SMS Short Codes
Send SMS engagement, marketing and communication messages to your audience, fans and community with dedicated short codes.
What is a Short Code?
A short code is a 5 or 6 digit phone number that is used by businesses, organizations, and government agencies to send regular text and MMS (picture) messages. These messages can be used for marketing, communications, alerts, notifications and more.
These numbers can only be used to send and receive text messages. They do not have a voice channel to transmit calls.
The Different Types of Short Codes
There are two different types of short codes used for SMS engagement, random and vanity. They’re the exact same in terms of their functionality and capabilities. It all comes down to the number and associated costs.
Random Short Codes
Random codes are assigned from a pool. They may the best option if you are looking to keep the cost down and can wait a month or so for carrier approval.
- Send SMS and MMS (Picture) messages
- 5 and 6 digits available
- High throughput to scale with your campaigns
Vanity Short Codes
Choose your number from an available pool to have your campaigns stand out.
- Easy to remember
- More impact for your campaigns
- Works with keywords to run multiple campaigns
Carrier Approved for High Volume Messaging
High throughput for large scale campaigns.
- Works in the USA
- Delivery receipts
- Approved for engagement, marketing, 2FA and more
Platform Features
Use your short code with our engagement platform to jumpstart your mobile messaging project.
Power Your Audience Development Campaigns with SMS Short Codes
Deliver messages at scale to your audience with the #1 communication channel, SMS messaging.
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