SMS API for Czechia: bulk SMS to +420 numbers

Czechia, a Central European country with Prague as its capital, has a strong industrial base and a growing tech sector. Software products like banking apps, e-commerce platforms, and public transport systems send text messages to users. These messages are triggered by events such as transaction confirmations, delivery updates, or appointment reminders. Developers choose SMS because it reaches all mobile phones instantly, even basic models, and is read quickly by recipients.

Czechia

Calling code +420

Per SMS segment
$0.01037
Messages for $100
9,643
Local language
Czech
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Czechia costs

Every message is priced at $0.01037 per segment to Czechia. 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$0.01037$0.02074
1,000$10.37$20.74
10,000$103.70$207.40
100,000$1,037.00$2,074.00

Number format in Czechia

Mobile numbers in Czechia have 9 digits after +420 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 601 123 456 becomes +420 601 123 456 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Czech fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use č, ď, ě, ň, ř, š, ť, ů and ž: 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

Czechia changes its clocks: Prague is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. 09:00 in Prague is 08:00 UTC in January and an hour earlier in UTC while summer time runs, so give send_at with the local offset (for example +01:00 in winter) and the API does the conversion.

Send to Czechia with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (CZ) 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": "+420601123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Czechia

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

Bank alerts

A Prague-based bank sends SMS alerts for every transaction, ensuring customers in Brno and beyond stay informed about their account activity.

Delivery updates

An online store in Ostrava notifies customers by SMS when their package leaves the warehouse and is out for delivery.

Event reminders

A concert venue in Plzeň sends SMS reminders to ticket holders a day before the event, reducing no-shows.

Login codes

A government portal in Liberec uses SMS to send one-time codes for secure login to its online services.

SMS to Czechia: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Czechia costs $0.01037. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $10.37 and 10,000 cost $103.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 9,643 one-segment messages to Czechia at $0.01037 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 Czechia numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +420 601 123 456 becomes "+420601123456" 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 messages be in Czech or English?

For local audiences, Czech is preferred, especially for public services and banking. English is suitable for international visitors or expatriates.

Are there peak times for SMS traffic?

Traffic increases during holidays like Christmas and Easter, as businesses send seasonal greetings and promotions.

Start sending to Czechia

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Czechia at $0.01037 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Czechia: Bulk SMS to +420 From $0.01037 | BulkSMSAPI