SMS API for Turkmenistan: bulk SMS to +993 numbers

Turkmenistan, in Central Asia, has Ashgabat as its capital and an economy focused on natural gas exports and agriculture. Software products sending SMS include government services, utility providers, and travel agencies. Messages are triggered by events like bill payments, travel updates, and public announcements. SMS is chosen because it works on all mobile phones, including basic models, and is reliable across the country.

Turkmenistan

Calling code +993

Per SMS segment
$0.00727
Messages for $100
13,755
Local language
Turkmen
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Turkmenistan costs

Every message is priced at $0.00727 per segment to Turkmenistan. 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$0.00727$0.01454
1,000$7.27$14.54
10,000$72.70$145.40
100,000$727.00$1,454.00

Number format in Turkmenistan

Mobile numbers in Turkmenistan have 8 digits after +993. Locally they are written with a leading 8 (8 66 123456); in the API that 8 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +993 66 123456.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Turkmen fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use ç, ň, ş, ý and ž: 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

Turkmenistan keeps UTC+5 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Ashgabat is always 04:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Turkmenistan with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (TM) 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": "+99366123456", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Turkmenistan

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

Utility alerts

Utility companies in Ashgabat and Mary send SMS to notify customers about bill payments and service interruptions.

Travel updates

Travel agencies in Turkmenistan send SMS to tourists about flight changes or tour schedules for destinations like Darvaza Gas Crater.

Government notices

Public services send SMS to residents in regions like Balkanabat about important announcements or policy updates.

Event reminders

Cultural organizations in Ashgabat use SMS to remind attendees about festivals or exhibitions.

SMS to Turkmenistan: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Turkmenistan costs $0.00727. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $7.27 and 10,000 cost $72.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 13,755 one-segment messages to Turkmenistan at $0.00727 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 Turkmenistan numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +993 66 123456 becomes "+99366123456" 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?

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

How to reach expatriates and visitors?

Include Russian in messages for expatriates and tourists, especially in Ashgabat and tourist areas like Merv.

Start sending to Turkmenistan

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Turkmenistan at $0.00727 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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