Overview

ValueFirst is a global enterprise communication platform enabling brands to deliver SMS notifications, alerts, and promotions worldwide. Integrating ValueFirst with CleverTap allows you to send transactional and promotional SMS messages directly from CleverTap’s engagement dashboard.

This integration enables real-time message delivery, delivery status tracking via callbacks, and event-based campaign triggering.

Businesses integrate ValueFirst with CleverTap to:

• Send Transactional Messages: Send OTPs, verification codes, or order updates.
• Run Promotional Campaigns: Deliver targeted SMS offers to user segments based on behavioral triggers.
• Automate Customer Engagement: Send reminders, feedback requests, or re-engagement messages.

Integrating ValueFirst with CleverTap combines scalable message delivery with advanced segmentation and journey orchestration.

Prerequisites for Integration

Before integrating, check the following:

• You have an active CleverTap account with the SMS add-on enabled.

• You have a ValueFirst XML account for the SMS channel API.

  • If you don’t have one, email [email protected] to request credentials. You’ll receive your Username, Password, and Sender ID.

• Check that the CleverTap IP 43.205.172.215 is whitelisted on the ValueFirst side.

Integrate ValueFirst with CleverTap

To integrate ValueFirst with CleverTap, complete the following steps:

1. Configure ValueFirst
2. Set Up CleverTap Dashboard
3. Send a Test SMS

Configure ValueFirst

Before configuring CleverTap, authenticate your SMS account in the ValueFirst portal.

To configure ValueFirst, perform the following steps:

1. Sign Up for the ValueFirst – CleverTap Integration by entering the required details and clicking Sign Up.

2. After signing up, log in to the ValueFirst portal using the credentials created in the above step.
3. Enter the following:
   • Username and Password
   • Default Sender ID (from your ValueFirst account)
4. Click Authenticate. The message “Successfully authenticated ValueFirst account.” displays.

Set Up CleverTap Dashboard

Once the ValueFirst account is configured, set up the CleverTap dashboard to connect and authenticate the SMS provider as follows:

1. Go to Settings > Engage > Channels > SMS in the CleverTap dashboard.
2. Click + Add Provider. The Add SMS provider page opens.

3. Under Provider, select Other (Generic) and enter the following details:

4. Enter the following details for the key-value pairs under the Headers section.

5. Under Parameters, select JSON as the request type for the POST request. Refer to the following sample payload for the expected structure.

   Sample JSON Payload

{
  "from": "<Your Sender ID>",
  "to": "$$To",
  "text": "$$Body",
  "client_ref": "$$MessageID",
  "callback": "<CleverTap Callback URL>"
}

6. (Optional) Select the Batch checkbox, then enter the required details to send multiple SMS messages in a single API request.

7. Click Save. A pop-up opens, prompting you to Send Test SMS.

Send Test SMS

Sending a test SMS helps confirm that your ValueFirst integration is working before launching a live campaign. This ensures that the API endpoint is correctly configured, that authentication is valid, and that messages can be delivered.

To verify that the integration works, perform the following steps:

1. Click the Send Test SMS hyperlink before creating SMS campaigns and journeys.
2. Enter the following details:
   • Country Code and Mobile Number: Enter the country code and mobile number to which you want to send the message.
   • Message: Enter sample text, such as This is a test message powered by ValueFirst.

3. Click Send Test.

If the configuration is correct, the test message will be delivered, and ValueFirst will return a DLR update. If there is an error (for example, incorrect credentials or endpoint), CleverTap will display a failure notification.

Set Up SMS Callbacks

To track SMS requests, copy the Delivery report callback URL from CleverTap and add it to the JSON payload

1. You can find the Delivery report callback URL on the CleverTap dashboard under the Provider
   Setup page Settings > Channels > SMS > Provider Nickname.
2. Add it to the JSON payload.

Verify Successful Integration

Your integration is considered successful when the following criteria are met:

• The test SMS is delivered to the intended mobile number.
• You receive a DLR (Delivery Report) callback from ValueFirst at the configured CleverTap callback URL, indicating delivery, failure, or queue status.
• CleverTap logs show no errors related to authentication, payload structure, or message transmission.

Once these conditions are met, you can proceed to build and publish SMS campaigns or set up Journeys using ValueFirst as your SMS provider.