Setting up the Amazon Pinpoint voice channel
To send voice messages by using Amazon Pinpoint, start by creating a new Amazon Pinpoint project. Then, enable the voice channel for the project and request a dedicated phone number, referred to as a long code, for sending voice messages. A long code is a standard telephone number that contains up to 15 digits, depending on the country or region that it's based in. These phone numbers are dedicated—that is, they're reserved for use only by your Amazon Pinpoint account. You can lease local phone numbers that are based in a variety of countries or regions.
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You can also enable the voice channel for an existing project. To do this, use the SMS and voice settings page on the Amazon Pinpoint console. For more information, see Managing the Amazon Pinpoint voice channel.
Note that the settings that you choose for the voice channel also apply to the SMS channel for the project. If you want to send both voice and SMS messages from the project, choose settings that support your goals for both channels. To learn more about enabling and using the SMS channel, see Amazon Pinpoint SMS channel.
To set up the voice channel for a new project
Open the Amazon Pinpoint console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/pinpoint/
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On the All projects page, choose Create a project.
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For Project name, enter a name, and then choose Create.
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The project name can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters. It can also include the following characters: comma (,), period (.), at sign (@), underscore (_), equals sign (=), and plus sign (+).
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Under Project features, in the SMS and voice section, choose Configure.
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Select Enable the SMS channel for this project.
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Expand the Advanced configurations section, and then choose Request phone number.
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On the Define your phone numbers page, for Country, choose the country where your recipients are located. You can choose only one country at a time, but you can add more countries later if necessary.
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Specify the use case for the phone number. You can choose one of the following options:
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Promotional – Choose this option for sending marketing messages or messages promoting your business or service.
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Transactional – Choose this option for sending time-sensitive messages, such as password resets or transaction alerts.
In some countries and regions, the value that you choose can determine the price that you pay for each message that you send. Transactional messages are optimized for high deliverability, resulting in a higher cost in many countries. Promotional messages are optimized for cost-effectiveness. For more information about SMS pricing, see Amazon Pinpoint pricing
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The Summary section displays information about the number. The Price per month shows the cost for a single number.
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For Quantity, choose the quantity of numbers that you want to purchase. You can purchase up to 10 numbers in a single request. You can purchase additional numbers later. The Subtotal updates to display the total monthly cost for the quantity of phone numbers that you're purchasing.
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(Optional) If you want to purchase additional phone numbers, choose Add a country or region, and repeat the previous steps until you've defined requests for all of the countries where you need long codes.
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When you're done purchasing phone numbers, choose Next.
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The Review and request page displays the number of request details for each destination country.
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The Total cost displays the total cost for all numbers for all countries that you've chosen.
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Choose Request if you're ready. Otherwise, choose Previous to go to back and make any changes. After you choose Request, you can no longer make changes.
