SMS API for Taiwan: bulk SMS to +886 numbers

Taiwan is an island nation in East Asia, with Taipei as its capital and a strong economy driven by technology and manufacturing. Software products like e-commerce platforms, ride-hailing apps, and financial services use SMS to communicate with users. Messages are triggered by events such as order confirmations, ride arrival notifications, or account security alerts. SMS is chosen because it is universally accessible, works on all devices, and is read quickly by recipients.

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Taiwan

Calling code +886

Per SMS segment: $0.01277
Messages for $100: 7,830
Local language: Mandarin Chinese
Encoding: Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to Taiwan costs

Every message is priced at $0.01277 per segment to Taiwan. Texts over 160 GSM-7 or 70 Unicode characters are split into segments, so a two-segment text costs twice as much.

Messages	1 segment	2 segments
1	$0.01277	$0.02554
1,000	$12.77	$25.54
10,000	$127.70	$255.40
100,000	$1,277.00	$2,554.00

Number format in Taiwan

Mobile numbers in Taiwan have 9 digits after +886. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (0912 345 678); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +886 912 345 678.

Alphabet and segments

Text in traditional Chinese characters is always Unicode, so a message to Taiwan written in Mandarin Chinese 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

Taiwan keeps UTC+8 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Taipei is always 01:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Taiwan with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (TW) 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.

Messages reference Batches reference

curl https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BULKSMSAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"to": "+886912345678", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

const res = await fetch("https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BULKSMSAPI_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ to: "+886912345678", text: "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes." }),
});
console.log(await res.json()); // price: "0.01277", country: "TW"

import json, os, urllib.request

req = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages",
    data=json.dumps({"to": "+886912345678", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}).encode(),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["BULKSMSAPI_KEY"], "Content-Type": "application/json", "User-Agent": "northwind-app/1.0"},
    method="POST",
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
    print(json.load(res)["price"])  # "0.01277"

What developers send to Taiwan

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

Order confirmations

E-commerce platforms in Taipei send SMS notifications to customers confirming their online purchases and delivery details.

Ride alerts

Ride-hailing apps notify users in Kaohsiung when their driver is arriving or if there are changes to their trip.

Security codes

Banks send SMS one-time passwords to customers in Taichung for secure login or transaction verification.

Event reminders

Concert organizers in Tainan send SMS reminders to ticket holders about event dates and venue details.

More countries in East Asia

Prices close to Taiwan in the same region. All 8 countries in East Asia

Hong Kong$0.01247 per SMS

Japan$0.01067 per SMS

Macao$0.01067 per SMS

China$0.00587 per SMS

South Korea$0.00277 per SMS

Mongolia$0.03317 per SMS

North Korea$0.05677 per SMS

SMS to Taiwan: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Taiwan costs $0.01277. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $12.77 and 10,000 cost $127.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 7,830 one-segment messages to Taiwan at $0.01277 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 Taiwan numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +886 912 345 678 becomes "+886912345678" 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 in Taiwan be in Chinese or English?

Traditional Chinese is the primary language for SMS, as it is widely spoken. English can be used for messages targeting international visitors or expatriates.

Are there peak times for SMS traffic in Taiwan?

SMS traffic increases during major holidays like Lunar New Year, when businesses send greetings and promotions. It also peaks during sales events like Singles' Day.

Start sending to Taiwan

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Taiwan at $0.01277 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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