# United States Short Code registration form In order to create and use a short code for your SMS campaign, you need to complete the registration form and submit it for approval. **Complete a short code registration** 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 **Registrations**, choose the registration number to complete. **Note** If you already created a registration when requesting the toll-free number then you can use that registration form. 1. In the **US short code registration** section, make sure you have the following documentation ready: + **SMS Terms & Conditions **, your specific terms of service. This may be either your public document or a draft version + **Call-to-action/Opt-in Mockup**, either a visual mockup or a written script showing exactly how users join your program. + **Confirm your campaign does not fall into prohibited message control and use cases**, make sure your campaign is not in any prohibited category. For more information, see [Prohibited message content](best-practices.md#best-practices-sms-message-content). Choose **Next**. 1. In the **Company info** section, enter the following: + For **Company Name**, enter the name of your company. + For **Company identification number**, enter the legal identification number of your company (such as EIN or VAT). + For **Doing Business As (DBA) name**, enter the DBA or brand name if different from the legal name of your company. + For **Company website**, enter the full URL of your company's website. + For **Legal entity type**, enter the legal form of organization. + For **Stock symbol**, enter the stock market symbol of your company. If you are a public profit company it is required to provide this information. + For **Stock exchange**, enter the stock exchange your company appears on. If you are a public profit company it is required to provide this information. + For **Company overview**, provide a short description of the products/services your company provides to its customers. + For **Are you an ISV or company managing this Short Code on behalf of another company ("End-company")?**, select **Yes** if you are managing this service on behalf of another company (for example, if you're an ISV). Click the info button for additional information. + For **Content provider company name (ISV only)** enter the legal name of content provider company. + For **Content provider company identification number (ISV only)**, enter the legal identification number of the content provider company (such as EIN or VAT). + For **Content provider company website (ISV only)** enter the full URL of the content provider company's website. + For **Content provider legal entity type (ISV only)** enter the legal form of content provider. + For **Content provider stock symbol (ISV only, if applicable)** enter the ISV stock symbol. If you are a public profit company it is required to provide this information. + For **Content provider stock exchange (ISV only, if applicable)** enter the stock exchange the ISV company appears on. If you are a public profit company it is required to provide this information. Choose **Next**. 1. In the **Company Address** section, enter the following: + For **Address 1**, enter the physical street address associated with your company. + For **Address 2**, enter the unit number of the physical address, if applicable. + For **City** enter city where the physical address is located. + For **State / Province**, enter the state, province, or region where the physical address is located. + For **Postal code**, enter the postal code / ZIP code where the physical address is located. + For **Country code**, enter the two-digit ISO country code where the physical address is located. + For **Content provider address 1 (ISV only)**, enter the physical street address associated with the content provider company. + For **Content provider address 2 (ISV only)**, enter the unit number of the physical address, if applicable. + For **Content provider city (ISV only)**, enter the city where the physical address is located. + For **Content provider state / province (ISV only)**, enter the state, province, or region where the physical address is located. + For **Content provider postal code (ISV only)**, enter the postal code / ZIP code where the physical address is located. + For **Content provider country code (ISV only)**, enter the two-digit ISO country code where the physical address is located. Choose **Next**. 1. In the **Contact info** section, enter the following: + For **Contact name**, enter the name of your company's point of contact. If you are an ISV, input your end customer's information. + For **Contact email address**, enter the email address of your company's point of contact. If you are an ISV, input your end customer's information. + For **Contact phone number**, enter the phone number of your company's point of contact. If you are an ISV, input your end customer's information. + For **Content provider name (ISV only)**, enter the name of the content provider point of contact. + For **Content provider email address (ISV only)**, enter the email address of the content provider point of contact. + For **Content provider phone number (ISV only)**, enter the phone number of the content provider point of contact. Choose **Next**. 1. In the **Customer Care Contact info** section, enter the following: + For **Customer care URL**, enter the full URL of your company's customer support page. + For **Customer care email address**, enter the email address of your company's customer support. + For **Customer care phone number**, enter the phone number of your company's customer support. Choose **Next**. 