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# Explore
# Exploring Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio {#ariaid-title1}
* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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*  2 Minuten Lesedauer
Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio enables users to initiate conversations with Virtual Agent by messaging your Twilio phone number.
Hinweis:
Do not use the same ServiceNowTwilioDirect or Twilio Notify phone number for Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio. Instead, use separate Twilio numbers for Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio and ServiceNowTwilioDirect.
Abbildung : 1. Example SMS conversation with Virtual Agent
If a bot transfers the conversation to a live agent, the agent can respond to SMS messages in Agent Workspace.
After you set up the Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio, you can create SMS conversation topics in Virtual Agent Designer. For more information about using the tool, see [Getting started with Virtual Agent Designer](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/bAhqf9TP9nOl1G3NTNJsQA "The Virtual Agent Designer is a diagram tool for creating and managing assets, which are blueprints for conversations between a Virtual Agent and a user. You can design topics that help your users resolve common work issues or guide them through self-service tasks.").
## Capturing information from a user in an SMS chat conversation {#exploring-va-sms-twilio-app__section_tbk_1qz_2mb}
## Supported controls {#exploring-va-sms-twilio-app__section_gfh_cqz_2mb}
The Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio does not support all the available controls in Virtual Agent Designer.
The following user input controls are supported in Twilio SMS conversations:{#exploring-va-sms-twilio-app__table_fq2_gqz_2mb__entry__2}
| User input control | Description |
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| Text | User enters a plain text string in the conversation. |
| Static Choice | User selects an item from a predefined list. |
| Dynamic Choice | User selects an item from a list that is created dynamically. For example, the user can select from a list of cases that they opened. |
| Boolean | User enters a Boolean response to the bot. For example, the user can reply "Yes" or "No" in the conversation. |
| File picker | User sends a file to the bot. Hinweis: Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio doesn't support all file types. Only images can be sent in an SMS conversation. |
[Tabelle : 1. Supported user input controls]
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For more information on configuring user input controls, see [Virtual Agent Designer user input controls](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3AMBmm98Pv8bH~iHZyFfjw "Use the collection of input controls provided by Assistant Designer to prompt and capture information from the user in a conversation.").
The following bot responses are supported in Twilio SMS conversations:{#exploring-va-sms-twilio-app__table_mq2_gqz_2mb__entry__2}
| Bot response | Description |
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| Text | Bot sends a plain text string to the user. |
| Image | Bot sends an image to the user. |
| Link | Bot sends a web link to the user. |
| Card | Bot sends selected information from a record on your instance. |
[Tabelle : 2. Supported bot responses]
{#exploring-va-sms-twilio-app__table_mq2_gqz_2mb}For more information on configuring bot responses, see [Virtual Agent Designer bot responses](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/iAsVh583aJt9ED4T0a1uIA "Assistant Designer offers various controls for displaying bot responses in a conversation. Because the bot responses occur in third-party platforms, the format for each output may vary.").
Live agents can use the Text, Card, and Image response controls to reply to users in SMS conversations.
## User subscriptions for SMS update notifications {#exploring-va-sms-twilio-app__section_ims_3lg_ppb}
Beginning with version 1.1.1, your users with ServiceNow accounts (sys_user profiles) can choose to start or stop receiving SMS updates in their conversations.
Hinweis:
Notifications in messaging channels can be sent to users with ServiceNow accounts. Other recipients, such as consumer and customer contacts, are considered to be guests and cannot receive notifications on messaging channels.
To comply with privacy regulations, user notifications are turned off by default. Users can opt in or change their settings in the following ways:
* To check SMS notification settings for the account, send this text: Notification
* To receive SMS notifications, send this text: START
* To stop receiving SMS notifications, send this text: STOP
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Abbildung : 2. Changing SMS notification settings
* To check their notification settings, users enter Notification in the chat window.
* If notifications are turned off, users enter Start to turn on SMS updates. To stop receiving the SMS updates, users can enter Notification in the chat window.
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To learn more about Virtual Agent notifications, see [Configuring Virtual Agent notifications](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/jtPALmO_APRGeM0tUBax6A "Send ServiceNow notifications directly to users via the Virtual Agent chatbot on supported messaging channels. Notifications can be simple informational messages for review, or actionable messages with buttons that users can select to perform certain actions.").
For details about creating content for a messaging notification, see [Define Virtual Agent notification contents](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/vuB23CaaBTBNQtECBFevpQ "Create the content for a Virtual Agent notification delivered in a chat or messaging channel.").
## What to explore next {#exploring-va-sms-twilio-app__cf-exploring-parent-links}
To learn more about configuring and using , see:
* [Configuring Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/O13KWn~g5x0edmakl0_ORA "Install Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio from the ServiceNow Store, configure it, and then configure SMS authentication.")
* [Using Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ersFpNpcPNG4PzNTooBy3w "Enable a requester to converse with an agent using SMS conversations with Twilio.")
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