# Getting started · Send SMS with Bird in three steps

## Three steps to sending SMS.

Create an account, send a test message to verify your integration, then configure the destinations your messages can reach.

## From sign-up to first delivery in an afternoon.

Follow these three steps and you'll have SMS running with full carrier coverage.

## Billions of SMS messages delivered every year on Bird.

Global carrier coverage, intelligent routing, and delivery analytics built in. Sign up and send your first SMS in under five minutes.