SMS API for Panama: bulk SMS to +507 numbers

Panama, located in Central America with Panama City as its capital, is a hub for international trade and logistics due to the Panama Canal. Software products like banking apps, e-commerce platforms, and logistics services send text messages to their users. Messages are triggered by events such as transaction confirmations, package delivery updates, and appointment reminders. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile phones instantly, even in remote areas and for international visitors.

Panama

Calling code +507

Per SMS segment
$0.01037
Messages for $100
9,643
Local language
Spanish
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Panama costs

Every message is priced at $0.01037 per segment to Panama. 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$0.01037$0.02074
1,000$10.37$20.74
10,000$103.70$207.40
100,000$1,037.00$2,074.00

Number format in Panama

Mobile numbers in Panama have 8 digits after +507 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 6123-4567 becomes +507 6123 4567 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Spanish fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, í, ó 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

Panama keeps UTC-5 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Panama is always 14:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Panama with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (PA) 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": "+50761234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Panama

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

Bank alerts

Panama City banks send SMS alerts for every transaction, ensuring customers know when money moves in or out of their accounts.

Delivery updates

Logistics companies in Colon notify customers by SMS when their packages are out for delivery or delayed.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in David send SMS reminders to patients a day before their scheduled appointments to reduce no-shows.

SMS to Panama: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Panama costs $0.01037. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $10.37 and 10,000 cost $103.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 9,643 one-segment messages to Panama at $0.01037 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 Panama numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +507 6123 4567 becomes "+50761234567" 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 be in for Panama?

Spanish is the primary language, but English is widely understood in Panama City and tourist areas. Use Spanish for broader reach.

How can SMS reach visitors in Panama?

SMS works for international roaming numbers, making it ideal for reaching tourists and business travelers in Panama City and beyond.

Start sending to Panama

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Panama at $0.01037 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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