Send a RCS Text Message
In this code snippet you learn how to send a RCS text message using the Messages API.
- For more information on RCS Messaging see Understanding RCS messaging
- For a detailed guide on the
textmessage type see RCS Text and Media Message Types
Example
Find the description for all variables used in each code snippet below:
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID | The Vonage Application ID. |
VONAGE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH | Private key path. |
MESSAGES_API_URL | There are two versions of the API, each with their own endpoints. For production the previous Messages API endpoint was |
JWT | Used to authenticate your request. See Authentication for more information, including how to generate a JWT. |
TO_NUMBER | The number you are sending the RCS message to in E.164 format. For example |
RCS_SENDER_ID | The sender ID for the RCS message. |
NOTE: Don't use a leading + or 00 when entering a phone number, start with the country code, for example 447700900000.
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
Write the code
Add the following to send-text.sh:
curl -X POST "${MESSAGES_API_URL}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer "$JWT\
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-d $'{
"to": "'${MESSAGES_TO_NUMBER}'",
"from": "'${RCS_SENDER_ID}'",
"channel": "rcs",
"message_type": "text",
"text": "This is an RCS text message sent via the Vonage Messages API"
}'Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
npm install @vonage/server-sdk @vonage/messagesCreate a file named send-text.js and add the following code:
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
Add the following to build.gradle:
Create a file named SendRcsText and add the following code to the main method:
Run your code
We can use the application plugin for Gradle to simplify the running of our application. Update your build.gradle with the following:
Run the following gradle command to execute your application, replacing com.vonage.quickstart.kt.messages.rcs with the package containing SendRcsText:
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
Add the following to build.gradle:
Create a file named SendRcsText and add the following code to the main method:
Run your code
We can use the application plugin for Gradle to simplify the running of our application. Update your build.gradle with the following:
Run the following gradle command to execute your application, replacing com.vonage.quickstart.messages.rcs with the package containing SendRcsText:
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
Install-Package VonagePrerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
composer require vonage/clientCreate a file named send-text.php and add the following code:
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
pip install vonage python-dotenvRun your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
gem install vonageCreate a file named send-text.rb and add the following code:
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Try it out
When you run the code a message is sent to the destination number.