Keyword Guide

Resistbot responds to simple keywords, tap one to get started, or text one to 50409. New to writing your officials? Read how to write to Congress.

Lobby Your Officials

Use these keywords to lobby your officials.

When prompted for where to send your letter, reply with 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
earn: Earn coins for reading campaigns promoted by other members
import: Turn your Action Network petition into a Resistbot campaign
image: Get an image of your last letter to share
image pccpgw: Text before a petition code to get a shareable image for any petition (e.g., PCCPGW)
image check: Text before a keyword to get a shareable image for any keyword (e.g., CHECK)
invite: Text before a campaign code (e.g., PCCPGW) invite someone to sign a campaign, earn 50 coins for every first-time sender invited by SMS
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
protest: Find nearby rallies or protests
run: Find local elected offices to run for with Run for Something
volunteer: Find local canvassing, club meetings, phone banks, and other organizing events near you

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
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, postage, and promotions
close: Text before a petition code (e.g., PCCPGW) to close, and optionally delete a, petition
coins: See how many coins you have
edit: Text before a petition code (e.g., PCCPGW) to edit a petition
follow: Text before a username (e.g., JESSCRAVEN101) to get text updates from that organizer
join: Become a premium member and unlock more features
login: Log in to Resistbot on the web
organizers: See which organizers you’re following
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
unfollow: Use before a username (e.g., ROSIE) to unfollow an organizer
unsign: Text before a petition code (e.g., PCCPGW) to unsign a petition