API Overview

The Sendivent API provides a simple RESTful interface for sending multi-channel notifications and managing contacts.

Base URLs

Environment	URL	API Key Prefix
Production	https://api.sendivent.com	live_*
Sandbox	https://api-sandbox.sendivent.com	test_*

Use the correct URL for your key type. See Sandbox vs Production.

Authentication

All API requests require Bearer token authentication:

curl https://api.sendivent.com/v1/send/welcome \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

See Authentication for details, or Sandbox vs Production for test vs live keys.

Endpoints

Notifications

Send notifications via email, SMS, or Slack:

• POST /v1/send/{event} - Send with auto-routing
• POST /v1/send/{event}/{channel} - Force specific channel

View Notifications API Documentation →

Contacts

Manage user contacts and metadata:

• POST /v1/contacts - Create or update contact
• GET /v1/contacts/{identifier} - Retrieve contact
• PATCH /v1/contacts/{identifier} - Update existing contact
• DELETE /v1/contacts/{identifier} - Delete contact (GDPR)

View Contacts API Documentation →

Responses

Responses are JSON.

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deliveries": [
    { "email": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" }
  ]
}

The key (email, sms, or slack) indicates the delivery channel. The value is the delivery ID.

Error Response (4xx/5xx)

{
  "error": "Invalid API key"
}

See Errors for all error codes and handling.

Common HTTP Status Codes

Code	Meaning	Description
200	OK	Request successful
400	Bad Request	Invalid request format or parameters
401	Unauthorized	Missing or invalid API key
402	Payment Required	Quota exceeded
403	Forbidden	Subscription inactive
404	Not Found	Resource not found (event, contact, etc.)
429	Too Many Requests	Rate limit exceeded
5xx	Server Error	Our system or provider failed

Rate Limits

Environment	Rate Limit	Daily Quota
Production (live_*)	100 req/sec	Per plan
Sandbox (test_*)	10 req/sec	150

When rate limited, the API returns 429 with a Retry-After header. Implement exponential backoff.

Idempotency

Use idempotency keys to safely retry requests without duplicate sends:

curl https://api.sendivent.com/v1/send/welcome \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: order-12345-confirmation" \
  -d '{
    "to": "user@example.com",
    "payload": {"order_id": "12345"}
  }'

Requests with the same idempotency key within 24 hours return the original response without re-sending.

SDKs

We provide official SDKs for simplified integration:

• Python SDK - pip install sendivent
• PHP SDK - composer require sendivent/sdk
• Node.js SDK - npm install @appitude/sendivent

Next Steps

• Notifications API - Learn how to send notifications
• Contacts API - Manage user contacts
• Events - Understand notification types
• Routing - Channel selection