Send an MMS
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In this code snippet you will see how to send an MMS using the Messages API.
IMPORTANT: Only US Short codes are currently supported for sending MMS.
Example
Ensure the following variables are set to your required values using any convenient method:
Key | Description |
---|---|
FROM_NUMBER |
The phone number you are sending the MMS from. (US Short Code only) |
TO_NUMBER |
The number you are sending the to in E.164 format. For example 447700900000 . |
IMAGE_URL |
The URL of the media you want to send. Accepted file formats are .jpg , .jpeg , .png , and .gif . |
NOTE: Don't use a leading +
or 00
when entering a phone number, start with the country code, for example 14155550105.
Prerequisites
Write the code
Add the following to send-mms.sh
:
curl -X POST https://api.nexmo.com/v0.1/messages \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer '$JWT\
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-d $'{
"from":{
"type": "mms",
"number": "$FROM_NUMBER"
},
"to":{
"type": "mms",
"number": "$TO_NUMBER"
},
"message":{
"content":{
"type": "image",
"image": {
"url": "$IMAGE_URL"
}
}
}
}'
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
bash send-mms.sh
Prerequisites
npm install @vonage/server-sdk@beta
Write the code
Add the following to send-mms.js
:
const Vonage = require('@vonage/server-sdk')
const vonage = new Vonage({
apiKey: VONAGE_API_KEY,
apiSecret: VONAGE_API_SECRET,
applicationId: VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID,
privateKey: VONAGE_APPLICATION_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
})
vonage.channel.send(
{ "type": "mms", "number": TO_NUMBER },
{ "type": "mms", "number": FROM_NUMBER },
{
"content": {
"type": "image",
"image": { "url": IMAGE_URL }
}
},
(err, data) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err);
} else {
console.log(data.message_uuid);
}
}
);
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
node send-mms.js
Try it out
When you run the code an MMS message is sent to the destination number.