How to create and send SMS on your Exotel trial account

if you are looking to explore exotel sms to understand the product better, creating a trial account would be the first step for you to take testing outgoing sms on a trial account step #1 fill the sign up form visit my exotel com/auth/register and register yourself as a new user alternatively you could visit this link, and click on the sign up button this is the screen you would arrive at here, enter the details requested including your name, company, email id, phone number, country of operation, industry, and then click on the ` start my free trial ` button the next page may take 2 3 seconds to load step #2 verify your number verify your number by giving a missed call to the number mentioned in the screenshot below if you visit the co workers and groups tab after step#2, your number will be listed as verified in case your number is not verified, the option to send an sms on the top left of the screen will not work step #3 send a trial sms to a verified number while your kyc is pending, you can send a trial sms to a verified number (you could start with your own verified number) from exosms to a verified number (you can start with your own) message (you can also click on choose a sms template and select this template) this is a test message powered by exotel report abuse to +91808891888 exotel as a safety measure, on a trial account, you will not be able to send any other message, or to an unverified number step #4 complete your kyc to send an sms successfully to any unverified number, you would need to complete your kyc as well if you try to send an sms without completing your kyc, then you would get the below error the next step, as you may have assumed, would be to complete your kyc for this you would need to go to personalization > account > kyc docs on the exotel dashboard and upload all the documents within the mentioned size restrictions step #5 send an sms you should now be able to send your sms using the exophone number updated on the settings> sender id tab sms templates would need to follow dlt template specifications steps to send an sms are listed in this support article step #5 view your sent sms details upon sending, you can view your sent sms in your outbox where you will be able to see sms details as well testing outgoing sms on a full account first, login to your exotel account you can also watch the walkthrough https //learn exotel com/share/cab2057d 308d 4de7 9097 dcb7b2c84363/embed for testing outgoing sms tap the sms button when a popup occurs, from sender id to a sms recipient you want to send a message to (subject to dnd restrictions http //support exotel in/support/solutions/56661 ) pick a template for sms (kindly note as per trai regulations /messaging apis/trai regulations on commercial communications dlt portal sms in india , your template must be approved before you can send an sms matching that template) follow the trial account workflow outlined below if you want to test the sms workflow from a complete account but do not have any authorised templates in a few seconds, the sms arrives in the inbox of a non dnd number as below please get in touch with us at 08088919888 or write to us at hello\@exotel in mailto\ hello\@exotel in for any concerns watch a short video