SMS API for Vietnam: bulk SMS to +84 numbers

Vietnam, located in Southeast Asia, has Hanoi as its capital and Ho Chi Minh City as its largest economic hub, with strong industries in manufacturing and technology. Software products sending SMS include e-commerce platforms, ride-hailing apps, banks, and government services. Messages are triggered by order confirmations, delivery updates, payment notifications, and public announcements. Developers choose SMS because it reaches all mobile users, including those in rural areas with basic phones and urban residents with smartphones.

Vietnam

Calling code +84

Per SMS segment
$0.01417
Messages for $100
7,057
Local language
Vietnamese
Encoding
GSM-7 or Unicode

What a bulk SMS send to Vietnam costs

Every message is priced at $0.01417 per segment to Vietnam. 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$0.01417$0.02834
1,000$14.17$28.34
10,000$141.70$283.40
100,000$1,417.00$2,834.00

Number format in Vietnam

Mobile numbers in Vietnam have 9 digits after +84. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (0912 345 678); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +84 912 345 678.

Alphabet and segments

Texts in Vietnamese fit 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until they use the tone marks (ă, â, đ, ơ, ư and the accented vowels): 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

Vietnam keeps UTC+7 all year with no clock change, so 09:00 in Ho Chi Minh is always 02:00 UTC. send_at takes UTC or any ISO 8601 offset, and the console scheduler converts from your own time zone.

Send to Vietnam with one request

The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (VN) 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": "+84912345678", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

What developers send to Vietnam

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

Order confirmations

E-commerce platforms in Ho Chi Minh City send SMS with order details and expected delivery dates.

Delivery updates

Logistics companies notify customers in Hanoi with SMS when packages are out for delivery.

Payment notifications

Banks send SMS to customers confirming successful transactions and account balances.

Public announcements

Government agencies broadcast SMS to residents about weather alerts or public health updates.

SMS to Vietnam: questions

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

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

Each message segment to Vietnam costs $0.01417. A plain text of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 1,000 one-segment messages cost $14.17 and 10,000 cost $141.70. Failed messages are refunded to the balance.

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

$100 covers about 7,057 one-segment messages to Vietnam at $0.01417 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 Vietnam numbers for the API?

Send them in international format with the plus sign: +84 912 345 678 becomes "+84912345678" 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 be in?

Vietnamese is the primary language for SMS, as it is spoken by the majority. English is used for international audiences or expatriates.

Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?

Yes, traffic increases during Tet (Lunar New Year) and major shopping festivals like Singles Day.

Start sending to Vietnam

Create an account, top up from $40 and send to Vietnam at $0.01417 per segment, from the console or with one API call.

SMS API Vietnam: Bulk SMS to +84 From $0.01417 | BulkSMSAPI