# SmsServices Send SMS messages using your account credentials. **Authentication**: HTTP Basic Auth required ## Check service health - [POST /api/Services/checkServiceStatus](https://docs.namirial.app/products/sms/openapi/smsservices/checkservicestatus.md): Health check endpoint to verify SMS Gateway availability. Use case: Monitor service status before sending SMS or in health check routines. Request: POST with empty body (no parameters required) Response: HTTP 200 if service is operational ## Send SMS message - [POST /api/Services/send](https://docs.namirial.app/products/sms/openapi/smsservices/sendsms.md): Send an SMS message to a destination phone number using your account credentials. Use case: Standard SMS sending for your applications (2FA, notifications, alerts). Delivery: Messages are queued and sent asynchronously. Use webhooks or Message Status API to track delivery. Character limits: - GSM-7 encoding: 160 chars - UCS-2 encoding: 70 chars ## Get service status - [GET /api/Services/status](https://docs.namirial.app/products/sms/openapi/smsservices/getservicesstatus.md): Get detailed service status information