Sample messages must be realistic, not placeholders
The requirementstatement
Samples must be actual messages the campaign will send, with real brand and content specifics.
- 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
- campaign.sample[]
- Where it liveslayer
- Message contentMESSAGE_CONTENT
- How Ekas settles itdetectability
- AI · formAI_FORM
- A semantic question about what you wrote: whether a description matches a use case, whether a name looks like a filed entity. Judged by a model against written criteria.
- 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
- TCRTwilioBandwidthAWS
- When it appliesapplicabilityText
- Applies to every 10DLC registration.
Why this rule existsrationale
Reviewers compare your samples against your website and use case to decide whether the program is what it claims to be. Generic filler makes that impossible, and it correlates strongly with campaigns that later send something entirely different — which is why it is treated as a signal of bad faith rather than a formatting problem.
How to fix itremediation
Rewrite each sample as a message you would genuinely send tomorrow, naming your real brand, real products or services, and a real destination URL on your own domain.
A compliant exampleexample
Acme Coffee: your order #4471 is ready for pickup at our Mission St store until 6pm today. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help.
Provider rejection codescodes
The code you get back when this rule is what failed, and whether that provider lets you resubmit.
| Provider | Code | Resubmit |
|---|---|---|
| Twiliogen1 | 30893 | Yes |
Rules you will hit next
6 other rules read campaign.sample[]. Fixing one field to satisfy a single rule is how a resubmission trades one rejection for another, so read these before you change anything.
CMP-SAMPLE-COUNTAt least two sample messages are requiredBlockingBLOCKINGCMP-SAMPLE-LENEach sample message must be 20–1024 charactersBlockingBLOCKINGMSG-031Sample messages must be in EnglishBlockingBLOCKINGMSG-042Every message must identify who is sending itBlockingBLOCKINGMSG-171Messages must not harass, intimidate or threaten the recipientBlockingBLOCKINGMSG-210A political donation programme may not include gaming-related fundraisingBlockingBLOCKING
MSG-SAMPLES-REPRESENTATIVE is one of 122 message content rules in the 915-rule 10DLC registry. Free to cite under CC BY 4.0.