---
title: "POST /v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/ShortCodes"
method: POST
path: "/v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/ShortCodes"
tags: ["MessagingV1ShortCode"]
---

# POST /v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/ShortCodes

`POST /v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/ShortCodes`

## Path parameters

- `ServiceSid` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- MessagingV1ServiceShortCode
  - `sid` string, nullable — The unique string that we created to identify the ShortCode resource.
  - `account_sid` string, nullable — The SID of the [Account](https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/api/account) that created the ShortCode resource.
  - `service_sid` string, nullable — The SID of the [Service](https://www.twilio.com/docs/chat/rest/service-resource) the resource is associated with.
  - `date_created` string, date-time, nullable — The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format.
  - `date_updated` string, date-time, nullable — The date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated specified in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format.
  - `short_code` string, nullable — The [E.164](https://www.twilio.com/docs/glossary/what-e164) format of the short code.
  - `country_code` string, nullable — The 2-character [ISO Country Code](https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html) of the number.
  - `capabilities` string[], nullable — An array of values that describe whether the number can receive calls or messages. Can be: `SMS` and `MMS`.
  - `url` string, uri, nullable — The absolute URL of the ShortCode resource.

## Other responses

- `201` — Created

## Changes

- **2025-03-20** (v1) `c487150564d2` — 1 info
  - added the success response with the status `200`
- **2023-08-10** (v1) `8faf72964735` — 1 info
  - api tag `MessagingV1ShortCode` added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/twilio/apis/twilio-messaging/changes/v1/Services/:ServiceSid/ShortCodes/post.md)

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