
The short answer: a notification SMS is a notice that goes out on its own, at the right time, with nobody on the phone: an invoice reminder, tomorrow's appointment, a contract about to lapse, a server that stopped. There are two ways to send them: the SMS page in My MozOut, with no programming, or our API, connected to your own system. Credits, senders and rules are the same either way.
What counts as a notification
A notification is about something that belongs to the customer, or to your team. SMS reaches any phone, even without internet, so it suits anything that cannot wait or get lost in an inbox:
| Type | Example |
| Payments | Invoice issued, reminder before the due date, payment received |
| Appointments | Consultations, meetings, classes and deliveries, reminded the day before or a few hours ahead |
| Expiries | Contracts, licences, domains and insurance, flagged before they lapse |
| System alerts | Failures, limits reached and jobs that went wrong, for the team on duty |
| Security | New sign-ins, changed passwords and sensitive actions |
| Maintenance | Planned downtime and the moment service is back |
| Orders | Order received, on its way, ready to collect |
| Internal notices | Shifts, rosters and quick messages for the team, sent to a contact group |
| A service notice carries no promotions. Add an offer to a reminder and the message counts as marketing, which has different rules. Keep the two apart. |
The two ways
| SMS page in My MozOut | Through the API | |
| Who it suits | People who do not code | Anyone with their own system, website or business software |
| Writing the text | Ready-made template, AI or your own words, with each contact's name | Your system builds the text from each customer's data |
| Recipients | Pasted numbers, contacts or groups | One number per request, or many in a batch request |
| Scheduling | Pick the day and time | The send_at field, up to 365 days ahead |
| Knowing it went out | The history shows the status | Look the message up, or get a webhook call |
You can start on the page and move to the API later: see notices without programming and connecting your system to SMS notices.
Whose name it shows, and what it costs
With no request at all, notices go out under the free NETMSG sender. With a Sender ID they show your company name, for $50.00 per name and per country. Each SMS part uses 1 credit, from $0.0092, with no bundles and no monthly fee. To work out a month of notices, see what automatic notices cost.
| Customers cannot reply to a notice: neither NETMSG nor a Sender ID receives replies. Put a phone number, an e-mail address or your website in the notice. |
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Ready to automate your customer notices? See the SMS prices and activate the service in My MozOut. See SMS prices |
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