CTA whitelisting is a mandatory element for DLT registration. This is a TRAI initiative to prevent fraudulent activities.

 

 

All the DLT operators have started with CTA whitelisting from 1st September 2024. Here is the guide for CTA Whitelisting Process In BSNL DLT.

 

CTA Whitelisting Process In BSNL DLT

 

All the call-to-action elements like URLs, apks, OTT links, whatsapp links, phone numbers and email IDs which you want to use in your content template should be Whitelisted In BSNL DLT in the following manner:

1. Login to BSNL DLT panel

 

 

2. Click on the CTA whitelisting tab

 

 

3. Click on “+Whitelisting CTA“

 

 

4. Select the CTA type

 

 

• For URL
  • Select the CTA types as URL

 

 

• • Select the type of URL

 

 

• • Enter the static URL in the box

 

 

• • Click submit

 

 

• • For dynamic URL
    • • Enter static URL

 

 

• • • • Click “URL contains variable” check box

 

 

• • • • Enter the sample URL with question mark (?) at the last

 

 

Note: If your URL link is too long you can cut it short by using URL shortener tool at the BSNL DLTdashbord.

• For number
  • Select number as CTA type

 

 

• • Select the number type

 

 

• • Enter the number

 

 

• • Click submit

 

 

If you face any trouble during CTA whitelisting you can contact Fast2SMS support team. Get free DLT assistance at the best bulk SMS service provider in India by signing up at Fast2SMS.  

 

Link Shortener Tool At BSNL DLT Panel

 

You can use the URL shortener to shorten the URLs you send in the messages, there are 2 ways you can use this URL shortener:

Types of shortenings:

Static Shortening: The shortened link remains fixed and will be sent for each message (SMS)

Dynamic Shortening: The shortened link changes dynamically, possibly based on user specific information, like Mobile number.

Follow these steps for shortening the URL link.

1. Give a name for the link you want to shorten

2. Select the Whitelisted URL from the Long URL dropdown

Note: You can search and select from the list of whitelisted URLs

Static shortening:

1. You can give a custom back half (for static shortening), the selected URL will always be shortened to the give URL,

2. You can check “Allow short url in messages” if you want to send the shortened URL directly in the messages

Dynamic shortening

1. Do not give any custom back

2. Select the short link length (this will be the length of the random string generated).