# Beam

> Beam is a business messaging platform for agencies that connects iMessage, RCS and SMS fallback with GoHighLevel.

Beam is part of MetaTechAi (https://metatechai.com). It sends from Apple and Android devices and supports FaceTime Audio, webhooks, API and MCP connections. iMessage requires an eligible recipient and capable line; RCS depends on recipient phone and carrier support. SMS fallback remains subject to applicable carrier requirements. Beam is independent of Apple and does not provide an official Apple iMessage API.

## Key pages

- [Beam](https://beamtexting.com/): Business messaging overview.
- [About Beam](https://beamtexting.com/about): Company, capabilities and parent organization.
- [GoHighLevel messaging](https://beamtexting.com/gohighlevel): Agency workspaces, channels and workflow setup.
- [GoHighLevel iMessage](https://beamtexting.com/gohighlevel-imessage): Additional inbox channel and Custom Webhook sends.
- [iMessage API](https://beamtexting.com/imessage-api): API access, events and integration guidance.
- [Sending limits](https://beamtexting.com/imessage-sending-limits): Paced new conversations and line capacity.
- [Contact](https://beamtexting.com/contact): Talk with the Beam team.

## Guides and comparisons

- [GoHighLevel texting guides](https://beamtexting.com/guides/gohighlevel-texting): Agency rollout and workflow troubleshooting.
- [iMessage API guides](https://beamtexting.com/guides/imessage-api): Reply loops, events, agents and attachments.
- [RCS and SMS fallback guides](https://beamtexting.com/guides/rcs-and-sms-fallback): Channel support, delivery and opt-outs.
- [Beam vs Sendblue](https://beamtexting.com/compare/beam-vs-sendblue): Compare workflow and client workspace requirements.
- [Beam vs Blooio](https://beamtexting.com/compare/beam-vs-blooio): GoHighLevel and agency evaluation.
- [Beam vs iBluSend](https://beamtexting.com/compare/beam-vs-iblusend): Integration and agency comparison.
- [Beam vs Tuco](https://beamtexting.com/compare/beam-vs-tuco): Client workflow comparison.
- [Beam vs Sendara](https://beamtexting.com/compare/beam-vs-sendara): FaceTime Audio and agency setup comparison.
- [Beam vs Blue Reacher](https://beamtexting.com/compare/beam-vs-bluereacher): FaceTime Audio to Voice AI, CRM integrations, and MCP access comparison.
- [Blog](https://beamtexting.com/blog): Practical business texting articles.

## Documentation

- [Product docs](https://beamtexting.com/docs): Setup, workspace, inbox and integration reference.
- [GoHighLevel workflow docs](https://beamtexting.com/docs/ghl-workflows): Custom Webhook setup; the regular Send SMS action keeps its default SMS provider.
- [MCP and developer access](https://beamtexting.com/docs/developer-access): Authorized workspace connections for compatible clients.
- [OpenAPI contract](https://beamtexting.com/docs/openapi.json): API request and response contract.
- [Documentation index](https://beamtexting.com/docs/llms.txt): Detailed documentation links.
- [Full Beam summary](https://beamtexting.com/llms-full.txt): Expanded markdown of key pages and FAQs.
- [Claude iMessage](https://www.claudeimessage.com/claude-imessage): Connecting Claude to Beam messaging; independent of Anthropic and Apple.

## Agency alternatives and business messaging

- [Messaging alternatives](https://beamtexting.com/alternatives): Agency shortlist guides with public sources.
- [Sendblue alternatives](https://beamtexting.com/alternatives/sendblue): Beam, Blooio, Tuco AI, and iBluSend for agency evaluation.
- [Blooio alternatives](https://beamtexting.com/alternatives/blooio): Compare channel arrangements and client workflows.
- [iMessage for business](https://beamtexting.com/imessage-for-business): Dedicated business lines and team conversations.
- [RCS business messaging](https://beamtexting.com/rcs-business-messaging): Android RCS where supported, with SMS fallback.
- [RCS business messaging on iPhone](https://beamtexting.com/rcs-business-messaging-iphone): What RCS actually does on iPhone, Apple's own RCS for Business rollout, and how Beam routes a mixed iPhone and Android audience.
- [iMessage automation](https://beamtexting.com/imessage-automation): Automate reminders, follow-ups and replies with GoHighLevel workflows, event webhooks and an AI assistant handoff.
- [iMessage CRM](https://beamtexting.com/imessage-crm): Connect GoHighLevel client workflows through Beam.

