# Create a phone pool in AWS End User Messaging SMS
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When you create a new phone pool it will inherit all of the settings from the first phone number or sender ID that is added. For example, if you create a pool and the first phone number added has two-way messaging enabled, the other phone numbers that you add to the pool must also have two-way messaging enabled.

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#### [ Create a phone pool (Console) ]

To create a pool using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, follow these steps:

**To create a pool (Console)**

1. Open the AWS End User Messaging SMS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/).

1. In the navigation pane, under **Configurations**, choose **Phone pools**.

1. On the **Phone pools** page, choose **Create phone pool**.

1. Under the **Pool setup** section, for **Pool name** enter a name for your pool.

1. Choose one of the following options:
   + **Phone number** – In the **Phone numbers available for association** section, choose a phone number to associate with the pool.
     + **Simulator number** (Optional)– If you don't have any phone numbers and want to request a simulator phone number then choose **Phone number** and in the **Phone numbers available for association** section, do the following:
       + Choose **Request simulator number**.
       + In **Request simulator number**, choose your country from the dropdown list.
       + Choose **Request number**.
       + In **Phone numbers available for association**, choose the new simulator phone number.
   + **Sender ID** – In the **Sender IDs available for association** section, choose a sender ID to associate with the pool.

1. (Optional) Expand the **Tags** and choose **Add new tag**.

   1. Enter a new blank key/value pair.

   1. (Optional) Choose **Add new tag** to add another tag.

1. Choose **Create phone pool**.

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#### [ Create a phone pool (AWS CLI) ]

You can use the [create-pool](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/pinpoint-sms-voice-v2/create-pool.html) command to create new pools.

You can also add a phone number to a pool when you use the `RequestPhoneNumber` API to purchase a phone number. For more information, see [Request a phone number in AWS End User Messaging SMS](phone-numbers-request.md).

**To create a pool using the AWS CLI**
+ At the command line, enter the following command:

  ```
  $ aws pinpoint-sms-voice-v2 create-pool \
  > --origination-identity originationIdentity \
  > --iso-country-code XX \
  > --message-type TRANSACTIONAL
  ```

  In the preceding command, make the following changes:
  + Replace *originationIdentity* with the unique ID or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the phone number or sender ID that you want to add to the pool.
**Tip**  
You can find both the ID and ARN of a phone number by using the [describe-phone-numbers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/pinpoint-sms-voice-v2/describe-phone-numbers.html) operation. You can find the ID and ARN of a sender ID by using the [describe-sender-ids](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/pinpoint-sms-voice-v2/describe-sender-ids.html) operation.
  + Replace *XX* with the ISO-3166 alpha-2 identifier of the country for the *originationIdentity*.
  + If you plan to use the pool to send marketing or promotional messages, replace *TRANSACTIONAL* with `PROMOTIONAL`. Otherwise, use `TRANSACTIONAL`.

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