# How to set up Clickatell as the SMS gateway in OpManager

## Pre-requisites

Before setting up Clickatell as the SMS gateway for OpManager, make sure that:

- You have a Clickatell communicator / platform account (You can create a Clickatell account [here](https://www.clickatell.com/sign-up/index.html) if you don't have one).
- You have an active internet connection.
- You have enough credits to send SMS.

[![Configuration of Clickatell's Communicator account as the SMS gateway in OpManager: Video](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/config-clickatell-video.png)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7QVbmToTbgU)

Configuring Clickatell's Communicator account as the SMS gateway in OpManager

## Steps to setup Clickatell as your SMS gateway

### If you have a Clickatell platform account (Your Clickatell account was created after November 2016):

#### In Clickatell

- Go to https://www.clickatell.com/sign-in/ and select the **Sign In** option in the SMS Platform / Touch / Whatsapp tab. Enter your credentials and sign in.
- Select **Create new Integration**. Select environment type as **Production** environment and API Type as **REST**. Click Next.
- Click on the **Finish** button to complete creating the integration.
- Now you will be redirected back to your console page. Scroll down to see the list of integrations and click on the integration that you created.
- Copy the **API Key**.

#### In OpManager

- Go to **Settings → General Settings → SMS Server Settings** and select **Clickatell** option in the SMS Gateway tab.
- Select the Account Type as **Platform**. Paste the API key (copied in the above step) and save the settings.
- If you wish to test if the integration is successful, select **Test SMS** option and input the test phone number with country code used in the Clickatell account.
- Check the Gateway API response for more information on the status of the SMS.

### If you have a Clickatell communicator account (Your Clickatell account was created before November 2016):

#### In Clickatell

- Go to https://www.clickatell.com/sign-in/ and select the **Sign In** option in the Communicator tab. Enter your credentials and sign in.
- From the top navigation menu, click on API → Set up a new API.
- Select the HTTP option from the given API types and click on Add HTTP API button.
- Now the API will be created successfully. Copy the created API ID from the highlighted section.

#### In OpManager

- Go to **Settings → General Settings → SMS Server Settings** and select **Clickatell** option in the SMS Gateway tab.
- Select the Account Type as **Communicator**.
- Enter the user name and password of your Clickatell account. Paste the API key (copied in the above step) and save the settings.
- If you wish to test if the integration is successful, select **Test SMS** option and input the test phone number with country code used in the Clickatell account.
- Check the Gateway API response for more information on the status of the SMS.

Click [here](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/sms-alerting.html) to learn how to create a SMS profile and start receiving notifications.

**Note:**

If you are a USA based customer, it is recommended to enable two-way communication in Clickatell. Please go through [this blog to learn more.](https://www.clickatell.com/articles/sms/u-s-10dlc-a2p-messaging-with-clickatell/index.html)