# China SMS template registration form
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To register your SMS template you must open a support case in the Support Center Console.

**Note**  
Only China requires SMS template registration for your account to be allowed sending there.

**Register an SMS template**

1. Create an AWS Support case at [https://support.console.aws.amazon.com/support/home\$1/case/create?issueType=service-limit-increase](https://console.aws.amazon.com/support/home#/case/create?issueType=service-limit-increase).

1. In the **Service** section, do the following:
   + For **Limit type**, choose **AWS End User Messaging SMS (Pinpoint)**.
   + For **Provide a link to the site or app which will be sending SMS messages - optional**, identify the website or application where your audience members opt in to receive your SMS messages. 
   + For **What type of messages do you plan to send - optional**, choose the type of message that you plan to send using your Sender ID: 
     + **One Time Password** – Messages that provide passwords that your customers use to authenticate with your website or application.
     + **Promotional** – Noncritical messages that promote your business or service, such as special offers or announcements.
     + **Transactional** – Important informational messages that support customer transactions, such as order confirmations or account alerts. Transactional messages must not contain promotional or marketing content.
   + For **Which AWS Region will you be sending messages from - optional**, choose the AWS Region that you will be sending messages from.
   + For **Which countries do you plan to send messages to - optional**, enter the country or region that you will be sending messages to.
**Note**  
Only China requires template registration for your account to be allowed sending there.
   + In the **How do your customers opt to receive messages from you - optional**, provide details about your opt-in process.
   + In the **Please provide the message template that you plan to use to send messages to your customers - optional** field, include the template that you will be using.

1. In the **Requests** section, do the following:
   + For the **Region**, choose the AWS Region that you plan to make API requests from.
   + For **Resource Type**, choose **Template Registration**.
   + For **Quota**, choose on of the following:
     + **One Time Passwords/Two-Factor Authentication** – Messages that provide passwords that your customers use to authenticate with your website or application.
     + **Promotional/Marketing** – Noncritical messages that promote your business or service, such as special offers or announcements.
     + **Transactional** – Important informational messages that support customer transactions, such as order confirmations or account alerts. Transactional messages must not contain promotional or marketing content.
     + **Transactional/Notifications/OTP/2FA** – Important informational messages that support customer transactions, such as order confirmations or account alerts. Transactional messages must not contain promotional or marketing content.
   + For **New quota value** enter `1`.

1. Under **Case description**, for **Use case description**, explain your use case and opt-in workflow. 
   + The SMS message template that you plan to use.
   + The number of messages that you plan to send each recipient each month.
   +  Information about how your customers opt in to receiving messages from you.
   + The name of your company or organization.
   + The address that's associated with your company or organization. 
   + The country where your company or organization is based.
   + A phone number for your company or organization.
   + The URL of the website for your company or organization.

1. Under **Contact options**, for **Preferred contact language**, choose whether you want to receive communications for this case in **English** or **Japanese**.

1. When you finish, choose **Submit**.

After we receive your request, we provide an initial response within 24 hours. We will send you a country-specific registration form for you to complete and provide back to us for downstream processing.

**Important**  
In order to prevent our systems from being used to send unsolicited or malicious content, we consider each request carefully. We might not be able to grant your request if your use case doesn't align with our policies.