While new HTTPS endpoint were introduced on 15 July 2021, the old endpoints are still available, with some minor changes (see below).
We strongly recommend that you switch to the new endpoints, which are HTTPS-only (no unencrypted traffic) and have many benefits over the old endpoints.
| old endpoint | new equivalent |
|---|---|
| bulksms.2way.co.za | api-legacy1.bulksms.com |
| community.bulksms.com | api-legacy1.bulksms.com |
| bulksms.vsms.net | api-legacy2.bulksms.com |
| www.bulksms.co.uk | api-legacy2.bulksms.com |
| usa.bulksms.com | api-legacy2.bulksms.com |
| bulksms.com.es | api-legacy2.bulksms.com |
| bulksms.de | api-legacy2.bulksms.com |
| community.bulksms.co.uk | api-legacy2.bulksms.com |
| feature | new endpoint |
|---|---|
| Automatic failover | supported |
| TLS versions supported | 1.2, 1.3 |
| Location | Global |
| Endpoint IP address | dynamic |
| Unencrypted HTTP | not supported |
| HTTP versions supported | HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 |
| SNI support requirement | required |
| RC4 support | not supported |
| Weak Diffie-Hellman key exchange support | not supported |
The old endpoints listed above continue to be available - however, a few features have changed as part of the migration:
| feature | before migration | after migration | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic failover | not supported | not supported | No reliability improvements |
| TLS versions supported | SSLv3, 1.0 |
1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 |
Security improvements |
| Location | Africa/Europe | Africa/Europe | No performance improvements |
| Endpoint IP address | static | static | Current endpoints retain static addresses |
| Unencrypted HTTP | supported | supported | Customers are strongly advised to migrate to HTTPS on the new endpoints. HTTP is deprecated and will be removed in the future |
| SNI support requirement | not required | required for TLS only | Note SNI becomes a requirement for TLS-encrypted connections |
| HTTP versions supported | HTTP/1.1 |
HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 |
Note the introduction of HTTP/2 support |
| RC4 support | supported | not supported | Note RC4 support is being removed |
| Weak Diffie-Hellman key exchange support | supported | not supported | Note DH key exchange requirements being upgraded |