---
canonical: "https://www.softatlas.io/bird/products/rcs"
name: "RCS"
provider: "Bird"
category: "Developer & Engineering / API Management / Communication APIs"
review_count: 0
ai_powered: false
website: "https://bird.com/en-us/products/rcs"
updated: "2026-07-28"
---

# RCS

By [Bird](/bird.md)

The RCS API enables rich communication services, offering enhanced messaging capabilities over traditional SMS.

## Features
- Send rich cards with images, buttons, and actions
- Fallback to SMS if the device is not RCS-capable
- Receive read receipts and typing indicators as webhooks
- Enable two-way conversations with inbound user replies
- Attach media files up to 100MB including images, video, and audio
- Verify business identity with branded sender features
- Check carrier and device RCS capability before sending
- Use the same API key and error handling across multiple channels

## Built for
DEVELOPERS, CUSTOMER_SUPPORT, MARKETERS

Source: https://www.softatlas.io/bird/products/rcs