Add message template

GET https://www.lightsms.com/external/get/add_template.php

Create a reusable SMS message template.

Templates allow you to save frequently used message content for quick access. You can personalize templates with placeholders that are replaced with actual values when sending.

Authorization

This endpoint requires authentication using login, signature, and timestamp parameters.

See the Authentication documentation for more details.

Parameters

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
login	string	✓	Your LightSMS account login
signature	string	✓	Request signature for authentication
timestamp	string	✓	UTC timestamp of the request
title	string	✓	Template name/title
text	string	✓	Template message content
return	string		Response format (json or xml)

Example

Request

GET https://www.lightsms.com/external/get/add_template.php?login=JohnDoe&signature=abc123&title=Welcome&text=Welcome to our service!&timestamp=1761188934&return=json

Response

{
  "template_id": "12345",
  "status": "created"
}

AUTHORIZATION: HTTP

REQUEST

Base URL

https://www.lightsms.com

Query Parameters

loginREQUIRED

Your LightSMS account login

signatureREQUIRED

Request signature for authentication

nameREQUIRED

Template name (unique identifier)

textREQUIRED

Template text content

timestampREQUIRED

UTC timestamp of the request

override

Set to 1 to update existing template with same name

return

Response format (json or xml)

RESPONSE

Template created successfully

{
  "id": "4419373"
}