# 23 Telecom SMS API > REST API for sending SMS worldwide: message dispatch, delivery tracking, statistics, balance, pricing and webhooks. Authentication via X-API-Key header. Base URL: https://restlink23telecom.com/api/v1 Authentication: X-API-Key header (create keys in the portal under Settings > API Keys) All timestamps are UTC ISO 8601. Account currency is typically EUR. OpenAPI spec: https://docs.23telecom.co.uk/openapi.yaml ## Documentation Sets - [Abridged documentation](https://docs.23telecom.co.uk/llms-small.txt): a compact version of the documentation for 23 Telecom SMS API, with non-essential content removed - [Complete documentation](https://docs.23telecom.co.uk/llms-full.txt): the full documentation for 23 Telecom SMS API ## Notes - The complete documentation includes all content from the official documentation - The content is automatically generated from the same source as the official documentation