# India

What you need to send to India on each channel: what is asked for, who files it, how long it takes and what happens if your sender isn't approved.

**Language:** en
**Audience:** platform
**Translation key:** platform.channels.countries.india
**Search keywords:** India registration, send sms to India, India requirements, India rcs, sender India, India, IN, +91
**Docs index (every page):** https://docs.instasent.com/llms.txt
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## What this country needs

### SMS

- **Your sender** — An alphanumeric sender is not accepted on its own here: it has to be registered first.
- Operators here restrict links inside an SMS. If your campaign carries one, check with us before a large send.
- We tell you exactly what is needed while reviewing your registration.
- **Without an approved registration** — Messages still go out and are still billed, but delivery is best-effort: the recipient may see a sender other than yours, and the message can be filtered. You keep seeing your own sender in reports and exports — what changes is what reaches the handset.

### RCS

- **What they ask for** — Proof of consent · Keyword opt-out · Brand verification by a third party
- **Who acts** — You sign the paperwork and return it to us.
- **Have this ready** — Consent evidence tied to the phone number, with the acceptance text visible; A public URL or screenshot of the exact step where the number is requested; A named contact who watches their inbox during the review
- **Without an approved registration** — Nothing is sent to this country until the registration is approved.

India requires **proof of consent tied to the phone number**, with the opt-in wording visible — **even when the agent is used for OTP**. If the number is collected at a later step, supply a URL or screenshot of that exact step.

The agent may have to accept `STOP` and send an opt-out confirmation. Your named contact may also receive an approval email they have to complete.

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