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21709: Alpha Sender ID is Invalid or Not Authorized for this Messaging Service



ERROR: 21709

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PROGRAMMABLE SMS
ERROR

The Alpha Sender ID being added to a Messaging Service is invalid or Alpha Sender IDs have not been enabled for this Messaging Service.

Possible Causes

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  • The Messaging Service is not enabled to support Alpha Sender IDs.
  • The Alpha Sender ID being added to a Messaging Service is invalid. Alphanumeric Sender IDs may be up to 11 characters. Accepted characters include both upper- and lower-case ASCII letters, the digits 0 through 9, and space: A-Z, a-z, 0-9. They may not be only numbers.

Alphanumeric Sender ID Requirements:

  1. Enter between 2 - 11 characters that represent the brand identity of the Sender. You can include upper- and lower-case letters, the numbers 0 - 9, and spaces.
  2. Include at least one letter.
  3. Do not use ASCII special characters (e.g. #, @).
  4. For Saudi Arabia, if you are sending promotional messages, your Sender ID needs to have an '-AD' suffix.