## Business texting use cases

- [Business Texting App for Agencies and Teams](https://beamtexting.com/business-texting-app): Beam is a business texting app for agencies and teams that need a dedicated business line, a shared inbox and GoHighLevel workflows. It sends iMessage and RCS from real Apple and Android devices, with SMS fallback where configured and supported.
- [Apple Messages for Business vs Beam](https://beamtexting.com/apple-business-messages): Apple Messages for Business is Apple's registered channel for conversations with participating businesses in Messages. Beam is a separate business messaging platform that sends iMessage from dedicated business numbers; it is not Apple Messages for Business.
- [A2P 10DLC Registration and Agency Texting](https://beamtexting.com/a2p-10dlc-registration): A2P 10DLC registration identifies a business and its messaging campaign for application-to-person texts sent over US ten-digit local numbers. Beam lets agencies use iMessage and supported RCS for client conversations outside the SMS 10DLC route, while SMS fallback remains subject to applicable carrier requirements.
- [Business Texting Compliance: A2P, TCPA, HIPAA](https://beamtexting.com/texting-compliance): Texting compliance comes down to three questions: did this person agree to hear from you, can they stop you instantly, and is your number registered for the traffic you send. Beam enforces opt outs and pacing on every line and supports HIPAA compliant texting through compliant carrier infrastructure. Consent, content and registration paperwork stay with your business, and this page shows where each piece lives.
- [Business Phone Number Types for Texting](https://beamtexting.com/business-phone-numbers): Beam offers six kinds of numbers: direct lines, real cell phone numbers, SIP endpoints, toll free numbers, regular local numbers and short codes. The right one depends on three things: whether people text you first, how many new contacts you reach each day, and whether the number has to ring a phone system too.
- [Real Estate Texting for Agents and Teams](https://beamtexting.com/real-estate-texting): Real estate teams can use Beam to answer property inquiries and coordinate showings from a dedicated business line. Eligible iPhone contacts receive iMessage, supported Android contacts receive RCS, and other reachable contacts use configured SMS fallback.
- [Dental Text Messaging for Office Teams](https://beamtexting.com/dental-text-messaging): Dental offices evaluating Beam can test business-line messaging and a shared team inbox for their front-desk workflow. Beam supports HIPAA compliant texting through compliant carrier infrastructure; your office still sets its own safeguards for what goes into each message.
- [Text Recruiting for Staffing Teams](https://beamtexting.com/recruiting-text-messaging): Staffing teams can use Beam for candidate conversations and interview coordination from a dedicated business number. iMessage, supported Android RCS and configured SMS fallback connect to a shared inbox and GoHighLevel workflow.
- [Business Texting Use Cases for Teams](https://beamtexting.com/use-cases): Beam connects business-line iMessage, supported Android RCS and SMS fallback to team conversations and GoHighLevel. Choose a workflow below, then test the channel, reply owner and handoff before rollout.

## Missed webhook recovery

- [iMessage API: Recover Missed Webhooks Without Resending](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-api-missed-webhook-recovery): Recover missing iMessage API records with a proposed outage test, history reconciliation, and CRM checks that keep repairs from sending another message.

## How can agencies check SMS trigger-link false clicks?

- [GoHighLevel SMS Trigger Links: Check False Clicks](https://beamtexting.com/blog/gohighlevel-sms-trigger-link-false-clicks): Check GoHighLevel SMS trigger link false clicks with a controlled test, then require a meaningful reply or form submission before sales follow-up.

