SMS API for Belgium: bulk SMS to +32 numbers

Belgium, in Western Europe, has a diverse economy with strong pharmaceutical, technology, and government sectors. Healthcare providers, logistics companies, and public transport systems integrate SMS for notifications. Messages are sent for prescription ready alerts, package delivery windows, and train delay notices. SMS is valued here for its universal reach across Brussels and regional cities, working on all mobile devices.

Belgium

Calling code +32

Per SMS segment
$0.01867
Messages for $100
5,356
Local language
French
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Belgium costs

Every message is priced at $0.01867 per segment to Belgium. 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$0.01867$0.03734
1,000$18.67$37.34
10,000$186.70$373.40
100,000$1,867.00$3,734.00

Number format in Belgium

Mobile numbers in Belgium have 9 digits after +32. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (0450 00 12 34); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +32 450 00 12 34.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in French fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë and ï: 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

Belgium changes its clocks: Brussels is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. 09:00 in Brussels is 08:00 UTC in January and an hour earlier in UTC while summer time runs, so give send_at with the local offset (for example +01:00 in winter) and the API does the conversion.

Send to Belgium with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (BE) 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": "+32450001234", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Belgium

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

Pharmacy alerts

Hospitals in Antwerp notify patients when prescriptions are ready for collection via SMS.

Parcel tracking

Logistics firms update customers about delivery time slots across Flanders and Wallonia.

Train delays

Rail services inform commuters about schedule changes on Brussels routes through text messages.

Event tickets

Music festivals in Ghent send electronic passes and gate entry instructions to attendees.

SMS to Belgium: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Belgium costs $0.01867. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $18.67 and 10,000 cost $186.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 5,356 one-segment messages to Belgium at $0.01867 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 Belgium numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +32 450 00 12 34 becomes "+32450001234" 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.

Should Belgian SMS use Dutch, French, or both?

Match the recipient's region: Dutch for Flanders, French for Wallonia, and either for Brussels.

How do public holidays affect SMS traffic?

National holidays like King's Day see fewer business messages but more event confirmations.

Start sending to Belgium

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Belgium at $0.01867 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Belgium: Bulk SMS to +32 From $0.01867 | BulkSMSAPI