SMS Outgoing Problems
Learn to identify and solve common SMS sending problems to improve effective communication.
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Symptom or Need
The customer reports problems sending SMS messages from the transaction.
The identified symptoms are:
- The message " Error sending SMS to destination " appears from Wolkvox Agent.
- When consuming the service directly via API, the following error is received: 404 Error - Not Found
- SMS messages are not delivered to the recipient.
Context / Scenarios
The innovation can occur in different operating scenarios:
- Sending SMS from Wolkvox Agent.
- Sending SMS messages from campaigns.
- Consuming the service via API.
- Problems related to routes, prefixes, trunks, or integration with SMS provider.
- The problem may affect one or more jobs.
Answer / Solution
You must perform a comprehensive validation of the SMS configuration and output method before escalating the case.
Minimum information to be collected
- Name of the affected operation.
- The means by which the failure occurs:
- API.
- Bell.
- Wolkvox Agent.
- Percentage of impact / Number of positions affected.
- Time of the tests performed in HH:MM:SS format.
- Take a screenshot as evidence of the error.
Initial validations
- Please confirm the following information:
- Status of the minutes pool.
- Balance availability.
- Prefix configured.
- Exit route.
- Trunk line used.
- Perform cross-tests:
- Try sending the message from a different minutes bundle.
- Try sending the message from the API, campaign, or Wolkvox Agent.
- Try sending the message from a different operation and client.
- Check if the problem occurs using a different trunk line.
- Temporarily create the following data:
- New prefix.
- New route.
- New trunk line with different SIPTAR.
4. Run tests using a CHANSIP trunk to rule out SIP configuration problems.
Escalation
- Escalate to Level 2 (support leader) with access to the Provider when:
- Shipments do not appear in logs, in order to validate the status of shipments.
- There are rejections from the supplier.
- The stock exchange is active, has a balance, and the failure continues.
- Escalate to Level 3 (CORE Team) when:
- There are persistent errors in the API.
- The 404 code is constantly being returned.
- There is a suspected backend/API integration problem.
- Verify the correct functioning of the provider's API using code with CORE.
- Scale to Level 3 (TELCO Leader) when:
- Direct validation with the supplier is required.
Possible Causes
- Bundle of minutes without balance.
- Bag disabled or expired.
- Supplier API integration error.
- Incorrectly configured prefix.
- Incorrect SMS route.
- SIP trunk with faults.
- API endpoint resolution error (404 Not Found).
- Connectivity problems with provider.
- Inconsistent configuration between campaign, API and Wolkvox Agent.
Considerations
- The 404 Not Found error usually indicates:
- Incorrect endpoint.
- Service not available.
- API integration error.
- Invalid or unpublished URL.
- Behavior may vary depending on the shipping method used.
- Tests should be performed from different scenarios to validate whether the novelty is:
- Operational.
- Configuration.
- Integration.
- Supplier.
- Before upgrading, it is mandatory to validate the balance and status of the minutes bundle.