Consent state and append-only history for one number

GET /v1/consent/{phone}

Send your API key as a bearer token: Authorization: Bearer ssms_sk_.... Test keys run this endpoint against the sandbox; see Authentication for key modes and scopes.

Path parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
phonestringYesExample: +14155550132.

Responses

StatusMeaningBody
200Consent recordConsentDetail
401Missing, malformed, or revoked API keyError
402Billable live calls only: the prepaid credit balance cannot cover the call (insufficient_credits); nothing was done or chargedError
429Rate limit or quota exceededError

200: ConsentDetail fields

FieldTypeDescription
objectconsent
phonestringExample: +14155550132.
statusopted_out, opted_in, no_record
updated_atstring (date-time)
viastringExample: sms_phrase.
methodkeyword, phrase, ai, api, import
detectedstringThe keyword or phrase that triggered detection
confidencenumberAI-tier detections only, 0 to 1
historyarray of objectAppend-only consent history, newest first
history[].atstring (date-time)
history[].typeopt_out, opt_in, exempt_send, import, api_set, topic_unsubscribe, topic_subscribeimport is opt-in evidence from a contact import; topic_* are per-topic preferences. Neither changes the opt-out status.
history[].viastring
history[].methodstring
history[].detectedstring
history[].confidencenumber
history[].notestring
history[].proofOptInProofOpt-in evidence (Messaging Policy 1.4). Accepted only with status opted_in.

Errors

StatusWhen
401Missing, malformed, or revoked API key
402Billable live calls only: the prepaid credit balance cannot cover the call (insufficient_credits); nothing was done or charged
429Rate limit or quota exceeded

Every error has the same JSON shape, and request_id matches the X-Request-Id response header. Errors lists every code and what to do about it.

json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "What went wrong, in plain words.",
    "param": "the_field",
    "request_id": "req_a1B2c3D4e5F6g7H8"
  }
}

Examples

curl

bash
curl -X GET "https://api.joinsimplesms.com/v1/consent/+14155550132" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIMPLESMS_API_KEY"

Node.js

javascript
import { SimpleSMS } from 'joinsimplesms'; // npm install joinsimplesms

const sms = new SimpleSMS(process.env.SIMPLESMS_API_KEY);

const consent = await sms.consent.get('+14155550132');

console.log(consent.status);

Python

python
import os
from joinsimplesms import SimpleSMS  # pip install joinsimplesms

client = SimpleSMS(os.environ["SIMPLESMS_API_KEY"])

consent = client.consent.get("+14155550132")

print(consent["status"])