SMS API for Suriname: bulk SMS to +597 numbers

Suriname, in northeastern South America, has Paramaribo as its capital and an economy centered on mining, agriculture, and tourism. Software products sending SMS include banks, travel agencies, and utility companies. Messages are triggered by bill payments, flight updates, and service interruptions. SMS is chosen because it works on all phones, including those used by tourists and residents in remote areas like the interior.

Suriname

Calling code +597

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

What a bulk SMS send to Suriname costs

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

Mobile numbers in Suriname have 7 digits after +597 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 741-2345 becomes +597 741 2345 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Dutch text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to Suriname 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

Suriname keeps UTC-3 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Paramaribo is always 12:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Suriname with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (SR) 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": "+5977412345", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Suriname

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

Bill reminders

A utility company sends a text to a customer in Paramaribo reminding them of an upcoming electricity bill payment.

Flight updates

A travel agency texts a traveler in Nieuw Nickerie about a schedule change for their flight to Amsterdam.

Service alerts

A telecom provider notifies residents in Albina of a temporary internet outage in their area.

SMS to Suriname: questions

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

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

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

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

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +597 741 2345 becomes "+5977412345" 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 messages be in Dutch or English?

Dutch is the official language and widely understood, but English is also common, especially in tourist areas. Use Dutch for local audiences.

How does SMS perform in the interior regions?

SMS is reliable in Suriname's interior regions, such as Brokopondo, where internet access may be limited but mobile networks are available.

Start sending to Suriname

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

SMS API Suriname: Bulk SMS to +597 From $0.00907 | BulkSMSAPI