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title: Send SMS
slug: business-phone-system/send-sms
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createdAt: 2025-10-10T11:58:35.192Z
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1. Log into your Exotel account
2. Click on the 'SMS' button on the top left

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3. Enter the number to which you want to send the SMS

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4. Enter your message content OR
5. Optionally choose an SMS template What is an sms template and how can i get it approved? If there are placeholders(%d and %s) in your template replace them with actual numbers and text respectively.

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6\) Click send SMS. That's it!

**Note: TRAI has now made it mandatory for any Indian Entities communicating to their customers via SMS must be registered in one of the DLT portals. For detailed information visit here: TRAI Regulations on Commercial Communications (DLT portal) - SMS in India**

## Watch a short video

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