SMS API for Cote d'Ivoire: bulk SMS to +225 numbers

Cote d'Ivoire sits on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, with Yamoussoukro as its official capital, Abidjan as its economic centre and port, and cocoa as its best-known export. Mobile banking apps, delivery services, universities, and healthcare providers send text messages from their systems. Messages notify users of mobile money transactions, order confirmations, exam results, and appointment reminders. SMS is chosen because it works on all phones, even basic models, and reaches people in rural areas without internet access.

Cote d'Ivoire

Calling code +225

Per SMS segment
$0.01357
Messages for $100
7,369
Local language
French
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Cote d'Ivoire costs

Every message is priced at $0.01357 per segment to Cote d'Ivoire. 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$0.01357$0.02714
1,000$13.57$27.14
10,000$135.70$271.40
100,000$1,357.00$2,714.00

Number format in Cote d'Ivoire

Mobile numbers in Cote d'Ivoire have 10 digits after +225 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 01 23 45 6789 becomes +225 01 23 45 6789 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

Cote d'Ivoire keeps UTC+0 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Abidjan 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 Cote d'Ivoire with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (CI) 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": "+2250123456789", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Cote d'Ivoire

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in Cote d'Ivoire.

Mobile money alerts

A mobile money service in Abidjan sends SMS confirmations for deposits, withdrawals, and transfers, ensuring users stay informed.

Delivery updates

A food delivery app in Yamoussoukro sends SMS notifications when an order is confirmed and out for delivery.

Exam results

A university in Bouake sends SMS notifications to students when exam results are published.

Clinic reminders

A healthcare provider in San Pedro sends SMS reminders for vaccination appointments and follow-up visits.

SMS to Cote d'Ivoire: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to Cote d'Ivoire?

Each message segment to Cote d'Ivoire costs $0.01357. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $13.57 and 10,000 cost $135.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

How many SMS to Cote d'Ivoire does a $100 top-up send?

$100 covers about 7,369 one-segment messages to Cote d'Ivoire at $0.01357 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 Cote d'Ivoire numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +225 01 23 45 6789 becomes "+2250123456789" 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.

Should SMS messages be in French or local languages?

French is widely understood, but local languages like Baoule or Dioula can be used for rural audiences. French works best for urban areas.

How can SMS reach rural areas effectively?

SMS is ideal for rural areas where internet access is limited. Messages should be concise and in the local language if possible.

Start sending to Cote d'Ivoire

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Cote d'Ivoire at $0.01357 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Cote d'Ivoire: Bulk SMS to +225 From $0.01357 | BulkSMSAPI