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# SMS Messaging

SMS Messaging in Kandy.js is almost identical to Messaging. There is only one difference, and that is when creating the conversation object.

## Creating a SMS Conversation

When creating or retrieving a SMS Conversation, you have to specify that it is of `type: 'sms'`, like so:

```javascript
/*
 *  SMS Chat functionality.
 */

// We will only track one conversation in this demo.
var currentConvo

// Create a new conversation with another cell device.
function createConvo () {
  var participant = document.getElementById('cell-device').value

  // Pass in a cell number to create a conversation with that number.
  currentConvo = kandy.conversation.get(participant, { type: 'sms' })

  log('Conversation created with: ' + participant)
}
```

If this is specified, then the conversation and all messages created from it will have a type of `sms`.

The rest of SMS messaging is the same as [Messaging](Messaging). All API functions and events will work the same.