SMS API for Faroe Islands: bulk SMS to +298 numbers

The Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of Denmark in the North Atlantic, has Tórshavn 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.

Faroe Islands

Calling code +298

Per SMS segment
$0.00677
Messages for $100
14,771
Local language
Danish
Encoding
GSM-7

What a bulk SMS send to the Faroe Islands costs

Every message is priced at $0.00677 per segment to the Faroe 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$0.00677$0.01354
1,000$6.77$13.54
10,000$67.70$135.40
100,000$677.00$1,354.00

Number format in Faroe Islands

Mobile numbers in the Faroe Islands have 6 digits after +298 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 21 12 34 becomes +298 21 12 34 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Danish text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to the Faroe 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 Faroe Islands changes its clocks: Faroe is on UTC+0 in January and UTC+1 in July. 09:00 in Faroe is 09:00 UTC in January and an hour earlier in UTC while summer time runs, so give send_at with the local offset (for example +00:00 in winter) and the API does the conversion.

Send to Faroe Islands with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (FO) 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": "+298211234", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to the Faroe Islands

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

Flight updates

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

Shipment arrivals

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

Community alerts

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

Tour bookings

Tourists in Vestmanna receive SMS confirmations for their boat tour bookings and pickup details.

SMS to Faroe 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 Faroe Islands?

Each message segment to the Faroe Islands costs $0.00677. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $6.77 and 10,000 cost $67.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 14,771 one-segment messages to the Faroe Islands at $0.00677 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 Faroe Islands numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +298 21 12 34 becomes "+298211234" 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 Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to the Faroe Islands at $0.00677 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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