SMS API for Tunisia: bulk SMS to +216 numbers

Tunisia, in North Africa, has Tunis as its capital and an economy driven by tourism, agriculture, and manufacturing. Software products sending SMS include e-commerce platforms, banks, and travel agencies. Messages are triggered by events like order confirmations, payment reminders, and booking updates. SMS is chosen because it reaches all mobile phones, including basic models, and is read quickly even in rural areas.

Tunisia

Calling code +216

Per SMS segment
$0.05077
Messages for $100
1,969
Local language
Arabic and French
Encoding
Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to Tunisia costs

Every message is priced at $0.05077 per segment to Tunisia. 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$0.05077$0.10154
1,000$50.77$101.54
10,000$507.70$1,015.40
100,000$5,077.00$10,154.00

Number format in Tunisia

Mobile numbers in Tunisia have 8 digits after +216 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 20 123 456 becomes +216 20 123 456 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Text in Arabic is always Unicode, so a message to Tunisia 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

Tunisia keeps UTC+1 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Tunis is always 08:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Tunisia with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (TN) 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": "+21620123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Tunisia

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

Order confirmations

E-commerce platforms in Tunis and Sfax send SMS to customers confirming their purchases and delivery details.

Payment reminders

Banks send SMS to customers in regions like Sousse to remind them of upcoming loan or credit card payments.

Travel updates

Travel agencies in Tunisia notify tourists about changes in flight schedules or hotel bookings for destinations like Djerba.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in Tunis and other cities send SMS to patients to remind them of upcoming medical appointments.

SMS to Tunisia: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Tunisia costs $0.05077. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $50.77 and 10,000 cost $507.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 1,969 one-segment messages to Tunisia at $0.05077 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 Tunisia numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +216 20 123 456 becomes "+21620123456" 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?

Arabic is the official language, but French is also widely understood. Use Arabic for broader reach in rural areas.

How to reach expatriates and visitors?

Include French in messages for expatriates and tourists, especially in Tunis and coastal areas like Hammamet.

Start sending to Tunisia

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Tunisia at $0.05077 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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