Keyword Guide
Resistbot is a chatbot that sits on one end of a text conversation, with you on the other! The bot responds when you text one of the keywords below to the phone number 50409, Apple Messages, Telegram, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp or Messenger. If you’re an advanced user looking to organize campaigns, read our guide for organizers.
Lobby Your Officials
From Mayor to President, your elected officials work for you.
| ceo | Contact your Chief Election Official (Sec. of State, Lt. Gov. or Election Director) |
|---|---|
| congress | Contact your U.S. Senators & U.S. House representative |
| court | Contact the U.S. Supreme Court |
| dnc | Contact the Democratic National Committee |
| federal | Contact the President and the U.S. Congress |
| house | Contact your representative in the U.S. House |
| gov | Contact your Governor |
| legislature | Contact all your state legislators |
| lower | Contact your state representative(s) or assemblymember(s) |
| mayor | Contact your city or county mayor |
| offices | Get the capitol or local offices for your federal officials |
| officials | List your officials and their phone numbers |
| president | Contact the President |
| senate | Contact one or both of your U.S. Senators |
| sign | Use with a petition code, e.g., SIGN PUCZGE to send that petition to your officials |
| state | Contact your Governor and/or state legislators |
| upper | Contact your state senator(s) |
Get Ready to Vote
Check and protect your registration, get an absentee ballot, and more.
| check | Check your voter registration & be alerted if it changes |
|---|---|
| eighteen | Get a reminder to register when you’re eligible to vote |
| id | Get voter ID requirements & an ID if you need one |
| local | Find and contact your local election office |
| Learn how to vote by mail in your state | |
| polls | Find early vote sites, ballot dropboxes & Election Day polling places |
| register | Register or pre-register to vote |
| protect | Report an election problem to the nonpartisan Election Protection coalition |
| track | Track your early or mail-in ballot |
| vote | See when your next election is and all voting-related features |
Organize & Volunteer
Ten people taking action is better than you taking ten actions. Organize others for more impact.
| claim | Claim your own keyword and amass followers |
|---|---|
| donate | Donate to keep Resistbot running and earn coins to spend in-bot |
| drive | Create your own voter turnout drive for a race you care about |
| editor | Submit your last letter as a letter to the editor to your local paper |
| import | Turn your Action Network petition into a Resistbot campaign |
| invite | Use with a campaign code, e.g., PABCDE, to see how many people have signed your campaign and to invite more |
| moms | Find local Moms Demand Action events |
| office | Locate the D.C. or district offices of your Congressional officials |
| petition | Make your last letter a signable petition |
| promote | Spend coins to promote your petition or vote drive to other Resistbot members |
| run | Find local elected offices to run for with Run for Something |
| share | Make your last letter an open letter |
| volunteer | Find phone banks, canvassing, and other volunteer events |
| worker | Find out how you can work the polls during elections |
News, Issues, and Numbers
Informational keywords for issues, news, official data, and more.
| abortion | See abortion policies in your state after the overturning of Roe v. Wade |
|---|---|
| bills | See upcoming bills in the U.S. House |
| donors | See the top donors to your Congressional officials’ campaigns |
| guns | See how much gun rights and gun safety groups have spent on your representatives |
| nearby | See open letters from your district |
| native | See what native lands you’re currently occupying |
| NRA | See how much the gun manufacturers lobby has spent for/against your representatives |
| page | Get up to three newspaper front pages delivered daily |
| police | See police violence data for your city and state |
| recount | Get a video at the end of each day from The Recount |
| trending | See what petitions are trending right now |
Community Resources
Non-political community resources to help you out.
| blood | Find a local non-profit community blood center |
|---|---|
| covid | See current mandates and what’s open and closed in your state |
| covid act | Get state and county pandemic data from COVID Act Now |
| covid test | Find COVID testing sites near you |
| csa | Find Community-Supported Agriculture near you |
| food | Find your nearest food banks |
| hospitals | Data on your local hospital capacities and COVID patients |
| mutual aid | Find your nearest mutual aid networks |
| vaccine | Find your nearest vaccination location |
Manage your Account
Your bot settings and preferences.
| account | View and change your name, address, and email |
|---|---|
| alerts | Manage what alerts the bot can send you, like promoted alerts, upcoming town halls, and more |
| close [code] | Use with a petition code, e.g., PABCDE, to close a petition |
| coins | See how many Resistbot coins you have |
| commands | Get a list of these commands |
| emails | Manage what kinds of emails the bot can send you |
| endorsed | See the candidates you’ve endorsed |
| feedback | Leave product feedback for the volunteers |
| follow [user] | Use with a username (e.g., FOLLOW ROSIE) to get text updates from a Resistbot member |
| following | See who you’re following |
| image | Get an image of your last letter |
| pair | Use from a messaging app like Apple Messages or Telegram to pair your SMS (text) account |
| petitions | See all petitions you've created |
| prefs | Change bot behaviors |
| stats | See your usage stats and followers |
| stop | Cancel the service completely |
| subscribe | Start a new monthly donation or change/cancel your existing one |
| support | If you can’t find an answer on my help page you can get help with your account here |