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Writing about code and technology

In order to show the true power of an API, the best way is to showcase what it can do. One way of doing that is to write about it, creating guides, tutorials, workshops, blogpost or technical documentation.
Here’s a sample of what I have written about the 46elks API that is published:

Kortnummer (Short Codes)
A product offering from 46elks for “short codes” — easy-to-remember, short phone numbers (and keywords) that users can SMS to for things like votes, sign-ups or automated flows.

Conversations API Docs
Documentation for the “Conversations” beta product of 46elks: a way to send a question, receive a reply, and manage the conversation history via their API. Conversations API sub-pages:

Raspberry Pico Workshop
A workshop using the Raspberry Pi Pico Wireless microcontroller to build IoT setups (e.g., temperature sensor or button) that trigger SMS via the 46elks API.

Skicka SMS med Postman
A tutorial showing how to use Postman to send an SMS via the 46elks API, including how to set up the request and authentication.

IVR Flask tutorial
A guide to build a basic IVR (interactive voice response) phone-menu application using the 46elks voice API and a Flask (Python) server.

Shared SMS Inbox
A commercial application by 46elks where a team can share one SMS (or MMS) number and collaboratively handle inbound customer messages in a chat-style interface.

Guide Terminalen
A blog-post introducing the computer terminal/command line (for Mac/Windows/Linux) and showing basic commands and workflows to make it less intimidating for beginners.

Guide Git
A beginner’s guide to the version‐control system Git, explaining what it is, how to start using it with local repositories and the main concepts.

T‑shirt Challenge
A fun promotional campaign by 46elks: send an SMS with “Tshirt” as sender and your size, and you get a free T-shirt. Demonstrates use of the SMS API in a playful way.