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# Creating an SMS notification channel

In Cloud Notification Service, messages to end users are sent through [notification channels](../../concepts/index.md#channels) with a [common](../../concepts/sms.md#common-sender) or [individual](../../concepts/sms.md#individual-sender) sender.


## Creating an SMS notification channel with a common sender {#create-common-channel}

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the folder you want to create a notification channel in.
  1. Navigate to **Cloud Notification Service**.
  1. Click **Create notifications channel**.
  1. In the **SMS** tab, select the **Common sender** [sender type](../../concepts/sms.md#senders) and click **Create**.

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## Creating an SMS notification channel with an individual sender {#create-individual-channel}

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Businesses and individual entrepreneurs can register an individual sender name.

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the folder you want to create a notification channel in.
  1. Navigate to **Cloud Notification Service**.
  1. Click **Create notifications channel**.
  1. In the **SMS** tab, select the **Individual sender** sender type.
  1. Specify the sender’s text name of your choice and click **Create**.

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With that done, a tech support ticket to register the sender's text name will be automatically generated.

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Registering a sender's text name may take from 2 to 4 weeks.

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When your registration is complete, you will be notified by tech support that you now have access to an individual sender channel.

#### Useful links {#see-also}

* [Managing SMS templates](manage-templates.md)