SMS API for Switzerland: bulk SMS to +41 numbers

Switzerland, a landlocked country in Central Europe, has Zurich as its largest city and Geneva as a global hub for diplomacy and finance. Software teams at banks, insurers, logistics firms, and travel agencies send text messages from their systems. Messages notify customers of account logins, payment confirmations, flight updates, and parcel deliveries. Developers choose SMS because it reaches every mobile phone instantly, even basic models and roaming visitors, with messages read within minutes.

Switzerland

Calling code +41

Per SMS segment
$0.00847
Messages for $100
11,806
Local language
French
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Switzerland costs

Every message is priced at $0.00847 per segment to Switzerland. 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$0.00847$0.01694
1,000$8.47$16.94
10,000$84.70$169.40
100,000$847.00$1,694.00

Number format in Switzerland

Mobile numbers in Switzerland have 9 digits after +41. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (078 123 45 67); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +41 78 123 45 67.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in French fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë and ï: 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

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

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (CH) 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": "+41781234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Switzerland

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

Banking alerts

A Zurich bank sends SMS alerts for account logins and money transfers, ensuring customers know immediately about account activity.

Flight updates

Geneva Airport sends SMS notifications for flight delays or gate changes, keeping travelers informed in real time.

Parcel tracking

A logistics company in Basel sends SMS updates when a package is out for delivery or delayed.

Appointment reminders

A Bern clinic sends SMS reminders for medical appointments, reducing no-shows and improving patient care.

SMS to Switzerland: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Switzerland costs $0.00847. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $8.47 and 10,000 cost $84.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 11,806 one-segment messages to Switzerland at $0.00847 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 Switzerland numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +41 78 123 45 67 becomes "+41781234567" 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 should SMS messages use in Switzerland?

Messages should be in the recipient's preferred language: German, French, Italian, or English. English works well for international visitors and expatriates.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic in Switzerland?

Yes, traffic peaks during winter holidays for travel updates and summer for tourism-related messages. Ski resorts and airlines often send SMS alerts.

Start sending to Switzerland

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Switzerland at $0.00847 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Switzerland: Bulk SMS to +41 From $0.00847 | BulkSMSAPI