# How to add sender id/name

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396 "2020-08-27T18:34:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![erinayo57b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@erinayo57b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/erinayo57b)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396/1 "2020-08-27T18:34:29Z")

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Hello , i created an app that works with sms . What i want to achieve with your help is that when i send a message , it is the sender id/name of the administrator that will show that the message is coming from and not the number of the device . Pls help me to achieve such

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396/2 "2020-08-27T19:44:32Z")

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How would that work over SMS? I’ve never received a text and automatically been shown a name for the sender instead of the number it was sent from or a short code.

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**Author:** ![erinayo57b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@erinayo57b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/erinayo57b)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396/3 "2020-08-27T19:45:23Z")

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There are some bulk sms that uses sender id

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396/4 "2020-08-27T19:47:51Z")

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Your probably need to consult with the service sending your sms messages. Are you using Twilio?

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**Author:** ![erinayo57b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@erinayo57b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/erinayo57b)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396/5 "2020-08-27T19:49:02Z")

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No i’m in Nigeria

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**Author:** ![erinayo57b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@erinayo57b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/erinayo57b)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 7:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396/6 "2020-08-28T07:35:53Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/6/e61cc018ff635085c62b397b4024efb6fe59da8e.jpeg)  
I dont have google’s number stored on my phone but yet it showed that the sender id was Google( the name on top) . I want to be able to do that with my app . Do you know any possible way i can implement that ?

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-sender-id-name/774396/7 "2024-11-08T12:24:21Z")

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