> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guides.accentvoice.com/sms-api/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guides.accentvoice.com/sms-api/send-a-message.md).

# Send a Message

## Send An Outbound Message

```
curl "https://sms.accentvoice.com/api/v2/<DID Number>/sendMessage/"
  -X POST
{
    "key": "<API Key>",
    "to": "<11-Digit Destination>",
    "message": "Hello world!"
}
```

> This request queues an outbound SMS message with the following response:

```
{
    "success": true,
    "error": false,
    "status_code": "SEND-SUCCESS",
    "message": "The message was successfully queued for delivery.",
    "data": {
        "message_id": "47ce05e2fcfceb6a56aaf84ae1fa49e81e77db1d"
    }
}
```

This API endpoint queues an outbound message from a given DID.

#### HTTP Request <a href="#http-request-6" id="http-request-6"></a>

`POST https://sms.accentvoice.com/api/v2/<DID Number>/sendMessage/`

#### Request Body Parameters <a href="#request-body-parameters-2" id="request-body-parameters-2"></a>

| Parameter | Description                     | Required |
| --------- | ------------------------------- | -------- |
| to        | 11-digit destination            | Yes      |
| message   | Desired SMS message body        | Yes      |
| media     | URLs of desired MMS attachments | No       |


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