name : send-messages.rst **To send SMS message using the endpoint of an application** The following ``send-messages`` example sends a direct message for an application with an endpoint. :: aws pinpoint send-messages \ --application-id 611e3e3cdd47474c9c1399a505665b91 \ --message-request file://myfile.json \ --region us-west-2 Contents of ``myfile.json``:: { "MessageConfiguration": { "SMSMessage": { "Body": "hello, how are you?" } }, "Endpoints": { "testendpoint": {} } } Output:: { "MessageResponse": { "ApplicationId": "611e3e3cdd47474c9c1399a505665b91", "EndpointResult": { "testendpoint": { "Address": "+12345678900", "DeliveryStatus": "SUCCESSFUL", "MessageId": "itnuqhai5alf1n6ahv3udc05n7hhddr6gb3lq6g0", "StatusCode": 200, "StatusMessage": "MessageId: itnuqhai5alf1n6ahv3udc05n7hhddr6gb3lq6g0" } }, "RequestId": "c7e23264-04b2-4a46-b800-d24923f74753" } } For more information, see `Amazon Pinpoint SMS channel <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pinpoint/latest/userguide/channels-sms.html>`__ in the *Amazon Pinpoint User Guide*.