SMS API for Uzbekistan: bulk SMS to +998 numbers

Uzbekistan, located in Central Asia with Tashkent as its capital, is a growing economy with a focus on agriculture, mining, and digital transformation. Software products such as mobile banking, ride-hailing apps, and government services send text messages to users. These messages are triggered by events like payment confirmations, ride updates, and public service announcements. SMS is preferred because it works on all mobile devices, including basic phones, and reaches users in remote areas.

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Uzbekistan

Calling code +998

Per SMS segment: $0.05307
Messages for $100: 1,884
Local language: Uzbek
Encoding: GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Uzbekistan costs

Every message is priced at $0.05307 per segment to Uzbekistan. 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	$0.05307	$0.10614
1,000	$53.07	$106.14
10,000	$530.70	$1,061.40
100,000	$5,307.00	$10,614.00

Number format in Uzbekistan

Mobile numbers in Uzbekistan have 9 digits after +998 and no trunk prefix, so the local form 91 234 56 78 becomes +998 91 234 56 78 in the to field.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Uzbek (Latin and Cyrillic) fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use oʻ and gʻ with their apostrophes, and Cyrillic text,: 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

Uzbekistan keeps UTC+5 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Tashkent 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 Uzbekistan with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (UZ) 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": "+998912345678", "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: "+998912345678", text: "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes." }),
});
console.log(await res.json()); // price: "0.05307", country: "UZ"

import json, os, urllib.request

req = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages",
    data=json.dumps({"to": "+998912345678", "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"])  # "0.05307"

What developers send to Uzbekistan

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

Ride updates

Ride-hailing services in Samarkand notify users about driver arrival times and trip details via SMS.

Utility alerts

Utility companies in Bukhara send SMS reminders for bill payments and service interruptions to keep customers informed.

Event reminders

Cultural venues in Khiva send SMS reminders for ticket bookings and event schedules to enhance attendance.

More countries in Central Asia and Caucasus

Prices close to Uzbekistan in the same region. All 8 countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus

Kyrgyzstan$0.05107 per SMS

Azerbaijan$0.05557 per SMS

Tajikistan$0.04827 per SMS

Kazakhstan$0.04537 per SMS

Georgia$0.02547 per SMS

Armenia$0.01417 per SMS

Turkmenistan$0.00727 per SMS

SMS to Uzbekistan: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Uzbekistan costs $0.05307. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $53.07 and 10,000 cost $530.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 1,884 one-segment messages to Uzbekistan at $0.05307 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 Uzbekistan numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +998 91 234 56 78 becomes "+998912345678" 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.

What language should SMS messages be in for Uzbekistan?

Uzbek is the primary language, but Russian is also widely understood. Messages can be bilingual for broader reach.

Are SMS messages effective in rural areas of Uzbekistan?

Yes, SMS is highly effective in rural areas where internet access may be limited, ensuring reliable communication.

Start sending to Uzbekistan

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Uzbekistan at $0.05307 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

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