SMS API for Iraq: bulk SMS to +964 numbers

Iraq is a Middle Eastern country with Baghdad as its capital, known for its oil industry and growing digital services sector. Developers at mobile banking apps, logistics companies, healthcare providers, and universities integrate SMS into their systems. Messages are sent for events like payment confirmations, delivery updates, appointment reminders, and exam results. SMS is chosen because it works on all phones, reaches users in both cities and rural areas, and does not require an app.

Iraq

Calling code +964

Per SMS segment
$0.02237
Messages for $100
4,470
Local language
Arabic and Kurdish
Encoding
Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to Iraq costs

Every message is priced at $0.02237 per segment to Iraq. 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$0.02237$0.04474
1,000$22.37$44.74
10,000$223.70$447.40
100,000$2,237.00$4,474.00

Number format in Iraq

Mobile numbers in Iraq have 10 digits after +964. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (0791 234 5678); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +964 791 234 5678.

Alphabet and segments

Text in Arabic is always Unicode, so a message to Iraq written in Arabic carries 70 characters in one segment and 67 in each part of a longer one. Codes and alerts written in English or plain Latin letters fit 160 characters, which halves the cost of a long notice.

Time zone and timing

Iraq keeps UTC+3 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Baghdad 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 Iraq with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (IQ) 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": "+9647912345678", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Iraq

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

Payment confirmations

Users in Erbil receive an SMS when a mobile payment is successfully processed through their banking app.

Delivery updates

Customers in Basra get an SMS when their online order is out for delivery, with an estimated arrival time.

Appointment reminders

Patients in Najaf receive an SMS the day before their scheduled doctor's appointment to reduce no-shows.

Exam results

Students in Mosul are notified by SMS when their university exam results are published online.

SMS to Iraq: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Iraq costs $0.02237. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $22.37 and 10,000 cost $223.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 4,470 one-segment messages to Iraq at $0.02237 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 Iraq numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +964 791 234 5678 becomes "+9647912345678" 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.

What languages are used for SMS in Iraq?

Arabic is the primary language for SMS in Iraq. English is also used, especially for messages targeting businesses or expatriates.

How does SMS reach users in rural areas of Iraq?

SMS is effective in rural areas where smartphone penetration is lower, making it a reliable channel for essential notifications.

Start sending to Iraq

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Iraq at $0.02237 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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