What is a Short Code?

What is a Short Code?

A short code is essentially a special phone number that is designed for use with mobile phones. A person with a mobile phone types in a text message, dials the short code, and hits send to complete the message. The message sent to the short code initiates some type of automatic action, like signing the sender up for mobile alerts or sending a coupon code to the person’s mobile device. 

Example: 96362

    • Related Articles

    • What is a Quick Response Code?

      A QR Code is a two-dimensional barcode, which has encoded in it a URL (web address), text, or other information and is read by a QR scanner application on a smartphone.

    • What is a Quick Response Code?

      A QR Code is a two-dimensional barcode, which has encoded in it a URL (web address), text, or other information and is read by a QR scanner application on a smartphone.

    • How does the shorten URL work? Do I have to have one?

      In many of our features you’ll notice there is a shorten URL tool, which is great way to save characters when sending text messages. What the shorten URL tool does is it takes a long URL code and shortens it to a "bit.ly" link.  To implement this ...