# Send SMS Message

This action will send an SMS message to a target number using the selected phone provider.

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### Settings

The action uses the following settings:

| Setting                  | Description                                                    | [Parsed](https://docs.xenioo.com/actions-and-operations/dynamic-parsing) |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Service Provider         | The service provider that will be used to send the SMS Message | :no\_entry:                                                              |
| Sender Phone Number      | Your source phone number                                       | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |
| Sender Name              | The name you wish to appear as sender on the target phone      | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |
| User Name                | The user name to be used for this provider                     | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |
| Password                 | The password to be used for this provider                      | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |
| Partner Id               | The partner id supplied by your provider                       | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |
| App Id                   | The Application Id supplied by your provider                   | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |
| Region Id                | The region associated to your SMS service                      | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |
| Destination Phone Number | The phone number of the user you wish to reach                 | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |
| Message                  | The SMS message                                                | :white\_check\_mark:                                                     |

### Remarks

Depending on the selected provider not all settings may be required or displayed. Refer to each [supported provider](https://docs.xenioo.com/basic-concepts/publishing/channels/sms) configuration for details.

The SMS message is delivered to the selected provider and queued. Actual timings for message delivery may vary, depending on the used provider.

### Trigger

This action does not trigger any event.

### Variables

This action does not produce any variable.

### Availability

Channel specific availability follows the table below:

| Channel          | Availability     |
| ---------------- | ---------------- |
| Facebook         | Fully Available. |
| WhatsApp         | Fully Available. |
| Telegram         | Fully Available. |
| Web              | Fully Available. |
| Alexa            | Fully Available. |
| Google Assistant | Fully Available. |
| Slack            | Fully Available. |
| API              | Fully Available. |
| Discord          | Fully Available. |
| SMS              | Fully Available. |

This action can be used only inside interactions and not as child of other actions. This action requires a [Premium Account](https://docs.xenioo.com/basic-concepts/your-account/upgrading-from-free) to be used on a live chatbot.