SMS API for Djibouti: bulk SMS to +253 numbers

Djibouti, a small East African nation with Djibouti City as its capital, is strategically located near major shipping routes. Businesses in sectors like logistics, hospitality, and mobile banking use SMS to communicate with customers. Messages are triggered by events such as payment confirmations, booking updates, or service alerts. SMS is preferred because it reaches all mobile phones, including basic models, and is widely used by locals and visitors alike.

Djibouti

Calling code +253

Per SMS segment
$0.02117
Messages for $100
4,723
Local language
French
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Djibouti costs

Every message is priced at $0.02117 per segment to Djibouti. 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 Djibouti

Mobile numbers in Djibouti have 8 digits after +253 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 77 83 10 01 becomes +253 77 83 10 01 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

Djibouti keeps UTC+3 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Djibouti is always 06:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Djibouti with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (DJ) 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": "+25377831001", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Djibouti

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

Payment confirmations

A mobile money service in Djibouti City sends SMS confirmations after every transaction, ensuring users in Tadjourah and beyond stay informed.

Booking updates

A hotel in Ali Sabieh texts guests with booking confirmations and check-in reminders, improving customer experience.

Service alerts

A utility company in Obock notifies customers by SMS about scheduled maintenance or outages in their area.

Security codes

A banking app in Dikhil sends SMS codes for secure login, protecting user accounts from unauthorized access.

SMS to Djibouti: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Djibouti 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 Djibouti does a $100 top-up send?

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

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +253 77 83 10 01 becomes "+25377831001" 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 content be in French or Arabic?

French is widely understood and used in formal communications, while Arabic is preferred for informal or local contexts.

How can SMS reach visitors effectively?

SMS works well for international visitors, as it doesn't require internet access and is compatible with roaming phones.

Start sending to Djibouti

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

SMS API Djibouti: Bulk SMS to +253 From $0.02117 | BulkSMSAPI