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title: Managing online customization of the SMS authentication message
description: You can customize the SMS authentication message in the PingID admin portal.
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revdate: January 23, 2024
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# Managing online customization of the SMS authentication message

You can customize the SMS authentication message in the PingID admin portal.

## Steps

1. Follow steps 1-5 of [Enabling language localization for SMS authentication](pid_enabling_language_localization_sms_authentication.html).

   ### Result:

   The **Local Language For SMS** section expands.

   ![A screen capture of the Local Language For SMS section. The Enable option is selected. The SMS message content field shows sample text "Your Ping ID authentication is ${OTP}." Next to the Content label is the hyperlink option for Reset.](_images/xwp1572439666458.png)

2. In the **Content** field, configure the SMS authentication message, or accept the default.

   ![A screen capture of the Content field. The SMS message content field shows sample text "Your Ping ID authentication is ${OTP}." Next to the Content label is the hyperlink option for Reset.](_images/ioy1572442838629.png)

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   |   | The editor will display an error message if the one-time passcode (OTP) system variable is missing. The variable must be surrounded curly braces and can be upper or lower case, such as `${OTP}`.To revert back to the default message, click **Reset**.![A screen capture of the Content field displaying an error because the OTP variable is missing.](_images/pvw1572440588650.png) |

3. Click **Save**.

## Next steps

To customize additional languages, click the **Language** icon, and then select a language from the list.

![A screen capture of the language list. The default is English, shown with a small dot next to it.](_images/nib1572448488887.png)

Edit the SMS message as described previously, and then click **Save**.

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|   | If your locale does not allow you to type in the language of choice, you must use the offline method described in [Managing offline customization of the SMS authentication message](pid_managing_offline_customization_of_sms_authentication_message.html). |