Send SMS using TXT address book

Learn how to send SMS messages to multiple recipients with a TXT address book in Ozeki SMS Gateway. This guide walks you through preparing a contact file, importing it into SMS Messenger, selecting the address book as your recipient list, and sending your message.

Template TXT file: txt_template.txt

File content example: 

Name;Phone;Email
George Washington;17890430;george@washington.com;
John Adams;17970304;john@adams.com;
Thomas Jefferson;18010304;thomas@jefferson.com;
James Madison;18090304;james@madison.com;
James Monroe;18170304;james@monroe.com;

TXT address book example
TXT address book example

Open Ozeki SMS Gateway and launch SMS Messenger from the desktop. This is where you will create the TXT address book and compose the message. Make sure the gateway has a working connection for sending SMS before you begin.

Open SMS Messenger
Figure 1 - Open SMS Messenger

In SMS Messenger, open the Contacts menu. This takes you to address book management, where you can add the TXT file containing your recipients instead of entering each contact individually.

Open Contacts menu
Figure 2 - Open Contacts menu

Choose the TXT address book option. Prepare a semicolon-separated text file with the columns Name;Phone;Email, following the page’s template, so SMS Messenger can read the contact names and phone numbers.

Select TXT address book
Figure 3 - Select TXT address book

Upload the prepared TXT file. Check that each recipient has a phone number in the Phone column and that the file follows the template’s column order before completing the upload.

Upload TXT file
Figure 4 - Upload TXT file

Confirm that the TXT address book appears in Contacts after the upload. Review the imported entries and phone numbers before using the book for a group message.

TXT address book created
Figure 5 - TXT address book created

Return to message composition and select the newly created TXT address book as the recipient source. SMS Messenger will use the contacts in that book rather than a phone number typed directly into the recipient field.

Select address book for recipient
Figure 6 - Select address book for recipient

Write the SMS text, check the selected address book and message content, then click Send. The gateway will submit the message to the recipients listed in the TXT address book.

Send message
Figure 7 - Send message

Check the send result to confirm the message was sent to all recipients. If any entry did not succeed, review its phone number in the TXT file and the gateway’s message status before trying again.

Message sent to all recipient
Figure 8 - Message sent to all recipient

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