SMS API for Mozambique: bulk SMS to +258 numbers
Mozambique
Calling code +258
- Per SMS segment
- $0.01217
- Messages for $100
- 8,216
- Local language
- Portuguese
- Encoding
- GSM-7 or Unicode
What a bulk SMS send to Mozambique costs
| Messages | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.01217 | $0.02434 |
| 1,000 | $12.17 | $24.34 |
| 10,000 | $121.70 | $243.40 |
| 100,000 | $1,217.00 | $2,434.00 |
Number format in Mozambique
Mobile numbers in Mozambique have 9 digits after +258 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 82 123 4567 becomes +258 82 123 4567 in the to field.
Alphabet and segments
Texts in Portuguese fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ and ú: 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
Mozambique keeps UTC+2 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Maputo is always 07:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.
Send to Mozambique with one request
The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (MZ) 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": "+258821234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'const res = await fetch("https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages", {
method: "POST",
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BULKSMSAPI_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ to: "+258821234567", text: "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes." }),
});
console.log(await res.json()); // price: "0.01217", country: "MZ"import json, os, urllib.request
req = urllib.request.Request(
"https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages",
data=json.dumps({"to": "+258821234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}).encode(),
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["BULKSMSAPI_KEY"], "Content-Type": "application/json", "User-Agent": "northwind-app/1.0"},
method="POST",
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
print(json.load(res)["price"]) # "0.01217"What developers send to Mozambique
Payment confirmations
Mobile banking apps in Maputo send SMS receipts to users after successful transactions, confirming the amount and recipient.
Delivery updates
Logistics companies notify customers in Beira when their packages are out for delivery, providing estimated arrival times.
Appointment reminders
Clinics in Nampula send SMS reminders to patients a day before their scheduled appointments to reduce no-shows.
Tourism alerts
Resorts in Pemba send SMS updates to guests about check-in times and special offers during their stay.
More countries in East and Southern Africa
SMS to Mozambique: questions
More answers on accounts, payments and the API are in the FAQ.
How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to Mozambique?
How many SMS to Mozambique does a $100 top-up send?
How do I write Mozambique numbers for the API?
What language should SMS messages be sent in?
How can businesses reach tourists and expatriates?
Start sending to Mozambique
Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Mozambique at $0.01217 per segment, from the console or with one API call.