You can create a messaging campaign to send messages in batches to the Chinese mainland. This topic describes how to send messages to the Chinese mainland.
Prerequisites
- An enterprise account is created with Alibaba Cloud and has passed the account verification process. For more information, visit the registration page and Account Center.
- A resource package is purchased. For more information, visit the buy page of Alibaba Cloud SMS.
- Alibaba Cloud SMS is activated. For more information, visit the product page of SMS.
- A signature and a message template are created and approved. For more information, see Create an SMS signature and Create a message template.
Procedure
Note Go China is currently not supported.
- Log on to the Alibaba Cloud SMS console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click Go China.
- On the Go China page, click the Broadcast tab.
- On the Broadcast tab, click Create Campaign.
- Specify the parameters as prompted. The following table describes the parameters.
Parameter Description Campaign Name Enter the name of the campaign. The name can be up to 30 characters in length. Signature Select a signature for the message. Template Select a message type and message template. Mobile Phone Numbers When you prepare to send your SMS messages, you have two options for adding recipients: - Import Data
- You can import a list of contacts into the platform by downloading a sample file from the Alibaba Cloud SMS console and enter the mobile phone numbers as required.
- Click Import Mobile Phone Numbers to import the mobile phone numbers.
- Manual Input
You can manually input the mobile phone numbers of the recipients directly into the console.
Note- You cannot include variables in the message content when you manually input mobile phone numbers.
- The maximum number of mobile phone numbers that can be added manually is limited to 100. If you need to send messages to more than 100 recipients or send messages with variables, you can proceed by uploading a list of contact numbers instead.
Schedule Campaign If you choose to enable the Schedule Campaign option, you can specify the date and time for sending the messages. This feature allows you to plan and automate the delivery of your messages at a convenient time for your audience. Note You can cancel the messaging campaign until 5 minutes before the scheduled time. To cancel the messaging campaign, click Cancel in the Actions column on the Broadcast tab. - Import Data
- If you enable the Schedule Campaign option, click Schedule Campaign. Otherwise, click Submit.
What to do next
After a messaging campaign is created, you can click Details in the Actions column on the Broadcast tab to view the message details. On the message details page, you can view the basic information, delivery result, and mobile phone numbers.