Creating an SMS Application

Overview

SMS applications carry out functions for the Huawei Cloud Message & SMS service. Once you have added your application, the system automatically allocates a unique application key and application secret and provides you with an application access address. The application key and application secret uniquely identify a user. They are carried for authentication and authorization during SMS API calling.

Notes

You can create an application only after your account is bound to a credit card. No application can be added if your Huawei Cloud account balance is insufficient. In this case, top up your account by following instructions provided in Topping Up an Account. If you have topped up your account and the application cannot be added, log out and log in to the system again.
A maximum of two SMS applications can be added. If the maximum is exceeded and you cannot add applications, contact customer service.
A created application cannot be deleted. You can modify the application name and IP whitelist, and update application secrets as needed.
For details about the browsers supported by the Message & SMS console, see Which Browsers Are Supported?

Creating an Application

Click Add Application in the upper right corner. For details about how to create an application, see Table 1.

**Table 1** Adding an application
Parameter	Description
*Application Name	Customize a name. The value can contain a maximum of 30 characters, including letters, digits, and underscores (_). The application name is used only for internal display and is irrelevant to the external API calls.
IP Whitelist	Set this parameter based on the service requirements. You can configure up to 10 IP addresses for an application. Use commas (,) to separate IP addresses. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes for the IP whitelist to take effect. After the IP whitelist is successfully configured, the connection to the Message & SMS can be set up.

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Click OK.

Managing an Application

After an application is created, choose European SMS > Application Management to view application information.

**Table 2** Application information
Parameter	Description
Application Name	Corresponds to Application Name in Table 1.
Application Key	Uniquely identifies a user. It is carried for authentication and authorization during SMS API calling.
Application Secret	Uniquely identifies a user. It is carried for authentication and authorization during SMS API calling. To view or update an application secret, enter the verification code and click OK. CAUTION: If you sent SMSs before updating an application secret, wait for 15 minutes for the new application secret to take effect. If you did not send SMSs before updating an application secret, the new application secret takes effect immediately.
Application Access Address	The application access address and access URI form an SMS API request address, which is used to call Message & SMS APIs.
Channel No.	Allocated by Huawei and used only for API calling.
Status	Normal: The application is successfully added and can be used properly. Paused: Service requests cannot be initiated. If the SMS content sent violates service rules or you apply to unsubscribe from the Message & SMS service, the operation manager will suspend your SMS application.
Created	Specifies the time when the application was created.
Operation	You can modify Application Name and IP Whitelist. Currently, SMS applications cannot be deleted. For details, see Can I Delete an SMS Application?