Developers

One API for every conversation.

SMS, email, WhatsApp and AI agents over one REST API. Test keys to build, live keys to ship.

Send SMS, email and WhatsApp, run AI agents and manage contacts with a clean REST API. Test keys for building, live keys for shipping.

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curl https://api.talks.africa/v1/sms/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_test_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "from": "DUKA_FRESH",
    "to": "+254712345678",
    "message": "Your code is 482913"
  }'

Response · 201 Created

{
  "id": "sms_8f2k1x",
  "status": "queued",
  "segments": 1,
  "credits_used": 1
}

curl https://api.talks.africa/v1/sms/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tk_test_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+254712345678",
    "message": "Your code is 482913"
  }'

Response · 201 Created

{
  "id": "sms_8f2k1x",
  "status": "queued",
  "segments": 1,
  "credits_used": 1
}

From sign-up to first message

POST

/v1/auth/signup

Create your account with your name, email and company.

GET

/v1/developer/keys

Grab a tk_test_ key to build safely, and a tk_live_ key when you ship.

POST

/v1/sms/send

Send your first message with a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

First message in 3 steps

1
POST
/v1/auth/signup
Create your account.
2
GET
/v1/developer/keys
Copy a tk_test_ key to build safely.
3
POST
/v1/sms/send
Send with your key as a Bearer token.

19:24:01sms.delivered200

19:24:02email.opened200

19:24:02whatsapp.received200

19:24:03sms.failed500

19:24:09sms.failed · retried200

sms.delivered200

email.opened200

sms.failed500

sms.failed · retried200

Webhooks

Know the moment it happens

Choose your events, see every delivery in the logs, and retry any failure.

Point talks at your URL, choose the events you want, and see every delivery in the logs. Send a test, or retry a failed one, from the dashboard.

POST /v1/sms/send120 / min

POST /v1/email/send120 / min

POST /v1/sms/send-bulk10 / min

POST /v1/contacts/import5 / min

All GET endpoints300 / min

sms/send · email/send120 / min

sms/send-bulk10 / min

contacts/import5 / min

All GET300 / min

Limits

Clear rate limits

Generous for everyday sending, with bulk endpoints for campaigns.

Generous limits for everyday sending, and bulk endpoints for campaigns of any size.

What you can build

SMS

POST/v1/sms/sendSend one message

POST/v1/sms/send-bulkSend to a group, a list or a CSV upload

POST/v1/sms/sender-idsRegister a sender ID

GET/v1/sms/{message_id}/statusCheck delivery status

Email

POST/v1/email/sendSend one email, with or without a template

POST/v1/email/send-bulkSend a campaign with open and click tracking

POST/v1/email/templatesCreate a reusable template

POST/v1/email/provision/domainsAdd and verify your sending domain

WhatsApp & AI agents

POST/v1/whatsapp/sendSend text, media or a location

POST/v1/whatsapp/mediaUpload a file to attach

POST/v1/whatsapp/agentsCreate an AI agent

POST/v1/whatsapp/agents/{agent_id}/toolsGive an agent access to your API

Contacts, credits & reports

POST/v1/contactsAdd one contact or many

GET/v1/campaignsList and track campaigns

GET/v1/credits/balanceCheck your credit balance

GET/v1/reports/summarySent, delivered and failed for any period

What you can build

POST/v1/sms/sendSend one message

POST/v1/sms/send-bulkSend to a group or CSV

POST/v1/sms/sender-idsRegister a sender ID

GET/v1/sms/{message_id}/statusDelivery status

Ship your first
message today.

Sign up, copy your test key and send in minutes.

Get API keys Talk to an engineer

Ship your first message today.

Sign up, copy your test key, send in minutes.

Get API keys Read the docs

One API for every conversation.

From sign-up to first message

/v1/auth/signup

/v1/developer/keys

/v1/sms/send

First message in 3 steps

Know the moment it happens

Clear rate limits

What you can build

SMS

Email

WhatsApp & AI agents

Contacts, credits & reports

What you can build

SMS4 endpoints−

Email4 endpoints+

WhatsApp & AI agents4 endpoints+

Contacts, credits & reports4 endpoints+

Ship your firstmessage today.

Ship your first message today.

Ship your first
message today.