SMS API for Slovakia: bulk SMS to +421 numbers

Slovakia, located in Central Europe with Bratislava as its capital, is known for its automotive industry and growing tech sector. Companies like banks, e-commerce platforms, logistics firms, and universities send SMS messages. These messages notify users of payment confirmations, delivery updates, exam schedules, and appointment reminders. SMS is chosen for its broad reach, ensuring messages are delivered quickly to all phones, including those in rural areas.

Slovakia

Calling code +421

Per SMS segment
$0.00907
Messages for $100
11,025
Local language
Slovak
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Slovakia costs

Every message is priced at $0.00907 per segment to Slovakia. 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 Slovakia

Mobile numbers in Slovakia have 9 digits after +421. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (0912 123 456); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +421 912 123 456.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Slovak fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, č, ď, ľ, ň, ô, š, ť and ž: 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

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

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (SK) 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": "+421912123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Slovakia

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

Payment confirmations

Banks in Bratislava send SMS notifications to customers confirming successful transactions from their accounts.

Delivery updates

E-commerce platforms notify customers in Slovakia when their orders are dispatched or out for delivery in cities like Košice.

Exam schedules

Universities in Slovakia send SMS reminders to students about exam dates and locations for their courses.

Appointment reminders

Healthcare providers send SMS reminders to patients about upcoming visits to clinics or hospitals.

SMS to Slovakia: questions

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

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

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

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

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +421 912 123 456 becomes "+421912123456" 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 use in Slovakia?

Slovak is the primary language for SMS in Slovakia. English may be used for international visitors or expatriates.

Are there regions with specific SMS needs in Slovakia?

Yes, rural areas and smaller towns may rely more on SMS for notifications due to limited internet access compared to cities like Bratislava.

Start sending to Slovakia

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

SMS API Slovakia: Bulk SMS to +421 From $0.00907 | BulkSMSAPI