Customizing the SMS message

Note

In the new Amazon Cognito console experience, you can customize SMS messages in the Messaging tab under the Message templates heading.

You can customize the SMS message for multi-factor authentication (MFA) by editing the template under the Do you want to customize your SMS messages? heading.

Important

Your custom message must contain the {####} placeholder. This placeholder is replaced with the authentication code before the message is sent.

The maximum length for the message, including the authentication code, is 140 UTF-8 characters.

Customizing SMS verification messages

You can customize the SMS message for phone number verifications by editing the template under the Do you want to customize your SMS verification messages? heading.

Important

Your custom message must contain the {####} placeholder. This placeholder is replaced with the verification code before the message is sent.

The maximum length for the message, including the verification code, is 140 UTF-8 characters.