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title: Messaging channels for Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface
description: Install and configure applications to enable a messaging channel for use with the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application.
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release: australia
product: Agent Chat
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Messaging channels for Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface

Install and configure applications to enable a messaging channel for use with the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application.

The following table describes the messaging channels available for use with the Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface application and applications required for using those messaging channels.

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Channel

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Required applications

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SMS

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-   [Conversational SMS service channel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/advanced-work-assignment/install-conversational-sms.md)
-   [Twilio spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/twilio-spoke.md)
-   [Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/virtual-agent/sms-twilio-store-app.md)

 **Note:** The Conversational SMS Integration with Twilio application installs the Conversational SMS service channel and Twilio spoke applications, if not already installed.

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[Configuring Agent-Initiated Messaging Interface](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/conversational-interfaces/agent-chat/config-agent-init-messg-interface.md)