How to start sending messages with Apifon
Apifon is a privately held communications platform based in Thessaloniki, Greece (EU). This guide takes you from zero to a delivered SMSin about five minutes — no sales call required.
- A Apifon account — sign up here (Free trial bonus on verification).
- Your API credentials from the dashboard.
- A phone number capable of receiving SMSs for testing.
Step 1 — Create your account
- Sign up. Head to www.apifon.com/ and create an account. Onboarding is self-service, so you can start immediately. New accounts include Free trial bonus on verification to test with.
- Grab your keys. Open the dashboard and copy your credentials. Apifon uses Two schemes: HMAC-signed requests (Authorization: ApifonWS <api-key>:<signature> plus an X-ApifonWS-Date header) or an OAuth2 Bearer token (scope smsGateway); API tokens are created in the Mookee platform dashboard..
Step 2 — Send your first SMS
The fastest path is a single API call. Drop in your credentials and a destination number, then run this from your terminal:
curl -X POST "https://ars.apifon.com/services/api/v1/sms/send" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-ApifonWS-Date: $(date -u '+%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S GMT')" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-d '{"message":{"text":"Hello There!","sender_id":"Apifon"},"subscribers":[{"number":"306999999999"}]}'The request hits https://ars.apifon.com/services/api/v1/sms/send. A 2xx response means Apifonhas accepted your message for delivery — you should see it arrive within seconds.
Step 3 — Go native with an SDK
Once the raw call works, switch to an official SDK for retries, typing and error handling.Apifon ships SDKs for Java, PHP, C#, Python, Node.js, and Java is a great place to start.Full reference lives in the Apifon documentation.
What's next
- Add more channels. Apifon also supports WhatsApp, RCS, Viber, Email — reuse the same account and credentials.
- Mind compliance. Apifon is GDPR, ISO 27001 aligned, with EU and no US data residency options.
- Compare before you commit. See how Apifon stacks up on the provider table or in a head-to-head comparison.
Values in this guide come from Apifon's public documentation. Always check the official docs for the latest details.