1. In the **Short Code info** section, enter the following: + For **Short code option**, please specify if you would like a Random or Vanity short code, or if you would like a Random code if your preferred Vanity short code is unavailable. + For **Vanity short code number preference 1**, and you are requesting a Vanity short code, please specify the short code requested. Specify up to 3 short codes in the order of preference. + For **Vanity short code number preference 2**, and you are requesting a Vanity short code, please specify the short code requested. Specify up to 3 short codes in the order of preference. + For **Vanity short code number preference 3**, and you are requesting a Vanity short code, please specify the short code requested. Specify up to 3 short codes in the order of preference. Choose **Next**. 1. In the **Messaging use case** section, enter the following: + For **Service name**, enter the service name to include your company or brand name and can include a short descriptor to define the type of messages you are sending. + For **Use case category**, select the category which most closely aligns with your use case. + For **Use case description**, enter a Description of your use case for sending SMS messages with this short code. + For **Sweepstakes or contests**, enter whether this short code is used for sending sweepstakes related communication. + For **Full URL of sweepstakes or contests rules**, enter the url for the sweepstakes or contest rules. If yes, you are required to provide a URL to the rules of the sweepstakes. + For **Sweepstakes or contests document**, enter a document detailing the sweepstakes or contest rules if a full URL of the sweepstakes or contest rules is not available. + For **Debt collection**, enter if this short code is used for debt collection. + For **HIPAA eligible use case**, enter whether the use case is HIPPA eligible. + For **Average monthly SMS frequency per user**, enter the estimated number of SMS messages that users expect to receive from this short code. + For **Monthly SMS volume**, enter the estimated number of SMS messages which will be sent from this short code each month. Choose **Next**. 1. In **Message Samples** section, do the following: + For **Message sample 1**, enter a sample. At least one sample is required of an SMS message which will be sent from this short code. + For **Message sample 2**, enter a another sample if necessary. + For **Message sample 3**, enter a another sample if necessary. + For **Message sample 4**, enter a another sample if necessary. + For **Message sample 5**, enter a another sample if necessary. + For **Message sample 6**, enter a another sample if necessary. + For **Message sample 7**, enter a another sample if necessary. + For **Message sample 8**, enter a another sample if necessary. + For **Message sample 9**, enter a another sample if necessary. + For **Message sample 10**, enter a another sample if necessary. Choose **Next**. 1. In the **MMS File samples** section, enter the following: + For **MMS**, select if you require an MMS-capable short code. + For **MMS message sample 1**, provide a sample of your MMS messaging content. This is required if you selected Yes. + For **MMS message sample 2**, provide a sample of your MMS messaging content if necessary. + For **MMS message sample 3**, provide a sample of your MMS messaging content if necessary. Choose **Next**. 1. In the **Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy Info** section, enter the following: + For **Terms & Conditions URL**, enter the full URL of your company's Terms and Conditions page. + For **Terms & Conditions file**, provide the full text of the Terms & Conditions if it is not published. + For **Privacy Policy URL**, enter the full URL of your company's Privacy Policy page. + For **Privacy Policy File**, provide the full text of the Privacy Policy if it is not published. Choose **Next**. 1. In **Opt-in Workflow/Call-to-action** section, do the following: + For **Opt-in Method**, enter how the user will opt-in. + For **Opt-in method other**, explain the method if **Other** was selected. + For **Opt-in method user experience flow 1**, create a step-by-step description of the end user experience when signing up for the service, together with the exact verbiage that is presented. + For **Opt-in mock-up 1**, attach a mock up showing the call-to-action or opt-in. + For **Opt-in method user experience flow 2**, create a step-by-step description of the end user experience when signing up for the service, together with the exact verbiage that is presented. + For **Opt-in mock-up 2**, attach a mock up showing the call-to-action or opt-in. + For **Opt-in method user experience flow 3**, create a step-by-step description of the end user experience when signing up for the service, together with the exact verbiage that is presented. + For **Opt-in mock-up 3**, select whether a double opt-in experience is being used. + For **Double opt-in process**, create a step-by-step description of the end user experience when double opting-in for the service, together with the exact verbiage that is presented. + For **Double opt-in user experience flow**, create a step-by-step description of the end user experience when double opting-in for the service. Choose **Next**. 1. In the **Compliance Keywords and Auto-Responses** section, enter the following: + For **HELP response**, describe the end user experience when your user sends you an inbound message with the HELP keyword. + For **STOP response**, describe the end user experience when your user sends you STOP. + For **Opt-in keyword**, provide the primary keyword that, when sent to the short code, results in the sender being opted in to the messages. + For **Opt-in confirmation message**, provide the message sent to recipients confirming with them that they've opted in to your service. Choose **Next**. 1. On the **Review and submit** page verify the information you are about to submit is correct. To make updates choose **Edit** next to the section. 1. Choose **Submit registration**.