Contests in Studio Inbox

Studio Inbox includes a built-in contests feature that lets you easily manage SMS-based competitions that comply with broadcast regulations, such as the UK's Ofcom Broadcasting Code.

On this page, we'll explain how to create a contest and randomly select a winner from valid entries.

Creating a contest

To create a contest, open your Studio Inbox workspace and click the 'Contests' button on the sidebar - the trophy icon (🏆).

You can then create a new contest or edit an existing one, giving it a name, start/end times, which SMS source to monitor for entries, and the text a message should contain to be a potential winner:

The contest will open/close automatically at the specified date and time, but you can also open or close it manually if required.

Selecting a winner

After the contest has closed, you can randomly select one or more winners who sent a message matching the criteria you set when the contest was created.

This won't notify the winner, but it will provide their contact details.