How are SMS messages handled?
The message content is limited to 160 characters for a “standard” SMS.
Here is the list of accepted characters:
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m |
| n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | SP | LF | CR |
| ESC | ' | ? | ( | ) | [ | ] | < | > | . | + | - | = |
| , | ; | : | " | ! | ¡ | % | ¿ | @ | £ | $ | / | * |
| ¥ | # | ¤ | & | Ä | Å | Æ | Ç | É | Ö | Ñ | Ü | ß |
| to | ä | å | æ | é | è | ì | ò | ö | ñ | ù | ü |
You can send a “long” message of up to 5 SMS of 153 characters. Message concatenation uses 7 characters per concatenated message.
Each time an SMS payment order (successful or failed) debits your SMS balance with:
- One unit for a “standard” SMS of 160 characters,
- Between 2 and 5 units for “long” messages.
When the balance is below the alert threshold specified during your registration, an alert is sent by e-mail.
If the balance is depleted, an error message will appear:
- On the screen when creating a payment order via the Back Office;
- In the response when creating a payment order via Web Services;
- In the transaction details in case of an IPN.