TextNow API

TNAPI is a python module that uses TextNow to enable free programmable texting

Credit

• Developer: Leonardo Wu-Gomez
• Reddit: leogomezz4t
• Please tell me if you have any ideas for the API or reporting a bug

Installation

Method One: Using git clone

git clone https://github.com/WuGomezCode/TextNow-API.git

Method Two: Using pip

pip install PyTextNow

Note: If there is an unexplained error with the pip install, try adding the --user flag to it.

Usage

How to get the cookie

How to get the cookie

How to get your username

How to get TextNow username

Ways to authenticate

import pytextnow

# Way 1. Include connect.sid and csrf cookie in the constructor
client = pytextnow.Client("username", sid_cookie="sid", csrf_cookie="csrf").

# Way 2. Just instantiate and a prompt will appear on the command line

# Way 3. If you inputed the wrong cookie and are getting RequestFailed. This is how to reset it
client.auth_reset()
# will redo the prompt

How to send an sms message

client.send_sms("number", "Hello World!")

How to send an mms message

file_path = "./img.jpeg"
client.send_mms("number", file_path)

How to get new messages

new_messages = client.get_unread_messages() -> MessageContainer list
for message in new_messages:
    message.mark_as_read()
    print(message)
    # Class Message | Class MultiMediaMessage
    # Message
    # content: "body of sms"
    # number: "number of sender"
    # date: datetime object of when the message was received
    # read: bool
    # id: int
    # direction: SENT_MESSAGE_TYPE or RECEIVED_MESSAGE_TYPE
    # first_contact: bool if its the first time that number texted you
    # type: MESSAGE_TYPE if class is Message and MULTIMEDIAMESSAGE_TYPE if class is MultiMediaMessage

    # Functions
    # mark_as_read() will post the server as read
    # send_sms() will send an sms to the number who sent the message
    # send_mms() will send an mms to the number who sent the message
    
    # MultiMediaMessage
    # All the attributes of Message
    # content: url of media
    # raw_data: bytes of the media
    # content_type: str the MIME type ie. "image/jpeg" or "video/mp4"
    # extension: str of the file extension is. "jpeg" or "mp4"
    # Functions
    # mv(file_path): downloads the file to file_path

    print(message.number)
    print(message.content)

    # MultiMediaMessage

    print(message.content_type)
    message.mv("./image." + message.extension)

How to get all messages

messages = client.get_messages() -> MessageContainer list
# Same as above

How to get all sent messages

sent_messages = client.get_sent_messages() -> MessageContainer list
#Same as above

How to filter messages

filtered = client.get_messages().get(number="number")

How to synchronously block until a response

# This will wait for a response from someone and return the Message

msg = client.wait_for_response("number")

# This function will work with a message object too

unreads = client.get_unread_messages()
for unread in unreads:
    msg = unread.wait_for_response()

NEW Simple bot snippet

import pytextnow as pytn

client = pytn.Client("username", sid_cookie="connect.sid", csrf_token="_csrf")

@client.on("message")
def handler(msg):
    print(msg)
    if msg.type == pytn.MESSAGE_TYPE:
        if msg.content == "ping":
            msg.send_sms("pong")
        else:
            msg.mv("test" + msg.extension)

Custom Module Exceptions

FailedRequest:

This API runs on web requests and if the request fails this Exception will be raised

AuthError:

During an auth reset if a cookie is not passed and there is no stored cookie in the file it will raise this error.

Patch Notes

1.1.9

• Updated MANIFEST

1.1.8

• Fixed 'Messgage not sending' error
• Added new required cookie
• csrf_token header is automatically fetched

1.1.7

• Added get_username.mp4 video
• Changed Client system from email to username. You now input your textnow username instead of email.
• Bug fixes

1.1.6

• Bug Fixes

1.1.5

• New better way of getting new messages with Client.on method
• Client.on works like an event handler that takes a decorator function and calls it with the parameter of one Message object
• Bug Fixes
• Added examples
• Get cookie.mp4 video
• Smarter cookie detection

1.1.4

• bug fixes

1.1.3

• bug fixes

1.1.2

• bug fixes

1.1.1

• Import Bug Fixes

1.1.0

• bug fixes
• if a cookie argument is passed to Client it will overide the stored cookie.
• cookie argument can now be passed to client.auth_reset()
• Changed import name from TNAPI to pytextnow

#Pre 1.1.0
import TNAPI as tn
# Now
import pytextnow as pytn

1.0.3

• Bug fixes

1.0.2

• Client has new function client.wait_for_response(number, timeout=True). Documentation on how to use it above
• Message has same function but the number argument is set to the number who sent the message. client.Message.wait_for_response(timeout=True)

1.0.1

• Fixed config json.JSONDecodeError
• new Class MessageContainer that acts as a list with some added functions and __str__()
• MessageContainer has method get which will return a MessageContainer that filtered through all messages
• Fixed readme.md Usage section.

1.0.0

• Complete overhaul of the way this module works.

• client.get_new_messages() is now deprecated and no longer in use. Instead of that use the new method client.get_unread_messages() which will return all unread messages. It will return the same thing each time unless you mark the messages as read with Message.mark_as_read()

• Message and MultiMediaMessage class have a new mark_as_read() method to mark the message as read. mark_as_read() will make a POST to the textnow.com server.

• client.get_messages() now returns a list of Message or MultiMediaMessage classes. For the old function which returned the raw dict use client.get_raw_messages()

• client.get_sent_messages() is a new method that gets all messages you have sent

• client.get_received_messages() is a new method that gets all messages you have received regardless of whether or not it has been read.

• client.get_read_messages() is a new method that returns all messages that have been read by you.

0.9.8

• Bug Fixes

0.9.7

• Bug Fixes

0.9.6

• Bug Fixes

0.9.5

• Linux __file__ not absolute. Used os.path.abspath

0.9.4

• Bug fixes

0.9.3

• Added constants such as
  • SENT_MESSAGE_TYPE
  • RECEIVED_MESSAGE_TYPE
  • MESSAGE_TYPE
  • MULTIMEDIAMESSAGE_TYPE
• Fixed MultiMediaMessage.mv() function

0.9.2

• No longer have to use selenium to authenticate. Now you have to manually grab connect.sid cookie.

0.9.1

• Nothing much

0.9.0

• Using Message and MultiMediaMessage classes instead of dictionary for /get_new_messages/get_sent_messages
• get_messages still returns old dictionary
• Fixed user_sids.json overwrite problem

0.8.0

• Fixed the receiving messages. Now working 100%

0.7.0

• Added FailedRequest and InvalidFileType errors to Client instance

0.5.0

• bug fixes

0.4.0

• Added Client = TNAPI.Client in __init__.py
• Fixed the failed login import in TNAPI.py

0.3.0

• Receiving messages are better but not good

0.2.0

• Nothing much

0.1.0

• Initial Commit
• Can send messages and photos/videos
• receiving messages a work in progress

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT