SMS API for Norway: bulk SMS to +47 numbers

Norway, located in Northern Europe, has Oslo as its capital and is known for its oil industry and advanced digital infrastructure. Software systems from banks, healthcare providers, travel agencies, and universities send text messages to users. Messages are triggered by events such as payment confirmations, appointment reminders, flight updates, and exam results. Developers use SMS because it reaches everyone, including those in remote areas, and works reliably without internet access.

Norway

Calling code +47

Per SMS segment
$0.00957
Messages for $100
10,449
Local language
Norwegian
Encoding
GSM-7

What a bulk SMS send to Norway costs

Every message is priced at $0.00957 per segment to Norway. 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$0.00957$0.01914
1,000$9.57$19.14
10,000$95.70$191.40
100,000$957.00$1,914.00

Number format in Norway

Mobile numbers in Norway have 8 digits after +47 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 40 61 23 45 becomes +47 40 61 23 45 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Norwegian text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to Norway 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

Norway changes its clocks: Oslo is on UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. 09:00 in Oslo 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 Norway with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (NO) 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": "+4740612345", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Norway

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

Payment alerts

Norwegian banks notify customers in Oslo or Bergen about successful transactions or suspicious activity via SMS.

Travel updates

Airlines send SMS alerts to passengers in Trondheim or Stavanger about flight delays or gate changes.

Healthcare reminders

Hospitals in Bergen or Tromsø send SMS reminders for vaccination appointments or prescription pickups.

Exam results

Universities in Oslo or Bergen notify students about exam results and enrollment deadlines via SMS.

SMS to Norway: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Norway costs $0.00957. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $9.57 and 10,000 cost $95.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 10,449 one-segment messages to Norway at $0.00957 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 Norway numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +47 40 61 23 45 becomes "+4740612345" 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 is best for SMS in Norway?

Norwegian Bokmål is the most common language for SMS. English is also widely understood, especially for international audiences.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

Traffic increases during holidays like Christmas and Easter, as well as during the summer travel season.

Start sending to Norway

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Norway at $0.00957 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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