SMS API for Mali: bulk SMS to +223 numbers

Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa, has Bamako as its capital and an economy centered on agriculture and mining. Developers integrate SMS into systems like mobile banking apps, healthcare platforms, and agricultural services. Messages are triggered by events such as money transfers, appointment reminders, and weather alerts. SMS is preferred because it works on basic phones, reaches rural areas, and is trusted by users.

Mali

Calling code +223

Per SMS segment
$0.04797
Messages for $100
2,084
Local language
French
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Mali costs

Every message is priced at $0.04797 per segment to Mali. 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$0.04797$0.09594
1,000$47.97$95.94
10,000$479.70$959.40
100,000$4,797.00$9,594.00

Number format in Mali

Mobile numbers in Mali have 8 digits after +223 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 65 01 23 45 becomes +223 65 01 23 45 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in French fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë and ï: those letters are outside GSM-7 and turn the message into Unicode at 70 characters per segment (67 per part). For short alerts, write them without those letters to keep one segment; for longer texts, the console names each letter that changed the encoding.

Time zone and timing

Mali keeps UTC+0 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Bamako is always 09:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Mali with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (ML) 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": "+22365012345", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Mali

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

Money alerts

Mobile banking apps notify users in Bamako when they receive funds from family abroad.

Health reminders

Clinics in Sikasso send SMS reminders to patients about upcoming vaccination appointments.

Weather alerts

Agricultural services in Kayes send texts with updates about rainfall and farming conditions.

Event notifications

Community events in Mopti send SMS alerts with details about dates and locations.

SMS to Mali: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Mali costs $0.04797. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $47.97 and 10,000 cost $479.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 2,084 one-segment messages to Mali at $0.04797 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 Mali numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +223 65 01 23 45 becomes "+22365012345" 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 be in for Mali?

French is the official language, but Bambara is widely spoken and understood, especially in rural areas.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic in Mali?

Yes, SMS traffic increases during the rainy season when farmers and organizations send alerts about weather conditions.

Start sending to Mali

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Mali at $0.04797 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Mali: Bulk SMS to +223 From $0.04797 | BulkSMSAPI