Python SMS API examples (no SDK) — send, estimate, track and compare routes

No SDK. No dashboard. Just HTTP.
This is not a wrapper. These are direct API execution flows.

Most SMS APIs hide routing, pricing and delivery behind abstractions.

This repository does not.

It exposes the full execution surface using direct API requests.

What this is

A collection of Python scripts that interact directly with messaging infrastructure.

Each script solves a real backend task:

• send a message
• estimate cost before sending
• inspect routes and pricing
• compare multiple routes
• track delivery via bx_message_id
• send messages from CSV data

Clone and run

git clone https://github.com/bridgexapi-dev/bridgexapi-direct-api-python-examples
cd bridgexapi-direct-api-python-examples
pip install -r requirements.txt
copy .env.example .env

Run a simple send:

python send-one-message/send_one.py

Examples included

Send a message

python send-one-message/send_one.py

Estimate cost before sending

python estimate-before-send/estimate.py

Inspect routes and pricing

python route-pricing/routes.py

Compare routes

python route-comparison/compare_routes.py

Track delivery status

python delivery-lookup/get_dlr.py

Send from CSV

python send-from-csv/send_from_csv.py

What this exposes

• explicit route selection (route_id)
• pricing before submission
• delivery tracking per message
• real response structures
• no abstraction layer

Why this matters

Most messaging APIs:

• hide routing decisions
• hide pricing logic
• hide delivery behavior

This approach keeps everything visible and controllable from your backend.

Run it.

Check your phone.

See what actually lands.

GitHub:
https://github.com/bridgexapi-dev/bridgexapi-direct-api-python-examples