SMS API for Burkina Faso: bulk SMS to +226 numbers

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, with Ouagadougou as its capital and a focus on agriculture and gold mining. Software systems sending SMS include mobile banking apps, agricultural cooperatives, and public health programs. Messages are triggered by events like loan approvals, crop price updates, or vaccination reminders. SMS is chosen because it reaches every mobile phone, even in rural areas, and is read quickly by recipients.

Burkina Faso

Calling code +226

Per SMS segment
$0.01247
Messages for $100
8,019
Local language
French
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Burkina Faso costs

Every message is priced at $0.01247 per segment to Burkina Faso. 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$0.01247$0.02494
1,000$12.47$24.94
10,000$124.70$249.40
100,000$1,247.00$2,494.00

Number format in Burkina Faso

Mobile numbers in Burkina Faso have 8 digits after +226 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 70 12 34 56 becomes +226 70 12 34 56 in the to field.

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

Burkina Faso keeps UTC+0 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Ouagadougou is always 09:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Burkina Faso with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (BF) 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": "+22670123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Burkina Faso

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in Burkina Faso.

Loan approvals

Microfinance apps notify farmers in Bobo-Dioulasso when their loan applications are approved, with details on disbursement.

Crop alerts

Agricultural cooperatives send updates to farmers in the Sahel region about market prices for millet and sorghum.

Health reminders

Clinics in Ouagadougou send SMS reminders to patients about upcoming vaccination campaigns for children.

Event updates

Cultural festivals in Koudougou notify attendees about schedule changes or ticket availability via SMS.

SMS to Burkina Faso: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to Burkina Faso?

Each message segment to Burkina Faso costs $0.01247. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $12.47 and 10,000 cost $124.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 8,019 one-segment messages to Burkina Faso at $0.01247 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 Burkina Faso numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +226 70 12 34 56 becomes "+22670123456" 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 be sent in?

French is the official language and widely understood, but local languages like Mooré or Dioula may resonate better in rural areas. Consider your audience's primary language.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

Yes, during the rainy season, agricultural updates increase, and during festivals like FESPACO, event-related messages spike. Plan for these peaks.

Start sending to Burkina Faso

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Burkina Faso at $0.01247 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Burkina Faso: Bulk SMS to +226 From $0.01247 | BulkSMSAPI