Example script for the generation for AWS SMS notifications

aws_sms_notification.py

import boto3

# Generated through IAM
aws_access_key_id = ''
aws_secret_access_key = ''
region_name = 'us-west-2'

sns = boto3.client('sns', aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key_id, aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_access_key, region_name=region_name)

# Number including region code e.g. +44 for UK numbers
number = ''

# Name that appears at the top of the message
sender_id = 'companyId'

# SMS type can be Transactional (Critical) or Promotional (Non-Critical). 
# Transactional have a higher reliability, however can incur additional fees
# sms_type = 'Transactional'
sms_type = 'Promotional'

attributes = {
                'AWS.SNS.SMS.SenderID': {
                    'DataType': 'String',
                    'StringValue': sender_id
                },
                'AWS.SNS.SMS.SMSType': {
                    'DataType': 'String',
                    'StringValue': sms_type
                }
            }

message = 'Test SMS Message'

sns.publish(PhoneNumber=number, Message=message, MessageAttributes=attributes)