SMS API for Montenegro: bulk SMS to +382 numbers

Montenegro, located in the Balkans, has Podgorica as its capital and a tourism-driven economy along its Adriatic coast. Developers integrate SMS into systems like hotel booking platforms, car rental services, and public transport apps. Messages are sent for booking confirmations, payment receipts, and schedule changes. SMS is preferred because it works on all devices, reaches tourists and locals alike, and is read quickly.

Montenegro

Calling code +382

Per SMS segment
$0.01467
Messages for $100
6,816
Local language
Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Montenegro costs

Every message is priced at $0.01467 per segment to Montenegro. 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$0.01467$0.02934
1,000$14.67$29.34
10,000$146.70$293.40
100,000$1,467.00$2,934.00

Number format in Montenegro

Mobile numbers in Montenegro have 8 digits after +382. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (060 123 456); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +382 60 123 456.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian (Latin and Cyrillic) fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use č, ć, đ, š and ž, and Cyrillic text,: 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

Montenegro changes its clocks: Podgorica is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. 09:00 in Podgorica is 08:00 UTC in January and an hour earlier in UTC while summer time runs, so give send_at with the local offset (for example +01:00 in winter) and the API does the conversion.

Send to Montenegro with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (ME) 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": "+38260123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Montenegro

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

Booking confirmations

Hotels in Budva send SMS confirmations to guests with check-in details and reservation numbers.

Transport updates

Bus services in Podgorica notify passengers of delays or changes in departure times.

Payment receipts

Car rental companies in Kotor send SMS receipts after customers complete their payments.

SMS to Montenegro: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Montenegro costs $0.01467. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $14.67 and 10,000 cost $146.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 6,816 one-segment messages to Montenegro at $0.01467 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 Montenegro numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +382 60 123 456 becomes "+38260123456" 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.

Should SMS messages be in Montenegrin or another language?

Montenegrin is the official language, but Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian are also widely understood. English is common for tourist-focused services.

Are there regions with unique SMS needs in Montenegro?

Yes, coastal regions like Budva and Kotor have higher SMS traffic during the summer tourist season.

Start sending to Montenegro

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Montenegro at $0.01467 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Montenegro: Bulk SMS to +382 From $0.01467 | BulkSMSAPI