SMS API for Belize: bulk SMS to +501 numbers

Belize, located in Central America with its capital in Belmopan, is known for its tourism and agriculture industries. Software products sending SMS include travel agencies, resorts, and delivery services. Messages are triggered by events like booking confirmations, tour updates, and package deliveries. SMS is chosen because it works on all mobile devices, including basic phones used by locals and tourists.

Belize

Calling code +501

Per SMS segment
$0.01557
Messages for $100
6,422
Local language
English
Encoding
GSM-7

What a bulk SMS send to Belize costs

Every message is priced at $0.01557 per segment to Belize. 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$0.01557$0.03114
1,000$15.57$31.14
10,000$155.70$311.40
100,000$1,557.00$3,114.00

Number format in Belize

Mobile numbers in Belize have 7 digits after +501 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 622-1234 becomes +501 622 1234 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

English text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to Belize holds 160 characters and each part of a longer text 153. Watch for curly quotes and emoji copied from other tools: one of them moves the whole text to Unicode at 70 characters per segment, and POST /v1/estimates shows the encoding before you send.

Time zone and timing

Belize keeps UTC-6 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Belize is always 15:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Belize with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (BZ) 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": "+5016221234", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Belize

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

Tour confirmations

Travelers in Belize City receive SMS confirmations for their snorkeling tours and pickup times.

Resort updates

Guests in San Pedro get texts about check-in details and special offers at their resort.

Delivery alerts

Customers in Orange Walk are notified by SMS when their online orders are out for delivery.

Weather warnings

Residents in Cayo receive SMS alerts about incoming storms and safety precautions.

SMS to Belize: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Belize costs $0.01557. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $15.57 and 10,000 cost $155.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 6,422 one-segment messages to Belize at $0.01557 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 Belize numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +501 622 1234 becomes "+5016221234" 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.

What language should SMS messages be in?

English is the official language of Belize and is widely understood, making it the best choice for SMS.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

SMS traffic peaks during the tourist season, especially around holidays like Christmas and Easter, when visitors flock to Belize.

Start sending to Belize

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Belize at $0.01557 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Belize: Bulk SMS to +501 From $0.01557 | BulkSMSAPI