--- title: Send questions and chats with the SMS relay description: Combine the predictability of an evergreen webinar and the interactivity of a live session with SMS relays.  --- [Skip to content](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/how-can-i-set-up-an-sms-relay-on-bigmarker#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![Size=36px, Style=On-light, Brand=BigMarker-1](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Size=36px%2c%20Style=On-light%2c%20Brand=BigMarker-1.png?width=171&height=36&name=Size=36px%2c%20Style=On-light%2c%20Brand=BigMarker-1.png)](https://www.bigmarker.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations Welcome to the BigMarker Knowledge Base! - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Base](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Webinars and Series](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/webinars-and-series?hsLang=en) 3. [Advanced Settings](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/webinars-and-series?hsLang=en#advanced-settings) # Send questions and chats with the SMS relay ## Combine the predictability of an evergreen webinar and the interactivity of a live session with SMS relays. Still using the classic admin? [Click here](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/how-can-i-set-up-an-sms-relay-on-bigmarker#session_admin) to learn where you can find the SMS and email relay settings If you are running an evergreen or automated webinar, you may not have the time to sit in the session room and answer any questions that come through the chat panel. When you have the SMS relay active, each chat message and Q&A question submitted by webinar attendees is sent to the host via an SMS text message. Hosts reply to the chat message from their phone by replying to the text message without having to stay on the BigMarker platform. This way, they can field questions without having to join the webinar. We'll cover the settings for SMS messages here, but you also have some other options to accomplish the same things: - [Set up the integration with Slack](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/send-chat-from-your-webinar-to-slack?hsLang=en) - [Relay questions via email](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/how-can-i-set-up-an-sms-relay-on-bigmarker#email-notifications-qa) **Note:** Remember to include the provided string of code before each reply. This ensures that your reply is directed to the right webinar room **![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qoPaLu7C89WY03nu5nKwtV0sjkFxQPSq_JLiBIeSpKP2qQouiJPk6-J_Sg0SqtHNKpPYvziBAx2tQq-gaijjSAF9jiDPpX9UgF5T5gs4qO_1GxI1fFk9Z2X-568-h52FNQ2u-n7Nm7ncWFM1lYhACno)**   This reply appears in the webinar room chat just as any other message sent from guests who are the webinar room would (see below). ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pqmvjV5wVeZeAU7Xv9XaaxX1jClUUB42Gl28ygUQOP0sI34cXshhhTGmK3Iu8GVFvT1_pu-kJejPJ8S9NtZXLMHZMxI1NMGrIS8rJ8xhPHH-T-z8bA3EEFOPucW5xAYzIp_pYCGWZ_0aeoXSCcy9mGE)   Now that you've seen how SMS relays create more interactive evergreen webinar experiences, learn how to set up an SMS relay for your BigMarker webinars below:    ### How to Set Up an SMS Relay on BigMarker Visit the [session admin](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/introducing-the-new-session-admin?hsLang=en) and go to **Engagement \> Admin Notifications**. Here you'll find different tabs for the different types of relay. ![](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-22-2026-04-33-39-2332-PM.png?width=600&height=285&name=image-png-Jan-22-2026-04-33-39-2332-PM.png) After enabling the relay, you'll find additional options. Set the phone number to receive and send messages from, and also set the name and profile picture of the persona that will send these messages in the BigMarker room.  Note that at this time we only support phone numbers with the "1" country code. ![](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-18-2026-06-50-57-7007-PM.png?width=450&height=385&name=image-png-May-18-2026-06-50-57-7007-PM.png) ### How to set up Email Notifications for Q&A If instead you want to use email to relay questions an answers, you can also set that up in this same page. Please note that you can only use email for the Q&A feature and not the public chat. In the same Push Notification settings, go to the **Email** tab. **![](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-18-2026-06-52-21-1848-PM.png?width=600&height=285&name=image-png-May-18-2026-06-52-21-1848-PM.png)** Once you've enabled email notifications, you'll be able to set who should receive the email notifications. Any presenters that have been added to the session can receive the email relay messages. You can select more than one to receive the email notifications. If this space is not filled in, the notification email will be sent to the person who created the webinar. ### Chat relay in the classic admin To get to the chat relay settings, go to **Push Notifications** within the [mange dashboard](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/the-manage-webinar-dashboard?hsLang=en).  Here you'll find settings for both the SMS and email notifications, as well as those for the [Slack relay](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/send-chat-from-your-webinar-to-slack?hsLang=en) ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/6hK9CeKof--ktrA1PwyyANEgM_VzI3kUbHWR5VjC5ifSE8UbEwbPC7YFtloa_ARm0X1jzEGJjNtbMt6O0LRmloQqT1q8RXl4FVp71ltonL6anqqUFu15E6uXDep0D9pDIcSwofmDhn84z79o4JtEemY) - [Getting Started](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [BigMarker Basics](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#bigmarker-basics) - [Intro to presenting](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#intro-to-presenting) - [Basics of the attendee experience](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#basics-of-the-attendee-experience) - 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