{
  "id": "CMP-SAMPLE-COUNT",
  "slug": "cmp-sample-count",
  "title": "At least two sample messages are required",
  "statement": "A campaign must carry at least two, and at most five, sample messages.",
  "rationale": "Two samples is the operative minimum across providers even where a form claims one is enough — AWS's own form says \"at least one\" while its reviewer rejects below two. The upper bound of five is a hard field limit.",
  "layer": "CAMPAIGN",
  "layerSlug": "campaign",
  "object": "campaign.sample[]",
  "severity": "BLOCKING",
  "detectability": [
    "DETERMINISTIC"
  ],
  "failureClass": "RETRY_FIELD",
  "authorities": [
    "Twilio",
    "TCR",
    "AWS",
    "Bandwidth"
  ],
  "applicabilityText": "Applies to every 10DLC registration.",
  "universal": true,
  "remediation": "Provide at least two distinct sample messages that reflect what the campaign will actually send.",
  "example": "Provide 2 to 5 distinct sample messages.",
  "notes": "AWS's own form says \"at least one\" while its reviewer rejects below two. Two is the operative minimum across providers.",
  "catalogIds": [
    "CMP-006",
    "CMP-136",
    "CMP-138"
  ],
  "phase": "approval",
  "automated": true,
  "url": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/campaign/cmp-sample-count/",
  "markdown": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/campaign/cmp-sample-count.md",
  "registry": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/",
  "updated": "2026-07-25",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}