SMS API for Cambodia: bulk SMS to +855 numbers

Cambodia, with Phnom Penh as its capital, is a Southeast Asian country known for its growing digital economy and tourism industry. Software products like mobile banking apps, e-commerce platforms, and travel agencies send text messages to their users. These messages are triggered by events such as payment confirmations, order updates, or booking changes. SMS is chosen because it reaches every mobile phone, works without internet, and is read quickly, making it reliable for both urban and rural users.

Cambodia

Calling code +855

Per SMS segment
$0.02117
Messages for $100
4,723
Local language
Khmer
Encoding
Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to Cambodia costs

Every message is priced at $0.02117 per segment to Cambodia. 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$0.02117$0.04234
1,000$21.17$42.34
10,000$211.70$423.40
100,000$2,117.00$4,234.00

Number format in Cambodia

Mobile numbers in Cambodia have 8 digits after +855. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (091 234 567); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +855 91 234 567.

Alphabet and segments

Text in Khmer is always Unicode, so a message to Cambodia written in Khmer carries 70 characters in one segment and 67 in each part of a longer one. Codes and alerts written in English or plain Latin letters fit 160 characters, which halves the cost of a long notice.

Time zone and timing

Cambodia keeps UTC+7 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Phnom Penh is always 02:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Cambodia with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (KH) 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": "+85591234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Cambodia

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

Payment confirmations

A mobile banking app in Phnom Penh sends a text confirming a successful payment transaction.

Order updates

An e-commerce store in Siem Reap texts customers when their order is shipped.

Booking confirmations

A travel agency in Sihanoukville sends SMS with hotel booking details.

Appointment reminders

A clinic in Battambang texts reminders for upcoming medical appointments.

SMS to Cambodia: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Cambodia costs $0.02117. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $21.17 and 10,000 cost $211.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 4,723 one-segment messages to Cambodia at $0.02117 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 Cambodia numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +855 91 234 567 becomes "+85591234567" 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 we use for SMS in Cambodia?

Khmer is the primary language, but English is also widely understood, especially in urban areas and the tourism sector.

How can we reach both residents and visitors?

SMS works for all mobile users, including visitors with roaming SIM cards.

Start sending to Cambodia

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Cambodia at $0.02117 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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