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title: What does the status column do?
description: "If you set one, that cell is updated to SENT or FAILED right after send, then to DELIVERED, UNDELIVERED, or similar once the operator confirms. Recent Activity also only tracks rows that have a status column configured. ### More Related…"
url: "https://www.smsgatewaycenter.com/blog/kb/what-does-the-status-column-do/"
updated: "2026-08-17"
category: Integrations / Google Sheets Integration / Delivery Status and Activity
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# What does the status column do?

If you set one, that cell is updated to SENT or FAILED right after send, then to DELIVERED, UNDELIVERED, or similar once the operator confirms. Recent Activity also only tracks rows that have a status column configured.

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