SMS API for Samoa: bulk SMS to +685 numbers

Samoa, an island nation in the South Pacific, has Apia as its capital and relies on tourism, agriculture, and remittances. Software products sending SMS include travel agencies, banks, government services, and local businesses. Messages are triggered by booking confirmations, payment receipts, appointment reminders, and emergency alerts. Developers choose SMS because it reaches all mobile users, including those in rural areas with basic phones and tourists with international roaming.

Samoa

Calling code +685

Per SMS segment
$0.00907
Messages for $100
11,025
Local language
English and Pacific languages
Encoding
GSM-7

What a bulk SMS send to Samoa costs

Every message is priced at $0.00907 per segment to Samoa. 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$0.00907$0.01814
1,000$9.07$18.14
10,000$90.70$181.40
100,000$907.00$1,814.00

Number format in Samoa

Mobile numbers in Samoa have 7 digits after +685 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 72 12345 becomes +685 72 12345 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

English and Pacific languages text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to Samoa 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

Samoa keeps UTC+13 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Apia is always 20:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Samoa with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (WS) 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": "+6857212345", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Samoa

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

Booking confirmations

Hotels in Apia send SMS with booking details and check-in times after reservations are made.

Payment receipts

Banks notify customers with SMS confirming successful transactions and account balances.

Appointment reminders

Clinics send SMS to patients a day before scheduled visits to reduce no-shows.

Emergency alerts

Government agencies broadcast SMS to residents and tourists during cyclones or other natural disasters.

SMS to Samoa: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Samoa costs $0.00907. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $9.07 and 10,000 cost $90.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 11,025 one-segment messages to Samoa at $0.00907 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 Samoa numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +685 72 12345 becomes "+6857212345" 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 be in?

Samoan is widely used, but English is also common, especially for tourists and expatriates.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

Yes, traffic increases during the holiday season and major cultural events like Teuila Festival.

Start sending to Samoa

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Samoa at $0.00907 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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