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title: "Send SMS To Contact"
slug: "send-sms-to-contact"
updated: 2022-11-22T20:22:14Z
published: 2022-11-22T20:22:14Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/send-sms-to-contact"
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# Send SMS To Contact

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 7.12.0 |
| **Location** | Communication > Notification |

The Send SMS to Contact step sends an SMS (text) message to a configured contact. The Step utilizes the ContactInfoOwner input to determine who to send the message to. Note: Phone contacts can be configured by Build Data mapping the ContactInfoOwner input and then building an array on the Phones input. The input allows users to add a phone number, declare the type of phone, and select the SMS Carrier.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| From | Who the SMS will be coming from. | String |
| Contact Info | Map in contact information for who will be receiving the SMS. | ContactInfoOwner |
| Subject | The Subject line of the SMS. | String |
| Body | The Body of the SMS. Use **Merge Plain Text** to combine Flow Data and text to build the body. | String |
| Attachments | Expects a list of FileData. | FileData |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| None | --- | --- |

#### Email - Addressing

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reply To | If the receiver replies to the email, this is the email address that will receive the response. | String |
| CC | Who should be Carbon Copied on the email | String |
| BCC | Who should be Blind Carbon Copied on the email | String |

#### Email Retry

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Show Fail on Path | Displays an outcome path labeled "On Error." | Boolean |
| Retry on Fail | Sets the step to send an email again if it fails. | Boolean |
|  | Retry Count | Limits the number of times that the step will retry sending the email. The default number is "3". | Int32 |
|  | Retry Delay In Seconds | Delays retrying sending the email. | Int32 |

#### Settings - Contents

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Clean Up HTML | Converts HTML codes containing "&" to their standard characters. | Boolean |
| Send Raw HTML | Sends the Email in Raw HTML format. | Boolean |
| Email Content Type | Allows the user to select the formatting for an Email. Selecting Auto auto-selects an option, selecting HTML sends the Email in HTML format, and selecting Plain sends the Email as plain text. | --- |
| Pick Email Template | Enables the ability to select from a list of pre-existing Email Templates. | Boolean |
| Email Template | Displays a list of existing Email Templates | --- |

#### SMTP Settings

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Use Default SMTP Settings | Uses the Instances Default SMTP Settings - typically set up upon installation | Boolean |
|  | SMTP Server Settings | Provides dialog to set up SMTP Settings (Server Address, Client Domain, etc.) | --- |

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Related Information

Articles: [Setting Up Carriers for SMS Notifications](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/setting-up-carriers-for-sms-notifications)