What are SMS Short Codes?

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SMS Short Codes are short, easy-to-remember phone numbers that customers can use to opt-in to receive messages from a specific business. They usually consist of five or six digits. Businesses can use Short Codes to send and receive both SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages. Organizations can do this either as part of their marketing activities, or as part of their standard business operations.

SMS Short Codes are usually belarus whatsapp number data country-specific and don’t support international roaming. Some notable exceptions to this include the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Note also that you cannot receive voice calls at a short code number. Their use is limited to SMS and MMS messaging. Typical applications include customer-interactive marketing, the exchange of verification codes, and two-factor authentication (2FA).