Keyword Guide

Resistbot responds when you text one of the keywords below to Apple Messages, Telegram, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, or by text to 50409.

Lobby Your Officials

Use these keywords to lobby your officials.

resist: Not sure where to start? Start here!
call: List your officials and their phone numbers
copilot: Ask our AI to write a letter for you to any of your officials
copilot [H.R. 3000]: Send a bill number (e.g., H.R. 100, S. 100, H. RES. 200) to have the bot write a letter for you about that bill
copilot [link]: Send a link to a news article (e.g., a story from CBS News or NPR) to have the bot write a letter for you about that issue
following: See petitions created by organizers you follow
review: Submit a public review of your elected officials
sign [code]: Use with a petition code, e.g., SIGN PUCZGE to send that petition to your officials
trending: See what petitions are trending right now
write: Write a letter manually to any of your officials
write [target]: Use write followed by a letter target as a shortcut

When prompted for where to send your letter, use one of these!

Voting is your sacred civic duty, make sure you’re ready.

Ten people taking action is better than you taking ten actions. Organize others for more impact.

claim: Claim your own keyword and amass followers
import: Turn your Action Network petition into a Resistbot campaign
image: Get an image of your last letter to share
image [code]: Get an image for any petition to share (e.g., IMAGE PCCPGW)
image [keyword]: Get an image for any keyword on Resistbot to share (e.g., IMAGE CHECK)
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
petition: Make your last letter a signable petition
petitions: See petitions you’ve already created
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
visit: Visit the capitol or local offices for your federal officials
volunteer: Find phone banks, canvassing, and other volunteer events

Informational keywords for issues, news, and data.

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
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

Non-political community resources.

Bot settings and preferences.

account: Change your name, address, prefix/title, or email
alerts: Manage what texts/alerts the bot can send you
buy: Buy coins to spend on faxes (10), postage (80), and promotions (2)
close [code]: Use with a petition code, e.g., PABCDE, to close a petition
coins: See how many coins you have
follow [user]: Use with a username (e.g., FOLLOW ROSIE) to get text updates from an organizer
pair: Use from a messaging app like Apple Messages or Telegram to pair your SMS (text) account
premium: Upgrade your account to premium and unlock more features
premium cancel: Cancel your premium membership
premium change: Change the payment method attached to your account
prefs: Change bot behaviors
stats: See your usage stats and followers
stop: Cancel the service completely
switch: Connect your SMS account to a non-SMS platform like Apple Messages or Telegram
unfollow [user]: Use with a username (e.g., UNFOLLOW ROSIE) to unfollow an organizer