---
title: "Use Case: Configuring Burst SMS as a provider with PingOne"
description: Burst SMS is a third-party provider that you can use to send SMS notification messages.
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page_id: pingone:settings:p1_configuring_burst_sms_as_a_provider
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingone/settings/p1_configuring_burst_sms_as_a_provider.html
revdate: November 10, 2023
keywords: ["Burst SMS", "provider account", "SMS notification messages"]
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  steps: Steps
---

# Use Case: Configuring Burst SMS as a provider with PingOne

Add Burst SMS as your organization's provider account to send SMS notification messages.

To add Burst SMS as your organization's provider account:

## Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Settings > Senders**.

2. Click **+**, enter the following options, and then click **Next**:

   1. In the **Sender Type** list, select **SMS/Voice**.

   2. In the **Provider Type** list, select **Custom Provider**.

3. In the **Provider Configuration** window, enter the following information:

   * **Provider Name**: Enter a meaningful name for your Burst SMS provider account.

   * **Authorization**: Select **Basic** and then enter

     1. **User Name**: Enter the username for your Burst SMS provider account.

     2. **Password**: Enter the password for your Burst SMS provider account.

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   * **Origination Number**: Click **[icon: plus, set=fa]Add Sender Phone Number** to configure a sender phone number. A new row is added. Enter the following information:

   * **Sender Phone Number**: Enter the phone number that sends the notification. You can leverage shortcodes and toll-free numbers for increased throughput for US numbers.

     1. **Phone Number Type**: Enter the type of phone number you are using:

        * **Standard**: The **Sender Phone Number** must conform to the valid format of a full international phone number.

        * **Toll-free**: The **Sender Phone Number** should be a valid toll-free phone number (US only). You'll need to confirm the number is toll-free.

        * **Short code**: The **Sender Phone Number** must conform to the valid format of a short code phone number (US only). You'll need to confirm that the number is a short code.

     2. Select the SMS checkbox to use the number for SMS call.

4. Repeat this step to configure additional sender phone numbers.

5. To use Burst SMS to send SMS messages, select the **SMS** checkbox and configure the following fields:

   1. **Type**: Select the **GET** operation to issue SMS notification requests to the associated vendor **URL** endpoint.

   2. **URL**: Enter: `https://api.transmitsms.com/send-sms.json?to=${to}&from=${from}&message=${message}`.

   3. **Plus sign**: Select **Enabled** to enable the standard number format for the sender and recipient numbers, including a leading plus sign.

6. Click **Save**.

7. To check SMS configuration, in the **SMS** area, click **Send Test SMS** and, in the modal, enter a destination phone number to test receiving an SMS notification from Burst SMS, and then click **Send**. A test SMS notification should be received on the destination phone.