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1. Introduction

Rich Communication Services (RCS) is the modern upgrade to SMS, offering enhanced features like multimedia sharing, real-time chat, read receipts, and typing indicators. RCS transforms messaging into a richer, more interactive experience, operating over mobile data or Wi-Fi. For businesses, RCS enables branded messaging, interactive features, and better customer engagement, making it the future of mobile communication.

2. Steps To Onboarding for Bot Registration

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  1. Bot Type: Here, geographic routing needs to be specified, indicating whether the message should be sent domestically or to international destinations.

  2. Bot Message Type: The message type refers to the category of the message, such as OTP (One-Time Password), Promotional, or Transactional.

    1. OTP → One-time-password messages or transactions that are time-sensitive and of immediate nature. (Similar to the Transactional message category used for SMS in India).

    2. Transactional → Notifications & information sent to existing customers of a business to provide relevant information for a customer’s existing services or products or editorial & media content. (Similar to the Service message category used for SMS in India).

    3. Promotional --> Sales, marketing or promotional messages to new or existing customers, about new or existing or services or products with the intention to sell, x-sell, up-sell now or in the future. (Similar to the Promotional message category used for SMS in India).

  3. Bot Name: Provide the name of the chatbot that will appear at the top of the message thread (maximum of 40 characters).

  4. Brand Name: Enter the brand name with which your chatbot will be associated. (maximum of 100 characters)

  5. Bot Logo: Provide a logo for your bot that will be displayed in connection with the bot's name.

    1. Image size : 224 pixels wide x 224 pixels tall

    2. Image Format: JPEG, JPG or PNG.

  6. Banner Image: Provide a brand image for your bot that will be displayed in the bot's 'Info & options' screen.

    Note: Your logo will be overlaid on the Banner Image (bottom center) so be careful with your design.

    1. Image Size: 1440 pixels wide x 448 pixels tall

  7. Short Description: Provide a short description of your bot that will briefly summarize its purpose or functionality.

  8. Color: Specify a color for your agent with a minimum 4.5 : 1 contrast ratio relative to white. Click here to Learn More 

  9. Primary phone number: Provide your primary contact number for Customer support and query.

  10. Label for primary phone number: Label for the primary phone number number. For Example,

    1. Get in Touch

    2. Connect with Us

    3. Speak with Us

    4. We're Here for You

  11. Secondary phone number: Provide your secondary contact number for Customer support and query.

  12. Label for secondary phone number: Label for the secondary phone number the same that we used for primary phone number.

  13. Primary email address: Provide your primary email ID for Customer support and query

  14. Label for other email ID: Label for the primary email ID. For Example,

    1. Send Us a Message

    2. Drop Us a Note

  15. Secondary phone number: Provide your secondary email ID for Customer support and query.

  16. Label for secondary phone number: Label for the email ID should be same that we used for primary phone number.

  17. Primary website of the Brand

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  18. Label for primary website: For Example, 

    1. Find Us Here

    2. Engage with Us

  19. Terms of Use URL: Provide the URL of the Website where the Terms and Conditions of the website is mentioned

  20. Privacy Policy URL: Provide the URL of the Website where the privacy policy of the website is mentioned

  21. Chatbot Webhook: EEnter the webhook that your bot will receive messages

    NOTE: The webhook needs to be active and be able to respond with a 200 OK to POST requests.

  22. Languages Supported: You may select the languages used in Android-supported regions. Click here to know the languages supported.

    NOTE: You may add multiple languages with comma separated.

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