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Getting Started

Use of Contiguity’s services requires an account to be made with Contiguity. This, apart from needing a connection to the internet, is all you need to begin using Contiguity.

Create an Account

Sign up for a Contiguity account to access our services
The API accepts both JSON and form-encoded data. Make sure you set the Content-Type header.

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Base URLs

When sending requests, the base URL for your requests will likely be: 
https://api.contiguity.com/
However, for some data or requests, you may encounter base URLs such as:
We’ll let you know if you’re sending a request to a base URL different from api.contiguity.com.

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Authentication

When using the API, attach an Authorization header that’s equal to Token YOUR_TOKEN_HERE in each request.
Authentication is required for most endpoints Contiguity provides.

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API Best Practices

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Avoid “spamming” the API

While Contiguity’s API can scale and is meant to handle millions of requests, it still rate limits users beyond a certain amount of requests per second. Avoid, for example, polling /otp/verify with every digit your user types - instead wait for all 6 digits before requesting verification.

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Respect local laws

Contiguity was designed to not be required to follow certain ‘regulations’, i.e A2P 10DLC registration in the US. However, it is still up to you, the user, to follow all laws applicable to you (i.e, in the US, CAN-SPAM) - not Contiguity’s.

Compliance

Contiguity has launched Contiguity Compliance, an Enterprise service meant to take the burden of managing compliance with privacy/communications laws.

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Secure your tokens at all times

It is advisable to never use your account token in production. You can generate throwaway tokens in the Console, that can easily be revoked in the end of misuse by an unauthorized third party.

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API Status

Contiguity strives for >99.99% uptime. In the event Contiguity begins to return any 5xx error, check Contiguity’s status page. If an incident hasn’t been marked as Investigating, please notify Contiguity immediately via email (help@contiguity.support) or Discord