# How to include Device Name (Not just Device ID) in SMS when using Messaging Cloud API (Twilio)

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**Category:** Cloud\
**Created:** [September 15, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/how-to-include-device-name-not-just-device-id-in-sms-when-using-messaging-cloud-api-twilio/36038 "2017-09-15T05:21:05Z")\
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The device name will not be added by the webhook services, so you’d need to actively embed it in your event payload.

Although this would be a nice feature to propose, which can be done via a GitHub “issue” report here

> **[particle-iot/cloud](https://github.com/particle-iot/cloud/issues)**
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> cloud - A place to discuss issues, enhancements, features for: API, Cloud Compiler, Web IDE (Build), Webhooks, Console, and Device Setup

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