SMS API for South Sudan: bulk SMS to +211 numbers

South Sudan, in East-Central Africa, has Juba as its capital and an economy reliant on oil exports and agriculture. Software products sending SMS include NGOs, mobile money platforms, and healthcare providers. Messages are triggered by aid distributions, transaction confirmations, and appointment reminders. SMS is chosen because it works on basic phones, which are common, and reaches users in rural areas like the Equatoria region.

South Sudan

Calling code +211

Per SMS segment
$0.01127
Messages for $100
8,873
Local language
English
Encoding
GSM-7

What a bulk SMS send to South Sudan costs

Every message is priced at $0.01127 per segment to South Sudan. 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$0.01127$0.02254
1,000$11.27$22.54
10,000$112.70$225.40
100,000$1,127.00$2,254.00

Number format in South Sudan

Mobile numbers in South Sudan have 9 digits after +211. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (0977 123 456); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +211 977 123 456.

Alphabet and segments

English text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to South Sudan 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

South Sudan keeps UTC+2 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Juba is always 07:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to South Sudan with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (SS) 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": "+211977123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to South Sudan

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in South Sudan.

Aid notifications

An NGO sends a text to beneficiaries in Malakal about the timing of a food distribution event.

Money transfers

A mobile money platform confirms a transaction to a user in Wau via SMS.

Health reminders

A clinic in Rumbek texts a patient to remind them of their upcoming malaria treatment.

Market updates

A trader in Bor receives a text with the latest prices for sorghum in the local market.

SMS to South Sudan: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to South Sudan?

Each message segment to South Sudan costs $0.01127. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $11.27 and 10,000 cost $112.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 8,873 one-segment messages to South Sudan at $0.01127 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 South Sudan numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +211 977 123 456 becomes "+211977123456" 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 is best for SMS in South Sudan?

English is the official language and widely understood, but local languages like Dinka or Nuer may be more effective in rural areas.

How reliable is SMS during the rainy season?

SMS remains reliable during the rainy season, even in regions like Jonglei, where road access can be challenging.

Start sending to South Sudan

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to South Sudan at $0.01127 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API South Sudan: Bulk SMS to +211 From $0.01127 | BulkSMSAPI