SMS API for Ukraine: bulk SMS to +380 numbers

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe with Kyiv as its capital and a diverse economy including agriculture, IT, and manufacturing. E-commerce platforms, delivery services, and financial institutions use SMS to communicate with customers. Messages are triggered by events like package delivery updates, payment confirmations, or appointment reminders. SMS is chosen because it is widely accessible, works on all devices, and is read quickly by recipients.

Ukraine

Calling code +380

Per SMS segment
$0.01467
Messages for $100
6,816
Local language
Ukrainian
Encoding
Unicode (UCS-2)

What a bulk SMS send to Ukraine costs

Every message is priced at $0.01467 per segment to Ukraine. 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$0.01467$0.02934
1,000$14.67$29.34
10,000$146.70$293.40
100,000$1,467.00$2,934.00

Number format in Ukraine

Mobile numbers in Ukraine have 9 digits after +380. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (050 123 4567); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +380 50 123 4567.

Alphabet and segments

Text in Cyrillic is always Unicode, so a message to Ukraine written in Ukrainian 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

Ukraine spans several time zones, from UTC+2 in Kyiv to UTC+3 in Simferopol (January offsets). A send_at of 07:00 UTC lands at 09:00 in Kyiv in January; for a nationwide reminder, split the list by region and give each batch its own send_at.

Send to Ukraine with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (UA) 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": "+380501234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Ukraine

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

Delivery updates

Courier services in Kyiv send SMS notifications to customers about the status of their package deliveries.

Payment confirmations

Banks in Lviv send SMS alerts to customers confirming successful transactions or account activity.

Appointment reminders

Clinics in Odesa send SMS reminders to patients about upcoming doctor appointments or test schedules.

Event tickets

Concert organizers in Kharkiv send SMS confirmations to ticket buyers with event details and QR codes.

SMS to Ukraine: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Ukraine costs $0.01467. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $14.67 and 10,000 cost $146.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 6,816 one-segment messages to Ukraine at $0.01467 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 Ukraine numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +380 50 123 4567 becomes "+380501234567" 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 Ukraine be in Ukrainian or Russian?

Ukrainian is the official language and is preferred for SMS. Russian can be used for messages targeting specific regions where it is widely spoken.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic in Ukraine?

SMS traffic increases during holidays like Christmas and New Year, when businesses send greetings and promotions. It also peaks during sales events like Black Friday.

Start sending to Ukraine

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Ukraine at $0.01467 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Ukraine: Bulk SMS to +380 From $0.01467 | BulkSMSAPI