# Using Messaging Services with Content Template Builder

Using a Messaging Service is not only a prerequisite of using the Content Templates, but also a great tool to organize your account and reduce complexity as your messaging application grows. To learn more about Messaging Services, [click here](/docs/messaging/services). To create a messaging service, navigate to the Messenger section of your console.

![Create Messaging Service button highlighted on Twilio interface.](https://docs-resources.prod.twilio.com/8e0c6e9e2605cd061a5de669b47b95f66acdcbfa45698d1acdf37003e05ec6c0.png)

## Send Messages with a Messaging Service in the "From" field

There are multiple ways to send a template created with the Content Template Builder. One way is to add a Sender to a Messaging Service's Sender Pool and specify the Messaging Service Sid (MGXXXX...XXXX) in the send request's "From" field.

### How to Add Channel Specific Senders to a Sender Pool

To add a specific channel's sender to a Messaging Service's Sender Pool, go to the Messaging Service and click edit. In the edit screen, there is a "Sender Pool" Section with the following options to add.

1. Phone Number
2. Short Code
3. Alpha Sender
4. WhatsApp Number
5. Facebook Messenger (Public Beta) - If you do not see this option, file a support ticket asking to enable the feature for your account: Enable the FBM messaging service setting to add FBM Senders to your existing Messaging Service. For more information read our [Facebook Messenger documentation](/docs/messaging/channels/facebook-messenger).

![Twilio interface showing 'Add Senders' dialog with options for sender type and phone number.](https://docs-resources.prod.twilio.com/403166a8b85da80ea4546b924f422c583da5bd036abd2cc4f70a6dbb315c57d3.png)

Send a message with a Messaging Service SID in the From field

```js
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";

// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);

async function createMessage() {
  const message = await client.messages.create({
    contentSid: "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    from: "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    to: "whatsapp:+15551234567",
  });

  console.log(message.body);
}

createMessage();
```

```python
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/install
import os
from twilio.rest import Client

# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
account_sid = os.environ["TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"]
auth_token = os.environ["TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"]
client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)

message = client.messages.create(
    to="whatsapp:+15551234567",
    from_="MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    content_sid="HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
)

print(message.body)
```

```csharp
// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/install

using System;
using Twilio;
using Twilio.Rest.Api.V2010.Account;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program {
    public static async Task Main(string[] args) {
        // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
        // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
        string accountSid = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
        string authToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

        TwilioClient.Init(accountSid, authToken);

        var message = await MessageResource.CreateAsync(
            to: new Twilio.Types.PhoneNumber("whatsapp:+15551234567"),
            from: new Twilio.Types.PhoneNumber("MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"),
            contentSid: "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");

        Console.WriteLine(message.Body);
    }
}
```

```java
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/install

import com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber;
import com.twilio.Twilio;
import com.twilio.rest.api.v2010.account.Message;

public class Example {
    // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
    // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
    public static final String ACCOUNT_SID = System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
    public static final String AUTH_TOKEN = System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
        Message message = Message
                              .creator(new com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber("whatsapp:+15551234567"),
                                  new com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber("MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"),
                                  "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")
                              .create();

        System.out.println(message.getBody());
    }
}
```

```go
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/go/install
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/twilio/twilio-go"
	api "github.com/twilio/twilio-go/rest/api/v2010"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
	// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
	// Make sure TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID and TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN exists in your environment
	client := twilio.NewRestClient()

	params := &api.CreateMessageParams{}
	params.SetTo("whatsapp:+15551234567")
	params.SetFrom("MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")
	params.SetContentSid("HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")

	resp, err := client.Api.CreateMessage(params)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err.Error())
		os.Exit(1)
	} else {
		if resp.Body != nil {
			fmt.Println(*resp.Body)
		} else {
			fmt.Println(resp.Body)
		}
	}
}
```

```php
<?php

// Update the path below to your autoload.php,
// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md
require_once "/path/to/vendor/autoload.php";

use Twilio\Rest\Client;

// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
$sid = getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
$token = getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");
$twilio = new Client($sid, $token);

$message = $twilio->messages->create(
    "whatsapp:+15551234567", // To
    [
        "from" => "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
        "contentSid" => "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    ]
);

print $message->body;
```

```ruby
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/install
require 'twilio-ruby'

# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
account_sid = ENV['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']
auth_token = ENV['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']
@client = Twilio::REST::Client.new(account_sid, auth_token)

message = @client
          .api
          .v2010
          .messages
          .create(
            to: 'whatsapp:+15551234567',
            from: 'MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX',
            content_sid: 'HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
          )

puts message.body
```

```bash
# Install the twilio-cli from https://twil.io/cli

twilio api:core:messages:create \
   --to whatsapp:+15551234567 \
   --from MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX \
   --content-sid HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
```

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/$TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json" \
--data-urlencode "To=whatsapp:+15551234567" \
--data-urlencode "From=MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" \
--data-urlencode "ContentSid=HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" \
-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
```

