# Link to an activity from email or SMS
URL: https://docs.awellhealth.com/docs/embed-and-host/link-to-an-activity-from-email-or-sms

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.awellhealth.com/llms.txt).



Use this to reach a stakeholder by email or text message and let them complete a pending activity
straight from the message, rather than asking them to log in somewhere.

> Not to be confused with [embedding Hosted Pages](/docs/embed-and-host/redirect-or-embed), which puts
> Hosted Pages inside a host app rather than a link inside a message.

## Before starting [#before-starting]

Activate one of the communication extensions, so the **Send Email** or **Send SMS** actions are
available. See [Integrate with extensions](/docs/connect-systems/integrate-with-extensions).

## Add the link [#add-the-link]

1. Double-click the step that sends the email or text message.
2. Add a **Send Email** or **Send SMS** action.
3. Add the activity page link to the dynamic template data for email, or directly into the body of the
   text message.

A dynamic email template can render the link as a "click here" button, so it reads as the call to action
rather than a URL in the middle of a paragraph.

## Next steps [#next-steps]

* [Send email notifications](/docs/design-care-flows/send-email-notifications) for configuring email.
* [Care flow design with Hosted Pages](/docs/embed-and-host/care-flow-design-with-hosted-pages) for why
  a secondary channel is worth having.