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Retry delivering failed SMS using HAQM Pinpoint
Organizations in many sectors and verticals have user bases to whom they send transactional SMS messages such as OTPs (one-time passwords), Notices, or transaction/purchase confirmations, among other things. HAQM Pinpoint enables customers to send transactional SMS messages to a global audience through a single API endpoint, and the messages are routed to recipients by the […]
Incident notification mechanism using HAQM Pinpoint two-way SMS
Unexpected situations that require immediate attention can occur in any industry. Part of resolving these incidents is the notifications’ delivery. For example, utility companies that have installed gas sensors need to notify immediately the available engineer if a leak occurs. The goal of an incident management process is to restore a normal service operation as […]
Queueing HAQM Pinpoint API calls to distribute SMS spikes
Organizations across industries and verticals have user bases spread around the globe. HAQM Pinpoint enables them to send SMS messages to a global audience through a single API endpoint, and the messages are routed to destination countries by the service. HAQM Pinpoint utilizes downstream SMS providers to deliver the messages and these SMS providers offer […]
Introducing the HAQM Pinpoint SMS sandbox
HAQM Pinpoint now includes a new feature called the SMS sandbox. If you’ve sent email through HAQM Pinpoint (or if you’ve used HAQM SES), the sandbox might be a familiar concept. This new feature helps protect your HAQM Pinpoint account against unauthorized use, accidental sends, and unexpected charges. In this post, I’ll describe the SMS […]
Create a serverless feedback collector application using HAQM Pinpoint’s two-way SMS functionality
Introduction Two-way SMS communication is used by many companies to create interactive engagements with their customers. Traditional SMS notifications are one-way. While this is valid for many different use cases like one-time passwords (OTP) notifications and security notifications or reminders, some other use-cases may benefit from collecting information from the same channel. Two-way SMS allows […]
Send SMS messages at scale using 10DLC and HAQM Pinpoint
This week, we’re adding support for 10DLC phone numbers to HAQM Pinpoint. You can use 10DLC phone numbers to send SMS text messages at scale quickly and affordably. What is 10DLC? The abbreviation 10DLC stands for Ten-Digit Long Code. 10DLC phone numbers are intended specifically for sending Application-to-Person (A2P) messages—that is, messages that are sent […]
Updating opt-in status for HAQM Pinpoint channels
In many real-world scenarios, customers are using home-grown or 3rd party systems to manage their campaign related information. This includes user preferences, segmentation, targeting, interactions, and more. To create customer-centric engagement experiences with such existing systems, migrating or integrating into HAQM Pinpoint is needed. Luckily, many AWS services and mechanisms can help to streamline this […]
Send real-time alerts using HAQM Pinpoint
Businesses need to send real-time notifications in order to take action when alerted of a critical situation. Examples could include anomaly detection, healthcare emergencies, operations failures, and fraud transactions. Email, SMS, and push notifications are often used to notify stakeholders in real-time. However, building a large-scale, real-time notification solution can be a complex and costly […]
Retrying Undelivered Voice Messages with HAQM Pinpoint
Note: This post was written by Murat Balkan, an AWS Senior Solutions Architect. Many of our customers use voice notifications to deliver mission-critical and time-sensitive messages to their users. Customers often configure their systems to retry delivery when these voice messages aren’t delivered the first time around. Other customers set up their systems to fall […]
Creating a Seamless Handoff Between HAQM Pinpoint and HAQM Connect
Note: This post was written by Ilya Pupko, Senior Consultant for the AWS Digital User Engagement team. Time to read 5 minutes Learning level Intermediate (200) Services used HAQM Pinpoint, HAQM SNS, AWS Lambda, HAQM Lex, HAQM Connect Your customers deserve to have helpful communications with your brand, regardless of the channel that you use […]