---
title: "Initiate Bulk Welcome Sms"
method: POST
path: "/manager/employees/bulk-send-sms"
tags: ["manager"]
---

# Initiate Bulk Welcome Sms

`POST /manager/employees/bulk-send-sms`

Queue welcome SMS sends for many technicians on Celery.

Returns immediately with operation_id. Sends run concurrently in the worker;
each recipient's outcome is recorded independently, so one failure never
stops the rest. Poll GET /manager/employees/bulk-send-sms/{operation_id}.

## Request body

- BulkWelcomeSmsRequest — body supports {{first_name}} and {{phone}} placeholders, rendered per recipient.
  - `employee_ids` string[], required
  - `body` string, required

## Response `202`

Successful Response

- BulkOperationInitiateResponse
  - `operation_id` string, required
  - `operation_type` string, required
  - `message` string, required
  - `status` string, required
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `poll_url` string, required

## Other responses

- `404` — Not found
- `422` — Validation Error

---

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