Messages

The Messages page within COS allows you to manage the SMS and MMS text messaging scripts used for your outreach.

To access the Messages page, please select "Messages" from the navigation menu in your COS project.

Screen Shot 2025-05-09 at 3.55.55 PMThis will display a preview of the text messaging script, highlighting several key features:

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At the top, you have the option to print, email, or download the script in .JSON format for easy uploading into another project, if necessary.

Screen Shot 2025-05-09 at 4.03.48 PMThe initial message contains required fields like the organization name and opt-out information that must be included per compliance regulations.

A sender is mandatory for all messages, this could be an individual or organization.

Screen Shot 2025-05-09 at 4.25.00 PMYou can add MMS files (images, videos, audio) or set up link tracking in the initial message parameters.

For more information, see the following articles:
MMS Files
Link Tracking SMS/MMS

Screen Shot 2025-05-09 at 4.26.58 PMFor follow-up messages, you can create a full survey flow by setting up question responses and using autobot features to automatically code common reply phrases.

Screen Shot 2025-05-09 at 4.27.52 PMThe script also displays character and message segment counts to help you stay within SMS length limits.