SMS API for Dominican Republic: bulk SMS to +1 numbers

The Dominican Republic, a Caribbean nation with Santo Domingo as its capital, is known for its tourism and agriculture industries. Companies in sectors like hospitality, e-commerce, and banking use SMS to communicate with customers. Messages are sent for events such as booking confirmations, payment alerts, or delivery updates. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile phones, including basic models, and is widely used by locals and tourists alike.

Dominican Republic

Calling code +1

Per SMS segment
$0.01157
Messages for $100
8,643
Local language
Spanish
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to the Dominican Republic costs

Every message is priced at $0.01157 per segment to the Dominican Republic. 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$0.01157$0.02314
1,000$11.57$23.14
10,000$115.70$231.40
100,000$1,157.00$2,314.00

Number format in Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic uses the North American Numbering Plan: +1, a three-digit area code and a seven-digit number, such as +1 809 234 5678. The API reads the area code (809 here) to price the number as the Dominican Republic rather than the United States, so keep the full eleven digits in your list.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Spanish fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, í, ó 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

The Dominican Republic keeps UTC-4 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Santo Domingo is always 13:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Dominican Republic with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (DO) 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": "+18092345678", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to the Dominican Republic

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in the Dominican Republic.

Booking confirmations

A resort in Punta Cana sends SMS confirmations to guests after they book a stay, ensuring a smooth check-in process.

Payment alerts

A bank in Santo Domingo texts customers about successful transactions, providing immediate confirmation and peace of mind.

Delivery updates

An online store in Santiago notifies customers by SMS when their package is out for delivery.

Event reminders

A festival organizer in Puerto Plata sends SMS reminders to ticket holders a day before the event, reducing no-shows.

SMS to Dominican Republic: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to the Dominican Republic?

Each message segment to the Dominican Republic costs $0.01157. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $11.57 and 10,000 cost $115.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

How many SMS to the Dominican Republic does a $100 top-up send?

$100 covers about 8,643 one-segment messages to the Dominican Republic at $0.01157 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 Dominican Republic numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +1 809 234 5678 becomes "+18092345678" 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 Spanish or English?

Spanish is ideal for local audiences, especially for public services and retail. English is suitable for international tourists.

Are there peak times for SMS traffic?

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

Start sending to The Dominican Republic

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to the Dominican Republic at $0.01157 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Dominican Republic: Bulk SMS to +1 From $0.01157 | BulkSMSAPI