SMS API for Cape Verde: bulk SMS to +238 numbers

Cape Verde, an archipelago off West Africa, has Praia as its capital and is known for its tourism and fishing industries. Software systems for tourism, banking, and logistics use SMS to communicate with customers. Messages are sent for booking confirmations, payment alerts, and shipment updates. SMS is preferred because it works on all phones, including those on remote islands with limited internet.

Cape Verde

Calling code +238

Per SMS segment
$0.01787
Messages for $100
5,595
Local language
Portuguese
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Cape Verde costs

Every message is priced at $0.01787 per segment to Cape Verde. 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$0.01787$0.03574
1,000$17.87$35.74
10,000$178.70$357.40
100,000$1,787.00$3,574.00

Number format in Cape Verde

Mobile numbers in Cape Verde have 7 digits after +238 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 991 12 34 becomes +238 991 12 34 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Portuguese fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ 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

Cape Verde keeps UTC-1 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Cape Verde is always 10:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Cape Verde with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (CV) 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": "+2389911234", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Cape Verde

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in Cape Verde.

Booking confirmations

Hotels in Sal send SMS confirmations to guests after they book rooms for their island vacations.

Payment alerts

Banks in Praia notify customers via SMS when a transaction is made on their accounts.

Shipment updates

Logistics companies in Mindelo send SMS alerts to customers when their packages arrive at the port.

Event reminders

Festival organizers in Boa Vista send SMS reminders to attendees about concert schedules and venue changes.

SMS to Cape Verde: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to Cape Verde?

Each message segment to Cape Verde costs $0.01787. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $17.87 and 10,000 cost $178.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 5,595 one-segment messages to Cape Verde at $0.01787 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 Cape Verde numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +238 991 12 34 becomes "+2389911234" 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 is best for SMS in Cape Verde?

Portuguese is the official language for SMS in Cape Verde. Messages should be clear and concise for broad understanding.

Are there peak SMS traffic periods in Cape Verde?

SMS traffic increases during tourist seasons and local festivals like Carnival, when communication with visitors and locals rises.

Start sending to Cape Verde

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Cape Verde at $0.01787 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Cape Verde: Bulk SMS to +238 From $0.01787 | BulkSMSAPI