## How can agencies port a business number without losing texting?

- [Porting a Client Business Number Without Losing Texting](https://beamtexting.com/blog/port-business-number-keep-texting): Compare migration routes and run a pre-port and post-port texting acceptance test before restarting client workflows.

## Will Client Texts Show a Verified Business Name and Logo?

- [Will Client Texts Show a Verified Business Name and Logo?](https://beamtexting.com/blog/rcs-verified-sender-business-name-logo): Compare verified RBM agents with ordinary messaging channels and test recipient display before promising client branding. Published October 5, 2026.

## What does a blue iMessage without Delivered mean?

- [iMessage Blue With No Delivered Status: What It Means](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-not-delivered-client-business-line): Distinguish unconfirmed delivery from a failure, compare thread states, and run controlled iPhone and Android checks before a retry. Published October 6, 2026.

## Calls, CRM sync and agent messaging

- FaceTime Audio for business, with voice agents: https://beamtexting.com/facetime-audio-for-business
- Outbound texting with room for replies: https://beamtexting.com/outbound-texting
- iMessage two way sync: https://beamtexting.com/imessage-crm
- RCS business messaging: https://beamtexting.com/rcs-business-messaging
- iMessage API and OpenAPI: https://beamtexting.com/imessage-api
- iMessage MCP for Claude and Codex: https://www.claudeimessage.com/imessage-mcp-server
- Claude Code iMessage setup: https://www.claudeimessage.com/claude-code-imessage
- GoHighLevel iMessage setup: https://beamtexting.com/gohighlevel-imessage

## How should an agency schedule a client business text?

- [Schedule a Text for a Client Business Line](https://beamtexting.com/blog/schedule-imessage-client-business-line): Compare Apple Send Later, CRM and integration scheduling, then test cancellation, recipient routing and delivery evidence. Published October 7, 2026.

## What rings when a customer uses FaceTime Audio?

- [FaceTime Audio to a Business Line: What Actually Rings](https://beamtexting.com/blog/facetime-audio-business-line-calls): Compare ordinary calls, FaceTime Audio and browser links, then test answering routes and CRM records. Published October 7, 2026.

- [Confirm Appointments by Text Instead of Calling](https://beamtexting.com/blog/confirm-appointments-by-text-not-call): Confirmation template, GoHighLevel workflow tests, reply handling and attendance checks.

- [Reach Claude by Text When Your Laptop Isn't Open](https://beamtexting.com/blog/claude-by-text-no-laptop-needed): Compare phone workflows and test a maintained Claude integration with Beam while the laptop is closed.

- [Bulk SMS Service for Agencies: What Caps Your Send Volume](https://beamtexting.com/blog/bulk-sms-service-for-agencies): Compare route-specific capacity, SMS and MMS limits, and a seven-step campaign test.

- [Does RCS Business Texting Actually Work on iPhone?](https://beamtexting.com/blog/rcs-business-texting-iphone-activation): Distinguish iPhone activation errors from Beam routing and verify receipt with a seven-step test. Published October 9, 2026.

## Toll free versus local business numbers

- [Toll Free vs Local Number for Business Texting | Beam](https://beamtexting.com/blog/toll-free-vs-local-number-business-texting): Compare customer recognition, local A2P 10DLC registration, toll free verification, and capacity with a six-step agency pilot. Updated October 10, 2026.

- [TCPA texting rules for business texts](https://beamtexting.com/blog/tcpa-texting-rules-for-business): Consent, reasonable revocation, recipient local quiet hours and an agency campaign test procedure.

- [What a Clinic Front Desk Should Text Patients | Beam](https://beamtexting.com/blog/patient-text-messaging-front-desk-checklist): Patient confirmation, reminder, prep and recall wording, with a numbered privacy review, workflow test and comparison table. Published October 11, 2026.

