# Send an iMessage

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*This feature is currently in* ***beta*** *and is not yet generally available. If you're interested in sending iMessages and want to participate in our beta program, please reach out to your account manager to notify them of your interest.*
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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Step 1: Get a registered Sender Identity</strong></td><td><a href="send-an-imessage/sender-identity">sender-identity</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Step 2: Receive opt-in consent for your subscribers</strong></td><td><a href="send-an-imessage/subscriber-opt-in">subscriber-opt-in</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Step 3: Send iMessages to opted in subscribers</strong></td><td><a href="send-an-imessage/send-imessages">send-imessages</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Step 4: SMS Fallback for failed iMessage sends</strong></td><td><a href="send-an-imessage/sms-fallback">sms-fallback</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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