{"id":2991,"date":"2026-09-18T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=2991"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:19:01","password":"","slug":"what-are-the-different-ways-to-send-rcs-messages","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb\/what-are-the-different-ways-to-send-rcs-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the different ways to send RCS messages?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to <strong>RCS &gt; Send RCS<\/strong>. The tabs at the top let you pick a sending method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Method<\/th><th>Best for<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick RCS<\/strong><\/td><td>Sending to a few numbers typed or pasted directly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Group<\/strong><\/td><td>Sending to one or more of your saved contact groups.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>File Mobile<\/strong><\/td><td>Uploading a file of mobile numbers that all receive the same message.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Custom Upload<\/strong><\/td><td>Uploading a file where each row has its own variable values, for personalised messages.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>API<\/strong><\/td><td>Sending from your own application or website.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every method uses the same basic flow: choose the <strong>bot<\/strong>, choose an approved <strong>template<\/strong>, fill in any <strong>variables<\/strong>, set the <strong>TTL<\/strong>, then send now or schedule for later. A live phone preview shows how the message will look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Important:<\/strong> RCS sends always use approved templates. You cannot send free-form text outside a template. Make sure your wallet has enough balance before sending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go to RCS &gt; Send RCS. The tabs at the top let you pick a sending method: Method Best for Quick RCS Sending to a few numbers typed or pasted directly. Group Sending to one or more of your saved contact groups. File Mobile Uploading a file of mobile numbers that all receive the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[2261],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2991","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-send-rcs"],"year_month":"2026-09","word_count":135,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Send RCS","term_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb-cat\/send-rcs\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=2991"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=2991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}