SMS API for Paraguay: bulk SMS to +595 numbers

Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America, with Asunción as its capital and a strong agricultural and hydroelectric power economy. Software products like mobile banking apps, delivery services, and agricultural cooperatives send text messages to their users. Messages are triggered by events such as payment confirmations, delivery updates, and weather alerts for farmers. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile phones, including basic models used in rural areas, and is read quickly.

Paraguay

Calling code +595

Per SMS segment
$0.00417
Messages for $100
23,980
Local language
Spanish
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Paraguay costs

Every message is priced at $0.00417 per segment to Paraguay. 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$0.00417$0.00834
1,000$4.17$8.34
10,000$41.70$83.40
100,000$417.00$834.00

Number format in Paraguay

Mobile numbers in Paraguay have 9 digits after +595. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (0961 456789); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +595 961 456789.

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

Paraguay keeps UTC-3 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Asuncion is always 12:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Paraguay with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (PY) 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": "+595961456789", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Paraguay

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

Payment confirmations

Mobile banking apps in Asunción send SMS to confirm successful transactions, ensuring users are informed immediately.

Delivery updates

Delivery services in Ciudad del Este notify customers via SMS when their packages are out for delivery.

Weather alerts

Agricultural cooperatives in the Gran Chaco region send SMS alerts about weather changes to help farmers plan.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in Encarnación send SMS reminders to patients about upcoming appointments, reducing no-shows.

SMS to Paraguay: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Paraguay costs $0.00417. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $4.17 and 10,000 cost $41.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 23,980 one-segment messages to Paraguay at $0.00417 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 Paraguay numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +595 961 456789 becomes "+595961456789" 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.

Which language should I use for SMS in Paraguay?

Spanish is the official language and widely understood. Guarani is also spoken, especially in rural areas, but Spanish is preferred for business communication.

How can I reach both urban and rural audiences?

SMS is ideal as it works on all mobile phones, including basic models common in rural areas like the Gran Chaco region.

Start sending to Paraguay

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Paraguay at $0.00417 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Paraguay: Bulk SMS to +595 From $0.00417 | BulkSMSAPI