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How to Change Sender ID in Amazon SNS: A Step-By-Step Guide for Data Scientists

Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) is a popular, flexible, and fully managed publish-subscribe (pub-sub) messaging and mobile notifications service from Amazon Web Services (AWS). It’s used for building or extending distributed systems and microservices architectures. One customizable feature of Amazon SNS is the ability to set the Sender ID for SMS messages. This article covers a step-by-step process on how to change the Sender ID in Amazon SNS.
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How to Change Sender ID in Amazon SNS: A Step-By-Step Guide for Data Scientists

Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) is a popular, flexible, and fully managed publish-subscribe (pub-sub) messaging and mobile notifications service from Amazon Web Services (AWS). It’s used for building or extending distributed systems and microservices architectures. One customizable feature of Amazon SNS is the ability to set the Sender ID for SMS messages. This article covers a step-by-step process on how to change the Sender ID in Amazon SNS.

What is Sender ID?

The Sender ID is a customizable alphanumeric identifier of up to 11 characters that appears on the recipient’s device as the sender of the SMS. It allows recipients to immediately identify who sent the message. The Sender ID supports numbers, letters, and spaces, but no special characters.

Before You Start

Before changing the Sender ID in Amazon SNS, ensure that:

  • You have an active AWS account.
  • You have the necessary IAM permissions to access Amazon SNS.
  • AWS supports the use of Sender ID in your target country. Not all countries support Sender ID. Check the AWS SMS pricing page for more details.

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Open Amazon SNS

Log in to your AWS Management Console and navigate to the Amazon SNS dashboard.

Step 2: Create a new SMS message

Click on ‘Text messaging (SMS)’ in the Amazon SNS dashboard. In the ‘Send a text message (SMS)’ section, input the necessary details.

Step 3: Set Sender ID

In the ‘Sender ID’ field, input your preferred Sender ID. This will be the name that recipients see when they receive your SMS.

Step 4: Send the SMS

Once you’ve set your desired Sender ID, complete the other necessary fields and click ‘Publish message’. Your SMS will be sent with your chosen Sender ID.

Considerations

There are a few considerations when using a Sender ID:

  • As mentioned earlier, not all countries support Sender IDs. Make sure to verify whether your target audience’s country supports it.
  • Some countries require pre-registration of the Sender ID. Check with local regulations before sending SMS.
  • AWS also provides SNS APIs to send SMS messages, and you can specify the Sender ID in these APIs.

Conclusion

Customizing the Sender ID in Amazon SNS can enhance your messaging strategy by making your SMS messages more recognizable to recipients. This guide provides a straightforward process to change the Sender ID. Keep in mind the various considerations while setting up your Sender ID. Happy coding!

Keywords: Amazon SNS, Change Sender ID, AWS, SMS, Messaging, Data Science, IAM, AWS Management Console

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