SMS API for Seychelles: bulk SMS to +248 numbers

Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean with Victoria as its capital, known for its tourism and fishing industries. Organizations like resorts, airlines, and local businesses send text messages to users. Messages are triggered by events such as booking confirmations, flight updates, or tour reminders. SMS is preferred because it reaches all mobile phones, works without internet, and is reliable even on remote islands.

Seychelles

Calling code +248

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

What a bulk SMS send to the Seychelles costs

Every message is priced at $0.01037 per segment to the Seychelles. 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 Seychelles

Mobile numbers in the Seychelles have 7 digits after +248 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 2 510 123 becomes +248 2 510 123 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in French fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë and ï: 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

The Seychelles keeps UTC+4 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Mahe is always 05:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Seychelles with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (SC) 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": "+2482510123", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to the Seychelles

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

Booking confirmations

Tourists in Victoria receive SMS confirmations for their hotel reservations and check-in details.

Flight updates

Travelers in Seychelles get SMS notifications about flight changes or cancellations for their trips.

Tour reminders

Visitors to Seychelles receive SMS reminders about their scheduled island tours and meeting points.

Fishing alerts

Fishermen in Seychelles get SMS updates about weather conditions and fishing opportunities.

SMS to Seychelles: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to the Seychelles?

Each message segment to the Seychelles 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 the Seychelles does a $100 top-up send?

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

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +248 2 510 123 becomes "+2482510123" 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 Seychelles?

Messages are typically sent in English, as it is the official language and widely understood across the islands.

How can SMS reach remote islands in Seychelles?

SMS is reliable even in remote areas, making it ideal for communication with residents and tourists in outer islands.

Start sending to The Seychelles

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

SMS API Seychelles: Bulk SMS to +248 From $0.01037 | BulkSMSAPI