Choose an appeal category valid for this entity type

The requirementstatement

At least one appeal category must be selected, and it must be one that is valid for the brand's entity type.

Severityseverity
BlockingBLOCKINGBreaking this rule gets the submission rejected. There is no partial credit.
When it bitesphase
Gates approvalapprovalGet this wrong and the brand or campaign is refused at registration.
What is checkedobject
appeal.appeal_categories
Where it liveslayer
BrandBRAND
How Ekas settles itdetectability
DeterministicDETERMINISTIC
Settled in code from the values you submitted. No model involved, no judgement call, same answer every time.
What the fix involvesfailureClass
Fix the fieldRETRY_FIELD
A better value in the form fixes it. Ekas can rewrite it and re-check.
Who requires itauthorities
TCR
When it appliesapplicabilityText
Applies to every 10DLC registration.

Why this rule existsrationale

Categories route the appeal to the reviewer who can decide it, so one that does not apply to this entity type has nowhere to go and the filing is rejected rather than reassigned. The list is offered in full regardless of entity type, which is precisely why the wrong one gets chosen.

How to fix itremediation

Pick the category that names what you are contesting, and check it applies to your entity type — tax-exempt status only for a non-profit, government status only for a government body. Done when at least one valid category is selected.

A compliant exampleexample

appeal_categories: ["TAX_EXEMPT_STATUS"] on a NON_PROFIT brand

Provider rejection codescodes

The code you get back when this rule is what failed, and whether that provider lets you resubmit.

ProviderCodeResubmit
TCR559Yes

Rules you will hit next

One other rule reads appeal.appeal_categories. Fixing one field to satisfy a single rule is how a resubmission trades one rejection for another, so read these before you change anything.

All brand rules

BRD-255 is one of 196 brand rules in the 915-rule 10DLC registry. Free to cite under CC BY 4.0.

Reading the rules is the easy part.

Ekas runs every rule that gates approval, 823 of these 915, against your registration before it reaches the carrier. It reads your site, your policy pages and your opt-in the way a reviewer would, and hands you the fix, not just the verdict.