SMS API for Netherlands: bulk SMS to +31 numbers
Netherlands
Calling code +31
- Per SMS segment
- $0.01817
- Messages for $100
- 5,503
- Local language
- Dutch
- Encoding
- GSM-7
What a bulk SMS send to the Netherlands costs
| Messages | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.01817 | $0.03634 |
| 1,000 | $18.17 | $36.34 |
| 10,000 | $181.70 | $363.40 |
| 100,000 | $1,817.00 | $3,634.00 |
Number format in Netherlands
Mobile numbers in the Netherlands have 9 digits after +31. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (06 12345678); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +31 6 12345678.
Alphabet and segments
Dutch text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to the Netherlands holds 160 characters and each part of a longer text 153. Watch for curly quotes and emoji copied from other tools: one of them moves the whole text to Unicode at 70 characters per segment, and POST /v1/estimates shows the encoding before you send.
Time zone and timing
The Netherlands changes its clocks: Amsterdam is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. 09:00 in Amsterdam 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 Netherlands with one request
The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (NL) 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": "+31612345678", "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: "+31612345678", text: "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes." }),
});
console.log(await res.json()); // price: "0.01817", country: "NL"import json, os, urllib.request
req = urllib.request.Request(
"https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages",
data=json.dumps({"to": "+31612345678", "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"]) # "0.01817"What developers send to the Netherlands
Bank alerts
Dutch banks send SMS notifications for transactions, such as payments made in Rotterdam or Amsterdam, to keep customers informed.
Delivery updates
E-commerce platforms notify customers in Utrecht or Eindhoven when their packages are out for delivery or delayed.
Appointment reminders
Clinics in The Hague or Groningen send SMS reminders for medical appointments to reduce no-shows.
Event confirmations
Concert organizers in Amsterdam confirm ticket bookings via SMS, including venue details and timings.
More countries in Western Europe
SMS to Netherlands: questions
More answers on accounts, payments and the API are in the FAQ.
How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to the Netherlands?
How many SMS to the Netherlands does a $100 top-up send?
How do I write Netherlands numbers for the API?
What language should SMS messages be in?
Are there peak times for SMS traffic?
Start sending to The Netherlands
Create an account, top up from $40 and send to the Netherlands at $0.01817 per segment, from the console or with one API call.