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description: The Send SMS Message action element sends an SMS message from your Salesforce CMS to an audience segment. You can configure the action to track clicks and opens, send messages to your opt-in list only, and get help from Einstein for send-time optimization (STO) and identifying which clicks and opens are real.
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# Send SMS Marketing Flow Element

The Send SMS Message action element sends an SMS message from your Salesforce CMS to an audience segment. You can configure the action to track clicks and opens, send messages to your opt-in list only, and get help from Einstein for send-time optimization (STO) and identifying which clicks and opens are real.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with Marketing Cloud <strong>Growth</strong> or <strong>Advanced</strong> Edition</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: All editions supported by Data 360. See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_dc_editions.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Data 360 edition availability</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Usage

The Send SMS Message action element is available in automation event-triggered flows, broadcast flows, on-demand flows, and segment-triggered flows.

## Set Input Values

You select the segment from the campaign record or from the flow’s Start element. You customize the contents of the SMS message from the campaign record.

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d191308e102">Input Parameter</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d191308e105">Description</th>
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            <td data-label="Input Parameter" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d191308e102 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">SMS</strong>
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            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d191308e105 ">
              <p>The SMS message content to be sent.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">This field is populated with the SMS
                content that was created when you created the campaign. If you remove the SMS
                message content from this field, you can select different content from your
                content workspace in your CMS.</p>
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            <td data-label="Input Parameter" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d191308e102 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">Sender ID</strong>
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            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d191308e105 ">
              <p>The sender for the SMS message.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">This address is configured in Unified
                Messaging Setup.</p>
            </td>

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            <td data-label="Input Parameter" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d191308e102 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">Track Clicks</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d191308e105 ">Optional. If enabled, the flow tracks how many times message recipients click
              links that are included in your message.</td>

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              <strong class="uicontrol">Communication Subscription</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d191308e105 ">Optional. If you select a communication subscription, the message is sent only
              to recipients who opt in to receiving it.</td>

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              <strong class="uicontrol">Communication Subscription Channel Type ID</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d191308e105 ">The ID of the communication subscription channel type that points to the
              communication subscription.</td>

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## Usage

The SMS message is sent based on the schedule configured in the Start element. If there are multiple Send SMS Message elements separated by Wait elements, the flow doesn’t send the SMS message until the Wait conditions are met.