Code Samples

/templates

Python

import requests

# API setup
API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
ACCOUNT_REF = "EX000000"
URL = "https://api.esendex.co.uk/v2/templates"

headers = {
    "X-Api-Key": API_KEY,
    "AccountReference": ACCOUNT_REF,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# Template payload
template_data = {
    "name": "Winter Sale 2026",
    "channel": "SMS"
    "templateType": "Text",
    "messageType": "MarketingAndResearch",
    "channelSettings": {
        "sms": {
            "characterSet": "GSM"
        }
    },
    "content": "Hi [[firstName]]! Summer Sale starts now: Take [[discountPercent]] off with code [[discountCode]]."
}

try:
    response = requests.post(URL, json=template_data, headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()
    
    result = response.json()
    print("✅ Template created successfully!")
    print(f"Template ID: {result.get('id', 'N/A')}")

except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
    print(f"❌ HTTP Error: {err.response.status_code} - {err.response.text}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"❌ Unexpected Error: {e}")