SMS API for Timor-Leste: bulk SMS to +670 numbers

Timor-Leste, located in Southeast Asia, has Dili as its capital and an economy driven by oil exports and agriculture. Software products sending SMS include mobile banking apps, government services, and local NGOs. Messages are triggered by events like payment confirmations, appointment reminders, and community alerts. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile phones, including basic models, and is read quickly even in remote areas.

Timor-Leste

Calling code +670

Per SMS segment
$0.01217
Messages for $100
8,216
Local language
Tetum and Portuguese
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Timor-Leste costs

Every message is priced at $0.01217 per segment to Timor-Leste. 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$0.01217$0.02434
1,000$12.17$24.34
10,000$121.70$243.40
100,000$1,217.00$2,434.00

Number format in Timor-Leste

Mobile numbers in Timor-Leste have 8 digits after +670 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 7721 2345 becomes +670 7721 2345 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Tetum and Portuguese fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use á, â, ã, ç, ê, í, ó, ô, õ 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

Timor-Leste keeps UTC+9 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Dili is always 00:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Timor-Leste with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (TL) 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": "+67077212345", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Timor-Leste

Common integrations that call the SMS API for recipients in Timor-Leste.

Payment alerts

Mobile banking apps notify users in Dili and rural areas when a transaction is completed, ensuring immediate confirmation.

Health reminders

Clinics send SMS to patients in Baucau and other regions to remind them of upcoming appointments or vaccination schedules.

Community alerts

Local NGOs use SMS to inform communities in remote areas about emergency updates or public health information.

Event notifications

Cultural organizations in Dili send SMS to attendees about changes in event schedules or venue details.

SMS to Timor-Leste: questions

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

How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to Timor-Leste?

Each message segment to Timor-Leste costs $0.01217. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $12.17 and 10,000 cost $121.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 8,216 one-segment messages to Timor-Leste at $0.01217 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 Timor-Leste numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +670 7721 2345 becomes "+67077212345" 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 be sent in?

Tetum and Portuguese are the official languages, but Indonesian is also widely understood. Use Tetum for broader reach in rural areas.

How to reach expatriates and visitors?

Include English in messages for expatriates and tourists, especially in Dili and tourist areas like Atauro Island.

Start sending to Timor-Leste

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Timor-Leste at $0.01217 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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