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catapult - Send a sms / mms using the catapult bandwidth api
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- Allows notifications to be sent using sms / mms via the catapult bandwidth api.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| api_secret  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Api Secret from Api account page.
         | 
     |
| api_token  
        required
         | 
      
        
        Api Token from Api account page.
         | 
     |
| dest  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The phone number or numbers the message should be sent to (must be in E.164 format, like  +19195551212).
        | 
     |
| media | 
        
        For MMS messages, a media url to the location of the media to be sent with the message.
         | 
     |
| msg  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The contents of the text message (must be 2048 characters or less).
         | 
     |
| src  
        required
         | 
      
        
        One of your catapult telephone numbers the message should come from (must be in E.164 format, like  +19195551212).
        | 
     |
| user_id  
        required
         | 
      
        
        User Id from Api account page.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- Will return changed even if the media url is wrong.
 - Will return changed if the destination number is invalid.
 
Examples
- name: Send a mms to multiple users
  catapult:
    src: "+15035555555"
    dest:
      - "+12525089000"
      - "+12018994225"
    media: "http://example.com/foobar.jpg"
    msg: "Task is complete"
    user_id: "{{ user_id }}"
    api_token: "{{ api_token }}"
    api_secret: "{{ api_secret }}"
- name: Send a sms to a single user
  catapult:
    src: "+15035555555"
    dest: "+12018994225"
    msg: "Consider yourself notified"
    user_id: "{{ user_id }}"
    api_token: "{{ api_token }}"
    api_secret: "{{ api_secret }}"
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| changed  
        boolean
         | 
      always | 
        
        Whether the api accepted the message.
         Sample:
        
       
        True
         | 
     
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Jonathan Mainguy (@Jmainguy)
 
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