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# Set an SMS notification number

> Register your cell number so Broadstripes can notify you when a worker replies to a text you sent.

When you use SMS messaging, Broadstripes notifies you when a worker or member replies to one of your texts. The app needs to know where to reach you, so you register a cell phone number to receive those notifications.

This article shows you how to set up a notification number.

1. Log in to Broadstripes. In the top-right navigation bar, click your **user disc** (the circle showing your initials or photo) to open the user menu, then select **User settings**.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/broadstripes/g96yl9Bd-KIjsak_/images/communications/user-disc-user-settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=g96yl9Bd-KIjsak_&q=85&s=b5b16dc51b476ef436850324962a7273" alt="The user menu open, with User settings highlighted" width="286" height="274" data-path="images/communications/user-disc-user-settings.png" />

2. On your user settings page, find the **SMS notification settings** section. Enter your cell number in the **Phone number for SMS notifications** field, then click **Confirm and save**.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/broadstripes/D7SDSdJSKl1YrpjO/images/communications/smsnotificationconfirm.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=D7SDSdJSKl1YrpjO&q=85&s=b3e1e0a4fb7f992d964cd7b1f9c3b97c" alt="Enter your number and click Confirm and save" width="614" height="224" data-path="images/communications/smsnotificationconfirm.png" />

3. Broadstripes sends a text to that number to confirm it. Reply to the message with the word **YES**.

After you reply, the page updates and the button changes to **Confirmed**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/broadstripes/D7SDSdJSKl1YrpjO/images/communications/smsnotificationupdatedconfirmed.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=D7SDSdJSKl1YrpjO&q=85&s=516ad9752f565fe5217da4bd5da0837f" alt="The button turns green and reads Confirmed once your number is verified" width="616" height="226" data-path="images/communications/smsnotificationupdatedconfirmed.png" />

<Note>
  The **SMS notification settings** section appears only when your organization is set up for texting. If you don't see it, ask your project admin whether your organization has been [verified for SMS messaging](/docs/communications/getting-a-project-ready-for-texting).
</Note>

Now that your SMS notification number is confirmed, an admin can [provision a virtual number](/docs/communications/provisioning-a-virtual-sms-number) for you so you can start texting.