SMS API for Bolivia: bulk SMS to +591 numbers

Bolivia is a landlocked country in South America, with La Paz as its administrative capital and Sucre as its constitutional capital, known for its mining and agricultural industries. Banks, ride-hailing services, and educational institutions use SMS to communicate with users. Messages are sent for events like payment confirmations, ride bookings, or exam schedules. SMS is preferred because it reaches all mobile users, including those in rural areas with limited internet access.

Bolivia

Calling code +591

Per SMS segment
$0.02067
Messages for $100
4,837
Local language
Spanish
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Bolivia costs

Every message is priced at $0.02067 per segment to Bolivia. 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$0.02067$0.04134
1,000$20.67$41.34
10,000$206.70$413.40
100,000$2,067.00$4,134.00

Number format in Bolivia

Mobile numbers in Bolivia have 8 digits after +591 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 71234567 becomes +591 71234567 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Spanish fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, í, ó 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

Bolivia keeps UTC-4 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in La Paz is always 13:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Bolivia with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (BO) 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": "+59171234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Bolivia

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

Payment confirmations

Banks in La Paz send SMS confirmations for successful transactions, such as bill payments or transfers.

Ride updates

Ride-hailing apps notify users in Santa Cruz about driver arrivals or trip completions via SMS.

Exam reminders

Universities in Cochabamba send SMS reminders for exam dates and locations to students.

Delivery alerts

E-commerce platforms inform customers in El Alto about the status of their orders, such as shipped or delivered.

SMS to Bolivia: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Bolivia costs $0.02067. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $20.67 and 10,000 cost $206.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 4,837 one-segment messages to Bolivia at $0.02067 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 Bolivia numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +591 71234567 becomes "+59171234567" 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 use in Bolivia?

Spanish is the primary language and is widely understood. For indigenous communities, Quechua or Aymara may also be used.

How does SMS perform in rural Bolivia?

SMS is highly effective in rural areas where internet connectivity is limited, ensuring reliable communication for all users.

Start sending to Bolivia

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Bolivia at $0.02067 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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