Introducing RCS Templates: A New Rich Business Messaging Platform — Now in Early Access
🚀 RCS Templates is here — and it's open for early access.
A brand-new platform for rich business messaging. Be among the first to design, approve, and launch RCS campaigns with built-in SMS fallback.
Get Early Access at rcs-templates.com →
Introduction
Business messaging has evolved far beyond 160-character text exchanges. Customers now expect rich, interactive conversations that feel modern, personalized, and effortless.
Today we're excited to introduce RCS Templates — a brand-new platform, built on Msg2ai and now available in early access. It gives organizations a complete platform to design, approve, deliver, and manage rich messaging experiences across RCS, WhatsApp, and SMS, while ensuring no customer is ever left behind through mandatory SMS fallback.
What Is RCS?
RCS (Rich Communication Services) is the carrier-backed successor to SMS, built on the GSMA Universal Profile and delivered through native messaging apps without requiring downloads.
Compared to traditional SMS, RCS Business Messaging provides:
- Rich media including high-resolution images, videos, and swipeable carousels
- Suggested replies and interactive action buttons
- Verified sender profiles with branded business identities
- Read receipts and typing indicators
- Delivery and interaction analytics beyond standard SMS reporting
With Apple introducing RCS support in iOS 18 and Google reporting over one billion monthly active RCS users, businesses can now reach audiences across both major mobile ecosystems.
For organizations, RCS offers the reach of SMS combined with the experience customers expect from modern messaging platforms.
Rich Messaging Is Easy to Demo, Hard to Operate
Creating an impressive RCS message is simple.
Running rich messaging reliably at scale is where most teams encounter challenges.
RCS Templates was built to solve those operational realities.
1. No Message Should Ever Disappear
RCS support still varies by carrier, region, and device.
RCS Templates makes SMS fallback mandatory.
The platform:
- Detects recipient capabilities at send time
- Routes messages to the richest available channel
- Includes fallback text by design
- Ensures every recipient receives the message
Whether someone uses the latest smartphone or an older device, communication continues uninterrupted.
2. Approval Bottlenecks Slow Teams Down
Carrier approval workflows can create friction between template creation and deployment.
RCS Templates streamlines the process through:
- Inline validation during authoring
- Shared validation rules between editor and server
- Centralized approval submissions
- Status tracking from pending to approved or rejected
- Rejection visibility and management
No provider console switching. No manual JSON handling.
3. Teams Need to See What Guests Will See
Testing shouldn't require physical devices.
The Studio provides live previews that accurately represent the recipient experience, including:
- Rich cards
- Carousels
- Suggested replies
- SMS fallback experiences
- Image rendering
Everyone involved can review and approve experiences before launch.
4. Rebuilding Common Templates Wastes Time
Many messaging scenarios repeat across industries.
Examples include:
- Welcome messages
- Booking confirmations
- Event reminders
- Review requests
- Promotional announcements
The built-in marketplace allows teams to:
- Browse curated templates
- View ratings and usage data
- Preview experiences interactively
- Clone templates instantly
- Preserve variables and configurations
5. Conversations Shouldn't End With a Button Tap
Rich messages invite engagement.
RCS Templates extends the conversation through AI-powered responses grounded in attached knowledge documents.
Organizations can:
- Attach contextual documents to templates
- Test AI responses before publishing
- Deliver grounded follow-up answers
- Trigger webhook actions from interactions
- Integrate responses into existing workflows
Messaging becomes conversational instead of transactional.
6. Providers Shouldn't Be a Single Point of Failure
Reliable delivery requires resilience.
The platform includes:
- Multi-provider routing support
- Capability checks
- Per-recipient error handling
- Graceful degradation
- Automatic fallback mechanisms
Messages continue moving even when providers encounter issues.
7. AI Agents Can Use RCS Templates Too
Automation increasingly extends beyond human operators.
RCS Templates includes an agent toolkit featuring:
- MCP server support
- Command-line tooling
- Marketplace search capabilities
- Template rendering with variables
- Template cloning
- Message initiation using scoped agent credentials
Messaging workflows become automation-ready.
From Draft to Delivered in One Workflow
RCS Templates brings the entire messaging lifecycle into a unified experience.
Step 1: Design
- Create text, card, or carousel templates
- Preview experiences live
- Validate content automatically
Step 2: Ground
- Attach knowledge documents
- Test AI-generated responses
- Ensure accuracy before launch
Step 3: Submit
- Send templates through approval workflows
- Monitor submission progress
- Manage approvals centrally
Step 4: Deliver
- Upload CSV audiences or select saved lists
- Personalize content using variables
- Automatically select RCS, WhatsApp, or SMS based on recipient capabilities
Step 5: Measure and Respond
- Review delivery funnels
- Monitor sent-message history
- Retry failed deliveries
- Handle AI-powered replies
The Business Value of RCS Templates
Industry benchmarks consistently show stronger engagement from rich messaging experiences compared to traditional SMS.
However, the real value comes from operational improvements.
Organizations gain:
- No dead ends through mandatory fallback
- No approval surprises through upfront validation
- No repetitive rebuilding through reusable templates
- No abandoned conversations through AI-powered responses
- Better visibility through interaction reporting
Rather than relying solely on industry benchmarks, teams can measure performance directly through their own messaging data.
Get Started With RCS Templates
RCS Templates is available today through Msg2ai.
Getting started is simple:
- Browse the template marketplace
- Clone a ready-made experience
- Preview exactly what recipients will see
- Connect your sender profile
- Launch campaigns confidently
The Future of Business Messaging Is Here
Customers expect messaging experiences that are immediate, interactive, and personalized.
RCS Templates bridges the gap between traditional SMS and modern conversational engagement by combining rich experiences, operational reliability, and AI-powered interactions.
Built on Msg2ai's messaging-first platform, RCS Templates helps organizations deliver conversations that not only look better, but work better.
Get Early Access Today
RCS Templates is now open for early access. Be among the first to design, approve, and launch rich messaging campaigns with built-in SMS fallback.
Visit rcs-templates.com →
FAQ
Q1: What are RCS templates?
RCS templates are pre-approved rich messaging formats that allow businesses to send interactive experiences featuring media, buttons, and branded messaging.
Q2: Do RCS Templates support SMS fallback?
Yes. SMS fallback is built into the platform by design, ensuring messages continue to reach recipients regardless of device capability.
Q3: Can RCS Templates use AI-powered replies?
Yes. Templates can be grounded using knowledge documents that allow AI to provide contextual follow-up responses.
Q4: Does the platform support multiple messaging channels?
Yes. Messages can be delivered through RCS, WhatsApp, or SMS depending on recipient capabilities.
Q5: Who should use RCS Templates?
Hotels, resorts, vacation rentals, event organizers, and service businesses seeking richer customer communication can benefit from RCS Templates.