{"id":370,"date":"2023-04-27T07:12:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T07:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:22:23","slug":"how-to-send-sms-notification-in-opencart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/how-to-send-sms-notification-in-opencart\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Send SMS Notification in OpenCart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll guide you on how to setup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencart.com\/index.php?route=marketplace\/extension\/info&amp;extension_id=35681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI SMS Notification extension<\/a> in your OpenCart powered E-Commerce store and send SMS notification in OpenCart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have a video tutorial that you can follow along to configure and send SMS Order Notification in OpenCart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uVZSZydljws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#step-1-install-mocean-api-sms-notification-extension-from-open-cart-marketplace\">Step 1: Install MoceanAPI SMS Notification Extension from OpenCart Marketplace<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-2-connect-mocean-api-and-open-cart\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI and OpenCart<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-3-configure-sms-notification-settings\">Step 3: Configure SMS Notification settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step-4-test-send-sms-notification-in-open-cart\">Step 4: Test Send SMS Notification in OpenCart<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-bulk-sms-promotional-offers\">Send Bulk SMS Promotional Offers<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#send-bulk-sms-to-all-customers-in-open-cart\">Send Bulk SMS to All Customers in OpenCart<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-bulk-sms-to-specific-customers\">Send Bulk SMS to specific customers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-bulk-sms-to-specific-phone-numbers\">Send Bulk SMS to specific phone numbers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#send-bulk-sms-to-customer-groups\">Send Bulk SMS to customer groups<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions-faq\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-install-mocean-api-sms-notification-extension-from-open-cart-marketplace\">Step 1: Install MoceanAPI SMS Notification Extension from OpenCart Marketplace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencart.com\/index.php?route=marketplace\/extension\/info&amp;extension_id=35681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI SMS Notification extension<\/a> from OpenCart marketplace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-55-1024x362.png\" alt=\"MoceanAPI Opencart extension\" class=\"wp-image-371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-55-1024x362.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-55-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-55-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-55.png 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the version you want to use based on your OpenCart version. In my case, I will download version 3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-56.png\" alt=\"MoceanAPI Opencart version\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-56.png 825w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-56-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-56-768x526.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. After you&#8217;ve downloaded, login to your OpenCart administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Navigate to <strong>Extensions -&gt; Installer -&gt; Upload File<\/strong> and upload the <strong>moceanapi-sms-notification.ocmod.zip<\/strong> file<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. After you&#8217;ve successfully uploaded, go to <strong>Extensions &#8211;&gt; Extensions<\/strong> and select <strong>Modules <\/strong>from the drop-down list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Find <strong>MoceanSMS<\/strong> and click <strong>Install<\/strong>, click <strong>Edit<\/strong> after the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-59-1024x130.png\" alt=\"MoceanAPI Installation guide step 1\" class=\"wp-image-375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-59-1024x130.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-59-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-59-768x97.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-59-1536x195.png 1536w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-59-2048x260.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-connect-mocean-api-and-open-cart\">Step 2: Connect MoceanAPI and OpenCart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. After you&#8217;ve clicked on <strong>Edit<\/strong> you will be redirected to our module&#8217;s settings page where you can configure your <strong>API Key<\/strong> and <strong>API Secret<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Get your <strong>API Key<\/strong> and <strong>API Secret<\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MoceanAPI Dashboard<\/a>. If you don&#8217;t already have an account, register <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/register?fr=opencart_order_notification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Paste your <strong>API Key<\/strong> and <strong>API Secret<\/strong> into the settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-60-1024x330.png\" alt=\"MoceanAPI setting \" class=\"wp-image-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-60-1024x330.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-60-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-60-768x247.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-60.png 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-configure-sms-notification-settings\">Step 3: Configure SMS Notification settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Navigate to <strong>SMS Notifications<\/strong> tab and configure when and what SMS you want to send.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Say for example, you want to thank you customer after they&#8217;ve placed a new order, you will <strong>Check<\/strong> the box for <strong>On New Order Placed<\/strong> and the SMS Template you want to send.