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Does the 160 character limit for single messages apply before, or after URL encoding?

April 26, 2017character encoding limit Messages URL

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Does the 160 character limit for single messages apply before, or after URL encoding?

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Before. The URL encoding is required in order for the request to be submitted to Bulletin Connect Message. Once we receive it it is decoded and then submited to the the carrier in a format that they require. If you are not setting a fragmentationLimit on your request then ensure that the message length is less than 160 characters before URL encoding it.