SMS API for Martinique: bulk SMS to +596 numbers

Martinique, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean, has Fort-de-France as its capital and is known for its tourism and agriculture. Software products like travel agencies, e-commerce platforms, and utility services send text messages to users. Messages are triggered by events such as booking confirmations, order updates, or service notifications. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile users, including tourists with roaming phones, and is read promptly.

Martinique

Calling code +596

Per SMS segment
$0.02517
Messages for $100
3,972
Local language
French
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Martinique costs

Every message is priced at $0.02517 per segment to Martinique. 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$0.02517$0.05034
1,000$25.17$50.34
10,000$251.70$503.40
100,000$2,517.00$5,034.00

Number format in Martinique

Mobile numbers in Martinique have 9 digits after +596. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (0696 20 12 34); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +596 696 20 12 34.

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

Martinique keeps UTC-4 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Martinique is always 13:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Martinique with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (MQ) 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": "+596696201234", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Martinique

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

Booking confirmations

Travel agencies in Fort-de-France send SMS confirmations to customers with details of their hotel or tour bookings.

Order updates

E-commerce platforms notify customers in Le Lamentin when their orders are shipped or delivered via SMS.

Service notifications

Utility companies in Sainte-Marie inform customers about scheduled maintenance or outages via SMS.

Event reminders

Event organizers in Trois-Îlets send SMS reminders to attendees about upcoming concerts or festivals.

SMS to Martinique: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Martinique costs $0.02517. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $25.17 and 10,000 cost $251.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 3,972 one-segment messages to Martinique at $0.02517 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 Martinique numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +596 696 20 12 34 becomes "+596696201234" 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.

Which language should SMS messages be in?

Messages are typically sent in French, as it is the official language. English can also be used for international tourists.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

Yes, traffic increases during Carnival season and the summer holidays, when businesses send promotions and event updates.

Start sending to Martinique

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Martinique at $0.02517 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Martinique: Bulk SMS to +596 From $0.02517 | BulkSMSAPI