```json
{
  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "api_version": "2010-04-01",
  "body": "Hello! 👍",
  "date_created": "Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:01:45 +0000",
  "date_sent": "Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:01:45 +0000",
  "date_updated": "Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:01:45 +0000",
  "direction": "outbound-api",
  "error_code": null,
  "error_message": null,
  "from": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  "num_media": "0",
  "num_segments": "1",
  "price": null,
  "price_unit": null,
  "messaging_service_sid": "MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "sid": "SMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "status": "queued",
  "subresource_uris": {
    "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/SMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Media.json"
  },
  "to": "whatsapp:+15551234567",
  "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/SMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.json"
}
```

## Send Messages with a Phone Number in the "From" field

Another way to send messages is to use the phone number in the from field and specify a `MessagingServiceSid` field. This allows you to dedicate a "From" field for compliance or any other reason. If you would like to utilize this method, you do not have to add the channel sender to the messaging service's sender pool, but a valid messaging service is still required.

Send a message with a phone number or channel address in the From field

```js
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";

// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);

async function createMessage() {
  const message = await client.messages.create({
    contentSid: "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    from: "whatsapp:+15559991111",
    messagingServiceSid: "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    to: "whatsapp:+15551234567",
  });

  console.log(message.body);
}

createMessage();
```

```python
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/install
import os
from twilio.rest import Client

# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
account_sid = os.environ["TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"]
auth_token = os.environ["TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"]
client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)

message = client.messages.create(
    to="whatsapp:+15551234567",
    from_="whatsapp:+15559991111",
    messaging_service_sid="MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    content_sid="HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
)

print(message.body)
```

```csharp
// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/install

using System;
using Twilio;
using Twilio.Rest.Api.V2010.Account;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program {
    public static async Task Main(string[] args) {
        // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
        // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
        string accountSid = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
        string authToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

        TwilioClient.Init(accountSid, authToken);

        var message = await MessageResource.CreateAsync(
            to: new Twilio.Types.PhoneNumber("whatsapp:+15551234567"),
            from: new Twilio.Types.PhoneNumber("whatsapp:+15559991111"),
            messagingServiceSid: "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
            contentSid: "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");

        Console.WriteLine(message.Body);
    }
}
```

```java
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/install

import com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber;
import com.twilio.Twilio;
import com.twilio.rest.api.v2010.account.Message;

public class Example {
    // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
    // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
    public static final String ACCOUNT_SID = System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
    public static final String AUTH_TOKEN = System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN);
        Message message = Message
                              .creator(new com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber("whatsapp:+15551234567"),
                                  new com.twilio.type.PhoneNumber("whatsapp:+15559991111"),
                                  "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")
                              .setMessagingServiceSid("MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")
                              .create();

        System.out.println(message.getBody());
    }
}
```

```go
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/go/install
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/twilio/twilio-go"
	api "github.com/twilio/twilio-go/rest/api/v2010"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
	// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
	// Make sure TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID and TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN exists in your environment
	client := twilio.NewRestClient()

	params := &api.CreateMessageParams{}
	params.SetTo("whatsapp:+15551234567")
	params.SetFrom("whatsapp:+15559991111")
	params.SetMessagingServiceSid("MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")
	params.SetContentSid("HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")

	resp, err := client.Api.CreateMessage(params)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err.Error())
		os.Exit(1)
	} else {
		if resp.Body != nil {
			fmt.Println(*resp.Body)
		} else {
			fmt.Println(resp.Body)
		}
	}
}
```

```php
<?php

// Update the path below to your autoload.php,
// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md
require_once "/path/to/vendor/autoload.php";

use Twilio\Rest\Client;

// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
$sid = getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");
$token = getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");
$twilio = new Client($sid, $token);

$message = $twilio->messages->create(
    "whatsapp:+15551234567", // To
    [
        "from" => "whatsapp:+15559991111",
        "messagingServiceSid" => "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
        "contentSid" => "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    ]
);

print $message->body;
```

```ruby
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/install
require 'twilio-ruby'

# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
account_sid = ENV['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']
auth_token = ENV['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']
@client = Twilio::REST::Client.new(account_sid, auth_token)

message = @client
          .api
          .v2010
          .messages
          .create(
            to: 'whatsapp:+15551234567',
            from: 'whatsapp:+15559991111',
            messaging_service_sid: 'MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX',
            content_sid: 'HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
          )

puts message.body
```

```bash
# Install the twilio-cli from https://twil.io/cli

twilio api:core:messages:create \
   --to whatsapp:+15551234567 \
   --from whatsapp:+15559991111 \
   --messaging-service-sid MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX \
   --content-sid HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
```

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/$TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json" \
--data-urlencode "To=whatsapp:+15551234567" \
--data-urlencode "From=whatsapp:+15559991111" \
--data-urlencode "MessagingServiceSid=MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" \
--data-urlencode "ContentSid=HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" \
-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
```

```json
{
  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "api_version": "2010-04-01",
  "body": "Hello! 👍",
  "date_created": "Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:01:45 +0000",
  "date_sent": "Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:01:45 +0000",
  "date_updated": "Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:01:45 +0000",
  "direction": "outbound-api",
  "error_code": null,
  "error_message": null,
  "from": "whatsapp:+15559991111",
  "num_media": "0",
  "num_segments": "1",
  "price": null,
  "price_unit": null,
  "messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
  "sid": "SMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
  "status": "queued",
  "subresource_uris": {
    "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/SMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Media.json"
  },
  "to": "whatsapp:+15551234567",
  "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/SMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.json"
}
```