- [What a Business Text Messaging Service Should Actually Do](https://beamtexting.com/blog/text-messaging-service-for-business-checklist): A ten-step agency pilot for channel routing, two way replies, CRM records, opt outs and shared history. Published October 12, 2026.

- [Short Code SMS for Agencies: When It Actually Fits](https://beamtexting.com/blog/short-code-sms-vs-number-types-for-agencies): Compare short code leasing and carrier approval with local numbers, toll free numbers, and direct lines before a client launch.

- [Give Grok Bot Its Own iMessage Number](https://beamtexting.com/blog/give-grok-bot-imessage-number): Connect Grok Bot to Beam without OAuth: create a read only token, store it as a secret, then have Grok Bot draft replies you approve before anything sends.

- [Give Grok Bot Its Own FaceTime Line](https://beamtexting.com/blog/give-grok-bot-facetime-audio): Grok Bot cannot FaceTime by itself. See how Beam gives it a FaceTime Audio line to manage, with iMessage follow ups after a missed call.

- [Give Codex Its Own iMessage Number with Beam MCP](https://beamtexting.com/blog/give-codex-imessage-number-mcp): Connect OpenAI Codex to Beam over MCP: the token, the config.toml entry, permission scopes, and how to verify Codex before it touches real conversations.

- [Give Your AI Agent FaceTime Audio](https://beamtexting.com/blog/ai-agent-facetime-audio-setup): Connect a Beam line to a voice AI inbound endpoint, compare direct and shared FaceTime links, and test audio, identity and unanswered calls. Published October 13, 2026.

- [Let a Custom GPT Send Texts From a Real Business Number](https://beamtexting.com/blog/custom-gpt-actions-send-text-messages): Configure a custom GPT Action with Beam's OpenAPI contract, confirm recipients, and test queued versus delivered status. Published October 13, 2026.

- [Give Zapier an iMessage Number With SMS Fallback](https://beamtexting.com/blog/give-zapier-imessage-number-sms-fallback): Configure a Zapier webhook, verify channel routing and test SMS fallback before rollout.

- [Switch iMessage API Providers Without Losing Your Number](https://beamtexting.com/blog/switch-imessage-api-provider-checklist): Preserve number ownership, history and suppression records, rebuild CRM connections, and verify a staged provider cutover. Published October 14, 2026.

- [TCPA Quiet Hours: When Can You Legally Text?](https://beamtexting.com/blog/tcpa-quiet-hours-by-state): Recipient-local scheduling, federal and Florida comparison, and an automation test procedure. Published October 15, 2026.

- [iMessage or SMS in GoHighLevel: Choosing by Workflow Step](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-vs-sms-in-gohighlevel): Compare workflow routes, verify Android fallback and test replies on the same CRM contact. Published October 16, 2026.

- [Give Gemini CLI Its Own iMessage Number With Beam](https://beamtexting.com/blog/give-gemini-cli-imessage-number): Connect Gemini CLI to Beam with gemini mcp add or a settings.json httpUrl block, create a scoped token, and verify it before it texts anyone. Published October 17, 2026.

- [Give n8n Its Own iMessage Number With Beam](https://beamtexting.com/blog/give-n8n-imessage-number): Configure HTTP Request with a workspace API key or MCP Client Tool with a Bearer token, then test sending and signed inbound replies. Published October 18, 2026.

- [Give Cursor Its Own iMessage Number With Beam](https://beamtexting.com/blog/give-cursor-imessage-number): Connect Cursor to Beam with a scoped Bearer token, verify the workspace in MCP Logs, and test a text and reply. Published October 18, 2026.

- [Set Up an AI Text Message Responder Without Losing Control](https://beamtexting.com/blog/ai-text-message-responder-automation): Sort customer texts into AI, draft and human tiers, train and preview Beam's Assistant, then test takeover, after-hours replies and opt-outs. Published October 18, 2026.

