SMS API for Maldives: bulk SMS to +960 numbers

The Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, has Malé as its capital and relies heavily on tourism and fishing. Developers integrate SMS into systems like resort booking platforms, mobile banking apps, and government services. Messages are triggered by events such as reservation confirmations, payment receipts, or public health alerts. SMS is chosen because it reaches all phones, including those of tourists and residents on remote islands.

Maldives

Calling code +960

Per SMS segment
$0.00927
Messages for $100
10,787
Local language
Dhivehi and English
Encoding
Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to the Maldives costs

Every message is priced at $0.00927 per segment to the Maldives. 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$0.00927$0.01854
1,000$9.27$18.54
10,000$92.70$185.40
100,000$927.00$1,854.00

Number format in Maldives

Mobile numbers in the Maldives have 7 digits after +960 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 771-2345 becomes +960 771 2345 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Text in Thaana is always Unicode, so a message to the Maldives written in Dhivehi 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

The Maldives keeps UTC+5 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Maldives is always 04:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Maldives with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (MV) 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": "+9607712345", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to the Maldives

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

Reservation confirmations

Resorts in Malé send SMS confirmations to guests booking stays in the Maldives, ensuring a smooth arrival process.

Payment receipts

A Malé bank sends SMS receipts for transactions, keeping customers informed about their financial activity.

Health alerts

Government agencies send SMS alerts about vaccination campaigns or health advisories to residents across the islands.

Tourist updates

Travel agencies in Malé notify tourists via SMS about flight changes or excursion details for their Maldives trip.

SMS to Maldives: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to the Maldives?

Each message segment to the Maldives costs $0.00927. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $9.27 and 10,000 cost $92.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 10,787 one-segment messages to the Maldives at $0.00927 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 Maldives numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +960 771 2345 becomes "+9607712345" 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 language should SMS messages use?

English is widely understood and used in the Maldives, making it suitable for tourists and locals alike.

How do I reach remote islands?

SMS is ideal for reaching residents and tourists on remote islands, as it works on all phones regardless of location.

Start sending to The Maldives

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to the Maldives at $0.00927 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Maldives: Bulk SMS to +960 From $0.00927 | BulkSMSAPI