Time to complete: ~20 minutes · Difficulty: Beginner
Before you start
You need:- An Autocampaign AI account. Sign up if you do not have one.
- A Twilio or Telnyx account with a phone number, or an email domain you can verify for the email channel.
- A short list of contacts (name and phone number) to message. A CSV file (a spreadsheet saved as plain text, which Excel and Google Sheets can export) works best.
Sending business texts to US numbers requires 10DLC registration
(the US carrier registration required to send business texts from a local number).
You can complete the steps below with a trial number first, then register before
sending at volume.
Get started
Create your workspace
After signing up, name your organization and set your default country and
timezone. See Create your workspace.
Connect a sending channel
Go to Settings → Channels and connect a
provider (the company, such as Twilio,
that actually carries your messages):
- SMS: follow Connect Twilio or Connect Telnyx.
- Email: verify a domain and sender in Email channel.
Import your contacts
Open Contacts → Import, upload your CSV, and map the columns to contact
fields. Confirm consent, then run the import. Full walkthrough:
Import contacts.
Create a campaign
Go to Campaigns → New, pick your sending number, write your message, and
choose who receives it. You can add
merge tags like
{{first_name}} —
placeholders that fill in each contact’s own details. See
Campaigns.What’s next
Register for 10DLC
Required for reliable US SMS delivery at scale.
Build a dynamic segment
Group the right contacts automatically with rules.
Automate follow-up
Send a welcome sequence when someone joins.
Hire an AI Employee
Let AI answer incoming replies and sort out the serious leads.