SMS API for Mauritius: bulk SMS to +230 numbers

Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, has Port Louis as its capital and a diverse economy driven by tourism, textiles, and financial services. Developers integrate SMS into systems like mobile banking apps, travel agencies, and e-commerce platforms. Messages are sent for events such as payment confirmations, booking changes, or delivery notifications. SMS is preferred because it works on all phones, including basic models used by locals and visitors.

Mauritius

Calling code +230

Per SMS segment
$0.01387
Messages for $100
7,209
Local language
French
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Mauritius costs

Every message is priced at $0.01387 per segment to Mauritius. 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$0.01387$0.02774
1,000$13.87$27.74
10,000$138.70$277.40
100,000$1,387.00$2,774.00

Number format in Mauritius

Mobile numbers in Mauritius have 8 digits after +230 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 5251 2345 becomes +230 5251 2345 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

Mauritius keeps UTC+4 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Mauritius is always 05:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Mauritius with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (MU) 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": "+23052512345", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Mauritius

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

Payment confirmations

A Port Louis bank sends SMS confirmations for transactions, keeping customers in Curepipe and Quatre Bornes informed.

Delivery alerts

E-commerce platforms in Rose Hill send SMS updates when orders are dispatched or ready for pickup.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in Beau Bassin send SMS reminders for medical appointments to patients across Mauritius.

SMS to Mauritius: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Mauritius costs $0.01387. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $13.87 and 10,000 cost $138.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 7,209 one-segment messages to Mauritius at $0.01387 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 Mauritius numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +230 5251 2345 becomes "+23052512345" 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 Mauritius, making it suitable for most audiences. French can also be used for certain demographics.

How do I handle peak tourist seasons?

Tourist traffic peaks during the summer and winter holidays. Plan SMS campaigns accordingly to accommodate increased communication needs.

Start sending to Mauritius

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Mauritius at $0.01387 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Mauritius: Bulk SMS to +230 From $0.01387 | BulkSMSAPI