AMPscript Variables for Use with Mobile Messages
Use these variables with mobile messages sent via MobileConnect. These variables apply only to mobile messages. You cannot include them in email messages, landing pages, or other functionality. These functions return specific values that apply only to mobile messages, such as keywords or media URLs.
You can also use the InsertData and DeleteData functions with mobile messages.
Use this function to return the URL of incoming MMS content used in a mobile message. This variable works only with MobileConnect accounts when sending MMS messages. You must retrieve and store this data within your own system for later usage. For example, you can send the URL to another program that distributes the content residing at the URL to a big-screen display or another person for review. We recommend using this feature with an approval filter in Media Share and Media Response message templates to prevent unauthorized content from reaching your contacts.
This variable includes the ordinal of the MMS content contained in the MO MMS message. A value of 0 indicates the MMS content in the current MO message.
Use this function to return the specified MO keyword used in a mobile message conversation. You can only retrieve the current keyword from MobileConnect.
This variable includes the ordinal of the MO keyword verb in a message:
- A value of 0 indicates the current MO keyword
- A value of 1 indicates the previous MO keyword
Larger numbers indicate earlier previous keywords.
Use this function to return the specified noun used in a mobile message.
This variable include the ordinal of the noun in a message:
- A value of 0 indicates the first noun in a message
- A value of 1 indicates the next noun in a message
Larger numbers indicate later nouns within the message.
MSG(0) - Returns the message MSG(0).VERB - Returns the verb of the message MSG(0).NOUNS - Returns the part of the current message after the verb MSG(0).NOUN(1) - Returns the second noun in the current message.
Note that this example involves the use of a bit.ly account and API call to provide unique shortened URLs. Create your own bit.ly account to use this functionality.
This example checks the MO message for the presence of a secret word and sends a reply based on whether or not the secret word is present:
Replace the text BITLY_TOKEN with your own token. You can encode mobile numbers or tags in the URL for later usage in reports. To include analytics strings in a URL, URL-encode the entire string.
A high volume of calls (over 10,000) to the bit.ly API may exceed the limits of a free account. If you include these a large number of unique URLs via bit.ly in your sends, consider upgrading to an enterprise bit.ly account to ensure you can use a higher volume of API calls.
In the Media Share template, you can enter an outbound response:
Thanks for Responding YOURKEYWORD %%MMS_CONTENT_URL(0)%%
The outbound message takes the URL of the MMS content from the incoming MO message. You can then take the URL and forward it to another source, such as an external site or an RSS feed.