SMS API for Lebanon: bulk SMS to +961 numbers

Lebanon is a Middle Eastern country with Beirut as its capital, known for its banking sector and tourism industry. Software products like mobile banking apps, e-commerce platforms, and travel agencies send text messages to their users. Messages are triggered by events such as account login attempts, payment confirmations, or flight updates. Developers choose SMS because it reaches all mobile phones instantly, even basic models, and is read quickly by recipients.

Lebanon

Calling code +961

Per SMS segment
$0.01417
Messages for $100
7,057
Local language
Arabic and French
Encoding
Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to Lebanon costs

Every message is priced at $0.01417 per segment to Lebanon. 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$0.01417$0.02834
1,000$14.17$28.34
10,000$141.70$283.40
100,000$1,417.00$2,834.00

Number format in Lebanon

Mobile numbers in Lebanon have 8 digits after +961 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 71 123 456 becomes +961 71 123 456 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Text in Arabic is always Unicode, so a message to Lebanon 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

Lebanon changes its clocks: Beirut is on UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July. 09:00 in Beirut is 07:00 UTC in January and an hour earlier in UTC while summer time runs, so give send_at with the local offset (for example +02:00 in winter) and the API does the conversion.

Send to Lebanon with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (LB) 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": "+96171123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Lebanon

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

Login codes

Banks in Beirut send one-time passwords via SMS when users log in to their mobile banking apps for secure access.

Payment alerts

E-commerce platforms notify customers in Tripoli with SMS confirmations after successful online purchases.

Flight updates

Airlines send SMS alerts to passengers in Beirut about changes to departure times or gate numbers.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in Sidon send SMS reminders to patients about upcoming medical appointments.

SMS to Lebanon: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Lebanon costs $0.01417. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $14.17 and 10,000 cost $141.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 7,057 one-segment messages to Lebanon at $0.01417 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 Lebanon numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +961 71 123 456 becomes "+96171123456" 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 messages be in Arabic or English?

Use Arabic for local audiences, as it is widely spoken. English is suitable for international visitors or mixed audiences.

Are there peak times for SMS traffic?

SMS traffic increases during holidays like Eid al-Fitr and Christmas, when businesses send greetings and promotions.

Start sending to Lebanon

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Lebanon at $0.01417 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Lebanon: Bulk SMS to +961 From $0.01417 | BulkSMSAPI