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Save the changes after you&#8217;ve configured the settings to your liking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-61-1024x434.png\" alt=\"MoceanAPI SMS notification Configuration\" class=\"wp-image-377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-61-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-61-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-61-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-61.png 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4-test-send-sms-notification-in-open-cart\">Step 4: Test Send SMS Notification in OpenCart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Create an order in your administration dashboard and change the status depending on how you setup your configurations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. If you configured your settings like how I did (reference the image above), an SMS would&#8217;ve already been sent after you&#8217;ve created an order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Navigate to <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.moceanapi.com\/report\/messageStatus\">MoceanAPI Dashboard<\/a> and search for the number <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-62-1024x68.png\" alt=\"Send SMS notification in OpenCart\" class=\"wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-62-1024x68.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-62-300x20.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-62-768x51.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-62-1536x101.png 1536w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-62-2048x135.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point pat yourself on the shoulder because you&#8217;ve already done all the setup to send SMS notifications in future orders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up we&#8217;ll discuss how you can send bulk promotional offers to entice your customers to buy more products from your store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-bulk-sms-promotional-offers\">Send Bulk SMS Promotional Offers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We provide 4 ways to send Bulk SMS. Which is Send Bulk SMS to all customers, specific customers, specific phone numbers and also customer groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-bulk-sms-to-all-customers-in-open-cart\">Send Bulk SMS to All Customers in OpenCart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to our module&#8217;s setting page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will see <strong>Bulk SMS<\/strong> tab. Here&#8217;s where you can send promotional offers via SMS to your customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-63-1024x443.png\" alt=\"Send Bulk SMS in opencart\" class=\"wp-image-379\" style=\"width:730px;height:315px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-63-1024x443.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-63-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-63-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-63.png 1321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After you&#8217;ve composed your message and you&#8217;re ready to send, click on <strong>Send the message<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-bulk-sms-to-specific-customers\">Send Bulk SMS to specific customers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have another option where you can send SMS to specific customers that you selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the <strong>To<\/strong> field, select <strong>Specific Customers<\/strong> in the dropdown field<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compose your message and hit the <strong>Send the message<\/strong> button once you&#8217;re satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-64-1024x590.png\" alt=\"send bulk sms to specific customers\" class=\"wp-image-380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-64-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-64-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-64-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-64.png 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-bulk-sms-to-specific-phone-numbers\">Send Bulk SMS to specific phone numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This option allows you to send SMS to specific phone numbers you have collected through online or offline marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go ahead and select the <strong>Specific Phone Numbers<\/strong> option in the dropdown menu of <strong>To<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add as many phone numbers as you like and compose the message you want to send.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hit the <strong>Send the message<\/strong> button once you&#8217;re satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65-1024x622.png\" alt=\"send bulk sms to specific phone numbers\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-65.png 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send-bulk-sms-to-customer-groups\">Send Bulk SMS to customer groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You probably have created a lot of customer groups in your OpenCart e-commerce store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, we&#8217;ve a functionality to help you send SMS to your targetted customer group easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the <strong>To<\/strong> field, select <strong>Customer Groups<\/strong> dropdown option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the <strong>Customer Group<\/strong> you&#8217;d like to send bulk SMS to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-66-1024x502.png\" alt=\"send bulk sms to customer groups\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-66-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-66-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-66-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/moceanapi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-66.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions-faq\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Can I get Test Credits ?<br><\/strong>We provide a free testing account that comes with 20 trial credits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Can I send international messages?<br><\/strong>Yes. We are an international SMS provider. You can send out SMS both locally and internationally based on our price list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What is the maximum characters per SMS I can put into the message?<br><\/strong>160 characters for a normal text message, 70 characters for a Unicode text message (Arabic, Chinese, and etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Is there a limit to how many numbers I can send at one time?<br><\/strong>There is no limit on numbers to be sent in one go.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What format does my phone number need to be in?<br><\/strong>Mobile phone numbers need to be entered in international formatting with the country code and without spaces, plus signs or leading zeros.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll guide you on how to setup MoceanAPI SMS Notification extension in your OpenCart powered E-Commerce store and send SMS notification in OpenCart. 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