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SMPP Error Codes

Command Status

Command Status as defined in [SMPP] (5.1.3).

Please note that SMPP protocol Command Status Error Codes below are specified as hexadecimal numbers. Remember to do appropriate conversion before checking on results returned by SMSC through library functions.
Value Description
0x00000000 No Error
0x00000001 Message Length is invalid
0x00000002 Command Length is invalid
0x00000003 Invalid Command ID
0x00000004 Incorrect BIND Status for given command
0x00000005 ESME Already in Bound State
0x00000006 Invalid Priority Flag
0x00000007 Invalid Registered Delivery Flag
0x00000008 System Error
0x00000009 Reserved
0x0000000A Invalid Source Address
0x0000000B Invalid Destination Address
0x0000000C Message ID is invalid
0x0000000D Bind Failed
0x0000000E Invalid Password
0x0000000F Invalid System ID
0x00000010 Reserved
0x00000011 Cancel SM Failed
0x00000012 Reserved
0x00000013 Replace SM Failed
0x00000014 Message Queue Full
0x00000015 Invalid Service Type
0x00000016-
0x00000032
Reserved
0x00000033 Invalid number of destinations
0x00000034 Invalid Distribution List name
0x00000035-
0x0000003F
Reserved
0x00000040 Destination flag is invalid (submit_multi)
0x00000041 Reserved
0x00000042 Invalid 'submit with replace' request (e.g. submit_sm with replace_if_present_flag set)
0x00000043 Invalid esm_class field data
0x00000044 Cannot Submit to Distribution List
0x00000045 submit_sm or submit_multi failed
0x00000046-
0x00000047
Reserved
0x00000048 Invalid Source address TON
0x00000049 Invalid Source address NPI
0x00000050 Invalid Destination address TON
0x00000051 Invalid Destination address NPI
0x00000052 Reserved
0x00000053 Invalid system_type field
0x00000054 Invalid replace_if_present flag
0x00000055 Invalid number of messages
0x00000056-
0x00000057
Reserved
0x00000058 Throttling error (ESME has exceeded allowed message limits)
0x00000059-
0x00000060
Reserved
0x00000061 Invalid Scheduled Delivery Time
0x00000062 Invalid message validity period (Expiry time)
0x00000063 Predefined Message Invalid or Not Found
0x00000064 ESME Receiver Temporary App Error Code
0x00000065 ESME Receiver Permanent App Error Code
0x00000066 ESME Receiver Reject Message Error Code
0x00000067 query_sm request failed
0x00000068-
0x000000BF
Reserved
0x000000C0 Error in the optional part of the PDU Body
0x000000C1 Optional Parameter not allowed
0x000000C2 Invalid Parameter Length.
0x000000C3 Expected Optional Parameter missing
0x000000C4 Invalid Optional Parameter Value
0x000000C5-
0x000000FD
Reserved
0x000000FE Delivery Failure (used for data_sm_resp)
0x000000FF Unknown Error
0x00000100-
0x000003FF
Reserved for SMPP extension
0x00000400-
0x000004FF
Reserved for SMSC vendor specific errors
0x00000500-
0xFFFFFFFF
Reserved
Message State

Message State as defined in [SMPP] (5.2.28).

Value Description
1 The message is in "en route" state
2 Message is delivered to destination
3 Message validity period has expired
4 Message has been deleted
5 Message is undeliverable
6 Message is in accepted state (e.g. has been manually read on behalf of the subscriber by customer service)
7 Message is in invalid state
8 Message is in a rejected state
Network Error Code

Network Error Code as defined in [SMPP] (5.3.2.31).

The Network Error Code parameter is used to indicate the actual network error code for a delivery failure. The network error code is technology specific. It's a 3 Octet String which consists of 2 sub fields: Network Type (1 Integer) and Error Code (2 Integer). The first octet indicates the network type. The following values are defined: 1 = ANSI-136, 2 = IS-95, 3 = GSM, 4 = Reserved. All other values reserved. The remaining two octets specify the actual network error code appropriate to the network type.