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Everything you need to run messaging in India.
Eight focused areas, each with walkthroughs, gotchas, and API recipes.
Getting started
Create your SMSLocal account, add INR credits to your wallet, complete DLT registration, and send your first compliant SMS, WhatsApp, or OTP in under fifteen minutes.
SMS campaigns
SMS content templates, DLT routing, sender ID setup, delivery report statuses, bulk campaign scheduling, throttle controls, and automatic retry logic for India.
WhatsApp Business API
Complete guide to WhatsApp Business API — onboarding, Meta template approval, chatbot flow setup, shared team inbox, quality rating management, and conversation analytics.
AI WhatsApp Agents
Train your AI WhatsApp agent on your own knowledge, sync your product catalogue, configure handoff triggers, and serve customers across twelve Indian languages.
OTP & Transactional
Priority routing to the fastest carrier, automatic retry and failover logic, idempotency keys to prevent double-sends, and WhatsApp OTP fallback when SMS is slow or fails.
DLT & Compliance
DLT Principal Entity registration, content template submission, TRAI rules, DND preference scrubbing, NCPR compliance, and DPDPA obligations explained for Indian businesses.
Billing & Wallet
Wallet top-ups by UPI, card, net banking, and NEFT, auto-emailed GST invoices, configurable auto-recharge, refund and dispute policy, and plan upgrade and downgrade options.
API & Integrations
REST API reference, official SDKs for Node, Python, PHP, Go, and Java, signed webhook delivery, sandbox test mode, Shopify app, and Zapier integration guides.
The 10 questions our support team answers most.
When something is popular, it means we've documented it thoroughly. Start here.
- 01How do I register a DLT Principal Entity (PE)?
- 02What is the difference between transactional and promotional SMS in India?
- 03How long does WhatsApp Business API onboarding take?
- 04Why is my SMS showing as 'submitted' but not 'delivered'?
- 05How do I set up a six-character sender ID for DLT templates?
- 06Does SMSLocal support multilingual SMS? Which scripts?
- 07How do I integrate SMSLocal with Shopify?
- 08What happens to unused credits on my wallet?
- 09Can I schedule WhatsApp template broadcasts in advance?
- 10How do webhooks authenticate? Are they signed?
DLT registration — the definitive guide
The single most-read guide on our help centre. Covers Principal Entity registration, template submission, sender ID allocation, rejection reasons, and how to appeal. If you're new to Indian SMS, read this first.
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