a message using Python. Check out the API documentation and the Github repository to see what else you can do.