Components of DLT Registration: Entity, Sender ID, Templates and Binding
What you register: PE, Sender ID (Header), SMS Templates, Consent (if needed) and PE-TM binding
1) Principal Entity (PE) registration
- Register your business on a DLT operator’s portal (Airtel DLT, Jio TrueConnect, Vi/VIL, BSNL, STPL/SmartPing, Tata Teleservices).
- Submit required KYC and business documents such as PAN, GST, address proof, authorized signatory details, and POA.
- After verification, you receive a unique Entity ID that links all your future DLT operations including headers and content templates.
2) Sender ID / Header registration
- After receiving your Entity ID, register your Header (Sender ID) — alphanumeric for non-promotional and numeric for promotional messaging.
- You may register separate headers for different categories such as Transactional, Promotional, and Service.
- Once approved, the header is assigned a Header ID used in your SMS or voice API calls.
3) SMS template registration
- You submit your Content Templates (fixed + variable parts) for approval under the DLT portal.
- Templates must adhere to rules depending on type (Transactional, Service Implicit, Service Explicit, Promotional)
- Approved templates receive Template IDs, which must be used in your messaging API calls.
4) Consent template registration (where required)
- For Promotional and Service Explicit content, register Consent Templates that define the scope of user permission for receiving messages.
- Consent templates must clearly state the brand name, purpose, and scope of consent, and cannot include variables.
5) PE-TM binding (Principal Entity–Telemarketer chain)
- The PE must bind with its Telemarketer(s) via PE-TM chain binding in the DLT portal.
- The TM must accept / acknowledge the binding. After both sides bind, messages propagate properly.
