SMS API for Sudan: bulk SMS to +249 numbers

Sudan is a Northeast African country with Khartoum as its capital, known for its agriculture and growing digital services. Organizations like mobile banking apps, e-commerce platforms, and healthcare providers send text messages to users. Messages are triggered by events such as mobile money transactions, order updates, or appointment reminders. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile phones, works without internet, and is read quickly, even in rural areas.

Sudan

Calling code +249

Per SMS segment
$0.01787
Messages for $100
5,595
Local language
Arabic and English
Encoding
Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to Sudan costs

Every message is priced at $0.01787 per segment to 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$0.01787$0.03574
1,000$17.87$35.74
10,000$178.70$357.40
100,000$1,787.00$3,574.00

Number format in Sudan

Mobile numbers in Sudan have 9 digits after +249. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (091 123 1234); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +249 91 123 1234.

Alphabet and segments

Text in Arabic is always Unicode, so a message to Sudan written in Arabic carries 70 characters in one segment and 67 in each part of a longer one. Codes and alerts written in English or plain Latin letters fit 160 characters, which halves the cost of a long notice.

Time zone and timing

Sudan keeps UTC+2 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Khartoum 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 Sudan with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (SD) 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": "+249911231234", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Sudan

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

Mobile payments

When a user in Khartoum sends money via mobile banking, they receive an SMS confirming the transaction and the new balance.

Order updates

Customers in Sudan receive SMS notifications when their online orders are shipped from warehouses in Khartoum.

Health alerts

Clinics in Sudan send SMS reminders to patients about upcoming appointments or vaccination schedules.

Event tickets

Attendees in Khartoum get SMS confirmations with QR codes for entry to concerts or sports events.

SMS to Sudan: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Sudan costs $0.01787. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $17.87 and 10,000 cost $178.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 5,595 one-segment messages to Sudan at $0.01787 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 Sudan numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +249 91 123 1234 becomes "+249911231234" 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 Sudan?

Messages are typically sent in Arabic, as it is the primary language. English is also used for international audiences or expatriates.

How can SMS reach rural areas in Sudan?

SMS is reliable even in rural regions, making it ideal for communication with residents who may not have internet access.

Start sending to Sudan

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Sudan at $0.01787 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Sudan: Bulk SMS to +249 From $0.01787 | BulkSMSAPI