SMS API for Falkland Islands: bulk SMS to +500 numbers

The Falkland Islands, a remote archipelago in the South Atlantic, has Stanley as its capital and relies on fishing and tourism. Software products like travel agencies, shipping companies, and local businesses send text messages to users. These messages are triggered by events such as flight updates, shipment arrivals, and community announcements. SMS is chosen because it works reliably across the islands, reaches all devices, and is read quickly.

Falkland Islands

Calling code +500

Per SMS segment
$0.01817
Messages for $100
5,503
Local language
English
Encoding
GSM-7

What a bulk SMS send to the Falkland Islands costs

Every message is priced at $0.01817 per segment to the Falkland Islands. 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$0.01817$0.03634
1,000$18.17$36.34
10,000$181.70$363.40
100,000$1,817.00$3,634.00

Number format in Falkland Islands

Mobile numbers in the Falkland Islands have 5 digits after +500 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 51234 becomes +500 51234 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

English text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to the Falkland Islands holds 160 characters and each part of a longer text 153. Watch for curly quotes and emoji copied from other tools: one of them moves the whole text to Unicode at 70 characters per segment, and POST /v1/estimates shows the encoding before you send.

Time zone and timing

The Falkland Islands keeps UTC-3 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Stanley is always 12:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Falkland Islands with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (FK) 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": "+50051234", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to the Falkland Islands

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in the Falkland Islands.

Flight updates

Travelers in Stanley receive SMS notifications about changes to their flight schedules due to weather conditions.

Shipment arrivals

Residents in Mount Pleasant get SMS alerts when their ordered goods arrive at the local port.

Community alerts

Residents in Goose Green receive SMS notifications about upcoming community meetings or events.

Tour bookings

Tourists in Port Howard receive SMS confirmations for their wildlife tour bookings and pickup details.

SMS to Falkland Islands: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to the Falkland Islands?

Each message segment to the Falkland Islands costs $0.01817. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $18.17 and 10,000 cost $181.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

How many SMS to the Falkland Islands does a $100 top-up send?

$100 covers about 5,503 one-segment messages to the Falkland Islands at $0.01817 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 Falkland Islands numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +500 51234 becomes "+50051234" 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.

How does SMS work in remote areas?

SMS is highly effective in remote areas like the Falklands, where internet access may be limited but mobile coverage is reliable.

What are peak SMS usage times?

Peak usage occurs during tourist seasons and community events, when updates and announcements are frequent.

Start sending to The Falkland Islands

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to the Falkland Islands at $0.01817 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Falkland Islands: Bulk SMS to +500 From $0.01817 | BulkSMSAPI