SMS API for Mauritania: bulk SMS to +222 numbers

Mauritania, located in Northwest Africa, has Nouakchott as its capital and is known for its mining and fishing industries. Software products like mobile banking apps, logistics services, and healthcare providers send text messages to users. Messages are triggered by events such as payment confirmations, delivery updates, or appointment reminders. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile users, including those in remote areas with basic phones, and is read quickly.

Mauritania

Calling code +222

Per SMS segment
$0.01557
Messages for $100
6,422
Local language
Arabic and French
Encoding
Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to Mauritania costs

Every message is priced at $0.01557 per segment to Mauritania. 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$0.01557$0.03114
1,000$15.57$31.14
10,000$155.70$311.40
100,000$1,557.00$3,114.00

Number format in Mauritania

Mobile numbers in Mauritania have 8 digits after +222 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 22 12 34 56 becomes +222 22 12 34 56 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

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

Mauritania keeps UTC+0 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Nouakchott 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 Mauritania with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (MR) 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": "+22222123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Mauritania

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

Payment alerts

Mobile banking apps in Nouakchott send SMS alerts to users confirming successful transactions or notifying them of account activity.

Delivery updates

Logistics companies notify customers in Nouadhibou when their packages are out for delivery via SMS.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in Atar send SMS reminders to patients about upcoming appointments or vaccination schedules.

Service notifications

Utility companies in Rosso inform customers about scheduled power outages or water supply updates via SMS.

SMS to Mauritania: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Mauritania costs $0.01557. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $15.57 and 10,000 cost $155.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 6,422 one-segment messages to Mauritania at $0.01557 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 Mauritania numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +222 22 12 34 56 becomes "+22222123456" 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 Arabic, as it is the official language. French can also be used for mixed audiences.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

Yes, traffic increases during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, when businesses send promotions and greetings.

Start sending to Mauritania

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Mauritania at $0.01557 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Mauritania: Bulk SMS to +222 From $0.01557 | BulkSMSAPI