- [iMessage for Healthcare Patient Communication](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-healthcare-patient-communication): What a clinic can text patients over a business iMessage line, what stays out, and how consent, opt-outs, staff access and clinical replies are handled. Published October 18, 2026.

- [Which iMessage Tool Should a GoHighLevel Agency Choose?](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-tool-for-gohighlevel-agencies): A sourced comparison of Beam, Sendblue, Blooio, Tuco AI and iBluSend for GoHighLevel agencies: install steps, iMessage plus RCS plus SMS fallback, A2P 10DLC, FaceTime Audio, webhooks and MCP, and sub-account rebilling. Published October 19, 2026.

- [White Label iMessage for GoHighLevel Agencies: Setup Guide](https://beamtexting.com/blog/white-label-imessage-for-gohighlevel-agencies): How agencies add white label iMessage to GoHighLevel sub-accounts: client workspace setup, connecting a sending device, agency rebilling status, and a client launch checklist. Published October 19, 2026.

- [iMessage API Pricing Comparison for Agencies (October 2026)](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-api-pricing-comparison): Sendblue, Blooio, Tuco AI, and iBluSend pricing pages compared for agencies: dollar amounts, RCS, SMS fallback, FaceTime Audio, and A2P fees, plus a fill-in cost worksheet. Published October 19, 2026.

- [Sendblue Pricing Explained for Agencies (October 2026)](https://beamtexting.com/blog/sendblue-pricing): Sendblue's pricing page lists a free sandbox, a $100/month AI Agent plan, and a custom Enterprise tier. Here's what each one includes, what to ask about, and how Beam compares on features. Published October 19, 2026.

- [How to Resell iMessage to Your Agency Clients](https://beamtexting.com/blog/how-to-resell-imessage-to-clients): Package iMessage, RCS, FaceTime Audio and Voice AI into one client offer, with a margin worksheet, pitch script and objection answers. Published October 19, 2026.

- [Text Facebook Lead Form Leads Instantly With GHL](https://beamtexting.com/blog/text-facebook-lead-form-leads-instantly): Meta form trigger, Beam webhook, delivery checks and reply-aware follow-up.

- [HubSpot iMessage Integration: What Beam's API Actually Syncs](https://beamtexting.com/blog/hubspot-imessage-integration): API sends, signed reply webhooks, HubSpot notes, workflow mapping and an agency test procedure. Published October 20, 2026.

- [Twilio Alternative for iMessage Business Texting](https://beamtexting.com/blog/twilio-alternative-for-imessage-business-texting): Channel comparison and GoHighLevel migration tests for agencies evaluating iMessage. Published 2026-10-21.

- [Top iMessage Platform for Sales Teams: What to Check First](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-platform-for-sales-teams): Rep ownership, CRM sync, first-response and call-routing tests for sales teams. Published 2026-10-21.

- [iMessage for Med Spas: Follow-Up, No-Shows, Rebooking](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-for-med-spas): Consult follow-up, no-show recovery, rebooking and GoHighLevel workflow tests with channel and consent checks. Published 2026-10-22.

- [iMessage for Roofing, HVAC, Plumbing and Solar: One Playbook](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-for-home-service-companies): Estimate follow-up, job photos, storm intake and review requests, with a trade comparison and numbered workflow test. Published 2026-10-22.

- [Hosted iMessage Provider or Your Own Devices?](https://beamtexting.com/blog/hosted-imessage-provider-vs-own-devices): Compare hosted infrastructure with agency-operated devices using number control, recovery, operating work and a numbered pilot procedure. Published 2026-10-23.

- [Re-Engage Dead Leads With iMessage Before You Buy More](https://beamtexting.com/blog/re-engage-dead-leads-with-imessage): Dormant lead segmentation, consent checks, a three-message sequence and numbered GoHighLevel workflow tests. Published 2026-10-23.

- [Book Appointments Inside an iMessage Thread: GHL Walkthrough](https://beamtexting.com/blog/imessage-appointment-booking-automation): Calendar booking, webhook reminders, reschedule testing and human handoff.