curl --request POST \
  --url https://ugatext.com/api/v1/verify/start \
  --header 'Client-ID: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Client-Secret: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phone_number": "+256700000000",
  "service_id": "default",
  "external_reference": "user_reg_9841"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://ugatext.com/api/v1/verify/start"

payload = {
    "phone_number": "+256700000000",
    "service_id": "default",
    "external_reference": "user_reg_9841"
}
headers = {
    "Client-ID": "<api-key>",
    "Client-Secret": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Client-ID': '<api-key>',
    'Client-Secret': '<api-key>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    phone_number: '+256700000000',
    service_id: 'default',
    external_reference: 'user_reg_9841'
  })
};

fetch('https://ugatext.com/api/v1/verify/start', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://ugatext.com/api/v1/verify/start",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'phone_number' => '+256700000000',
    'service_id' => 'default',
    'external_reference' => 'user_reg_9841'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Client-ID: <api-key>",
    "Client-Secret: <api-key>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://ugatext.com/api/v1/verify/start"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"phone_number\": \"+256700000000\",\n  \"service_id\": \"default\",\n  \"external_reference\": \"user_reg_9841\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Client-ID", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Client-Secret", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://ugatext.com/api/v1/verify/start")
  .header("Client-ID", "<api-key>")
  .header("Client-Secret", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"phone_number\": \"+256700000000\",\n  \"service_id\": \"default\",\n  \"external_reference\": \"user_reg_9841\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://ugatext.com/api/v1/verify/start")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Client-ID"] = '<api-key>'
request["Client-Secret"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"phone_number\": \"+256700000000\",\n  \"service_id\": \"default\",\n  \"external_reference\": \"user_reg_9841\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "success": true,
  "verification_id": "v_1760425200000_8fa12bc3901d",
  "service_id": "vsvc_1760425200000_1a2b3c4d",
  "status": "pending",
  "expires_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "resend_after": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "masked_phone": "+256700 ••• 000",
  "recipient_masked": "+256700 ••• 000",
  "test_mode": true,
  "mode": "sandbox",
  "carrier_segments": 1,
  "cost_units": 0,
  "cost_ugx": 0
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
    "message": "Authentication failed. Provide a valid 'Client-ID' and 'Client-Secret' in the request headers."
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
    "message": "Authentication failed. Provide a valid 'Client-ID' and 'Client-Secret' in the request headers."
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
    "message": "Authentication failed. Provide a valid 'Client-ID' and 'Client-Secret' in the request headers."
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
    "message": "Authentication failed. Provide a valid 'Client-ID' and 'Client-Secret' in the request headers."
  }
}