SMS API for Lesotho: bulk SMS to +266 numbers

Lesotho is a landlocked country in Southern Africa with Maseru as its capital, known for its textiles and agriculture sectors. Software products like mobile banking apps, delivery services, and schools send text messages to their users. Messages are triggered by events such as account alerts, delivery updates, or exam reminders. Developers choose SMS because it works on all mobile phones, including basic models, and is reliable for reaching a wide audience.

Lesotho

Calling code +266

Per SMS segment
$0.00817
Messages for $100
12,239
Local language
English
Encoding
GSM-7

What a bulk SMS send to Lesotho costs

Every message is priced at $0.00817 per segment to Lesotho. 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$0.00817$0.01634
1,000$8.17$16.34
10,000$81.70$163.40
100,000$817.00$1,634.00

Number format in Lesotho

Mobile numbers in Lesotho have 8 digits after +266 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 5012 3456 becomes +266 5012 3456 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

English text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to Lesotho 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

Lesotho keeps UTC+2 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Maseru is always 07:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Lesotho with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (LS) 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": "+26650123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Lesotho

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

Account alerts

Banks in Maseru send SMS notifications to customers about account balances or transaction updates.

Delivery updates

Delivery services notify customers in Leribe with SMS alerts when their packages are out for delivery.

Exam reminders

Schools in Mafeteng send SMS reminders to students about upcoming exam schedules.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in Quthing send SMS reminders to patients about their scheduled medical appointments.

SMS to Lesotho: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Lesotho costs $0.00817. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $8.17 and 10,000 cost $81.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 12,239 one-segment messages to Lesotho at $0.00817 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 Lesotho numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +266 5012 3456 becomes "+26650123456" 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 English or Sesotho?

English is widely understood and preferred for formal communication. Sesotho can be used for informal or local contexts.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

SMS traffic increases during the holiday season, when businesses send greetings and promotions.

Start sending to Lesotho

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Lesotho at $0.00817 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Lesotho: Bulk SMS to +266 From $0.00817 | BulkSMSAPI