GDSC-Karatina-Uni/exploring-africastalking-apis-python

# exploring-africastalking-apis ## Sending SMS using Africa's Talking SMS API with Python This is a sample Python script that demonstrates how to use the Africa's Talking SMS API to send SMS messages using Python. The script uses the africastalking Python SDK to interact with the SMS API. ### Prerequisites Before you can run the script, you need to have the following: An Africa's Talking account with SMS API access `Python 3.x` installed on your machine The africastalking Python SDK installed (you can install it using pip) ### Getting Started To get started, follow these steps: Create a `.env` file in the root directory of the project and add your Africa's Talking API key and username in the following format: ```bash AT_API_KEY=your_api_key AT_USERNAME=your_username ``` Run the script using the following command: ```bash python3 send_sms.py ``` ### Sample Response ```bash python3 send_sms.py ``` ## USSD(Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) using Africa's Talking USSD API with Flask This is a sample Python script that demonstrates how to use the Africa's Talking USSD API to send USSD messages using Flask. The script uses the africastalking Python SDK to interact with the USSD API. ### Prerequisites Before you can run the script, you need to have the following: An Africa's Talking account with USSD API access `Python 3.x` installed on your machine The africastalking Python SDK installed (you can install it using pip) ### Getting Started To get started, follow these steps: Install the requirements using the following command: ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` Run the script using the following command: ```bash python3 app.py ``` ### Sample Response ```bash python3 app.py ```