SMS API for Angola: bulk SMS to +244 numbers

Angola is a Southern African country with Luanda as its capital and a strong focus on oil and diamond industries. Organizations sending SMS here include mobile money services, logistics companies, and healthcare providers. Messages are triggered by events like fund transfers, delivery confirmations, and vaccination reminders. SMS is chosen because it works on all mobile devices, even in remote areas with limited internet access.

Angola

Calling code +244

Per SMS segment
$0.00987
Messages for $100
10,131
Local language
Portuguese
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Angola costs

Every message is priced at $0.00987 per segment to Angola. Texts over 160 GSM-7 or 70 Unicode characters are split into segments, so a two-segment text costs twice as much.
Messages1 segment2 segments
1$0.00987$0.01974
1,000$9.87$19.74
10,000$98.70$197.40
100,000$987.00$1,974.00

Number format in Angola

Mobile numbers in Angola have 9 digits after +244 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 923 123 456 becomes +244 923 123 456 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Portuguese fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ and ú: those letters are outside GSM-7 and turn the message into Unicode at 70 characters per segment (67 per part). For short alerts, write them without those letters to keep one segment; for longer texts, the console names each letter that changed the encoding.

Time zone and timing

Angola keeps UTC+1 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Luanda is always 08:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Angola with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (AO) and the price. A delivered or failed event follows on your webhook, and a failed message is refunded.

For a list, send the same text to up to 10,000 numbers with POST /v1/batches, or a personal text per number in messages.

curl https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BULKSMSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"to": "+244923123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Angola

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in Angola.

Money transfers

When a transfer is completed in Luanda, users receive an SMS with the transaction details.

Parcel tracking

Logistics companies in Benguela send SMS updates when a shipment is dispatched or delivered.

Health alerts

Clinics in Lubango send SMS reminders for vaccination appointments and health campaigns.

Event updates

Festivals in Huila send SMS notifications about schedule changes or ticket availability.

SMS to Angola: questions

More answers on accounts, payments and the API are in the FAQ.

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to Angola?

Each message segment to Angola costs $0.00987. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $9.87 and 10,000 cost $98.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

How many SMS to Angola does a $100 top-up send?

$100 covers about 10,131 one-segment messages to Angola at $0.00987 each. The first top-up adds a bonus on top, which raises that number. The balance is shared by every country, so the same top-up also pays for messages anywhere else on the list.

How do I write Angola numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +244 923 123 456 becomes "+244923123456" in the to field. The API also accepts spaces, dashes and a 00 prefix and cleans them, and numbers that cannot be read are listed in set_aside instead of being charged.

Which language should SMS be in for Angola?

Portuguese is the official language, but local languages like Umbundu are also spoken. Portuguese works best for broad reach.

Start sending to Angola

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Angola at $0.00987 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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