SMS API for Spain: bulk SMS to +34 numbers

Spain, in southwestern Europe, has Madrid as its capital and an economy driven by tourism, manufacturing, and agriculture. Software products sending SMS include banking apps, e-commerce platforms, and travel agencies. Messages are triggered by events like payment confirmations, delivery updates, and flight changes. Developers choose SMS because it reaches every phone, including basic models used in rural areas and by tourists visiting Barcelona.

Spain

Calling code +34

Per SMS segment
$0.00707
Messages for $100
14,144
Local language
Spanish
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Spain costs

Every message is priced at $0.00707 per segment to Spain. 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$0.00707$0.01414
1,000$7.07$14.14
10,000$70.70$141.40
100,000$707.00$1,414.00

Number format in Spain

Mobile numbers in Spain have 9 digits after +34 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 612 34 56 78 becomes +34 612 34 56 78 in the to field.

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

Spain spans several time zones, from UTC+0 in Canary to UTC+1 in Madrid (January offsets). A send_at of 08:00 UTC lands at 09:00 in Madrid in January; for a nationwide reminder, split the list by region and give each batch its own send_at.

Send to Spain with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (ES) 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": "+34612345678", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Spain

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

Payment alerts

Banking apps in Madrid send SMS notifications confirming successful transactions and account balance updates.

Delivery updates

E-commerce platforms in Barcelona notify customers by SMS when their orders are dispatched and provide tracking details.

Flight changes

Travel agencies in Seville send SMS updates to travelers about flight delays or rescheduled departures.

SMS to Spain: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Spain costs $0.00707. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $7.07 and 10,000 cost $70.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 14,144 one-segment messages to Spain at $0.00707 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 Spain numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +34 612 34 56 78 becomes "+34612345678" 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.

Should SMS be in Spanish or English?

Use Spanish for local audiences, as it is the primary language. Include English for tourist-focused services, especially in areas like Barcelona.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

Yes, SMS traffic increases during holidays like Christmas and around major festivals, as well as during the tourist high season in Andalusia.

Start sending to Spain

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Spain at $0.00707 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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