{"id":3378,"date":"2018-04-30T04:39:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T23:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botreetechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2022-12-13T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T10:22:41","slug":"how-to-send-sms-through-msg91-in-ruby-on-rails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.botreetechnologies.com\/blog\/how-to-send-sms-through-msg91-in-ruby-on-rails\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Send SMS through MSG91 in Ruby on Rails?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In one of our recent project we had a requirement of sending an OTP through the transactional SMS to any number even if the number is in the DND mode<\/b>. Especially to the Indian mobile numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transnational SMS VS Promotional SMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Any SMS that enters India is divided into 2 categories, Promotional and Transnational. See below the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Transactional<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Generally, we use the Twilio<\/a> service for sending the SMS. Twilio is the cloud communication platform which provides many communication services like Voice, SMS, Video and many more. But It has certain limitations<\/a> for promotional messages in India. It falls under Promotional, hence it will be blocked<\/b> if the number is registered in the DND<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to check my number is blocked or not?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We can visit the following link to see that the number is indeed blocked to receive any commercial content:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.nccptrai.gov.in\/nccpregistry\/saveSearchSub.misc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSG91<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSG91 is the SMS service provider which provides services like sending Transactional, Promotional and SendOTP. It is easy to implement and no need to provide any detail or documents to enable the Transactional SMS. Also, it is cheaper compared to Twilio. See the pricing plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implementation.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we start the implementation, we need the Authkey<\/b> and the SenderId<\/b> to create the connection with MSG91 and send the SMS through API<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AuthKey:<\/b> Navigate to Dashboard \u2192 API<\/b> and click on the AuthKey.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"API<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

SenderID:<\/b> Navigate to Dashboard \u2192 Settings \u2192 Account tab<\/b>. Add the Sender ID as per your needs, select an Industry and the Time Zone and update.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Now, let’s start with the Rails part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add the msg91ruby<\/i> gem to your Gemfile and run the $ bundle<\/code><\/i> command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

gem 'msg91ruby'<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Create a new service file msg91_message_service.rb<\/code><\/i> under \/app\/services<\/i><\/b> directory and paste below script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n