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Country-specific opportunities and limitations

When sending SMS messages, you must comply with the rules of the country you are sending to. So if you send an SMS to a French phone number, you must comply with the rules that apply in France. The same applies in the UK, Germany and all other countries. Each country also has different options for sending. For example, in some countries you cannot use an alphanumeric sender ID (text - e.g. ServiceSMS) and in other countries you must have an authorized sender ID.

Below you can read the rules for each country. It is important that you comply with the laws of each country. If not, we may close your account immediately to avoid our access to that country being blocked.

Country-specific rules and restrictions for SMS

When sending SMS messages, you must follow the rules of the country you are sending to. Below you will find an overview of all countries and their specific rules for sender ID and content.

Country Country code Alpha sender ID Foreign number Local number More details
Afghanistan Afghanistan +93 Registration required Registration required Supported See details →
Albania Albania +355 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Algeria Algeria +213 Supported Supported Supported See details →
American Samoa American Samoa +684 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Andorra Andorra +376 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Angola Angola +244 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Anguilla Anguilla +809 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Antigua Antigua +268 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Antigua & Barbuda Antigua & Barbuda +1268 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Argentina Argentina +54 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Armenia Armenia +374 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Aruba Aruba +297 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Australia Australia +61 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Austria Austria +43 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan +994 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Bahamas Bahamas +1242 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Bahrain Bahrain +973 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Bangladesh Bangladesh +880 Registration required Registration required Supported See details →
Barbados Barbados +246 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Belarus Belarus +375 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Belgium Belgium +32 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Belize Belize +501 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Benin Benin +229 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Bermuda Bermuda +809 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Bhutan Bhutan +975 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Bolivia Bolivia +591 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina +387 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Botswana Botswana +267 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Brazil Brazil +55 Supported Supported Supported See details →
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands +284 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam +673 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Bulgaria Bulgaria +359 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso +226 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Burundi Burundi +257 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Cambodia Cambodia +855 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Cameroon Cameroon +237 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Canada Canada +1 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Cape Verde Cape Verde +238 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands +345 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Central African Republic Central African Republic +236 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Chad Chad +235 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Chile Chile +56 Supported Supported Supported See details →
China China +86 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Colombia Colombia +57 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Comoros Comoros +269 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Congo Congo +242 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Congo D.R. Congo D.R. +243 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Cook Islands Cook Islands +682 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Costa Rica Costa Rica +506 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Cote dIvoire Cote dIvoire +225 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Croatia Croatia +385 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Cuba Cuba +53 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Cyprus Cyprus +357 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Czech Republic Czech Republic +420 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Denmark Denmark +45 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Djibouti Djibouti +253 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Dominica Dominica +767 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic +809 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Ecuador Ecuador +593 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Egypt Egypt +20 Supported Supported Supported See details →
El Salvador El Salvador +503 Supported Supported Supported See details →
English language English language +0001 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea +240 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Eritrea Eritrea +291 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Estonia Estonia +372 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Ethiopia Ethiopia +251 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Malvinas) +500 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands +298 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Fiji Fiji +679 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Finland Finland +358 Supported Supported Supported See details →
France France +33 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
French Guiana French Guiana +594 Supported Supported Supported See details →
French Polynesia French Polynesia +689 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Gabon Gabon +241 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Gambia Gambia +220 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Georgia Georgia +995 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Germany Germany +49 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Ghana Ghana +233 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Gibraltar Gibraltar +350 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Greece Greece +30 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Greenland Greenland +299 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Grenada Grenada +473 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe +590 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Guam Guam +671 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Guatemala Guatemala +502 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Guinea Guinea +224 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau +245 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Guyana Guyana +592 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Haiti Haiti +509 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Honduras Honduras +504 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Hong Kong Hong Kong +852 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Hungary Hungary +36 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Iceland Iceland +354 Supported Supported Supported See details →
India India +91 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Indonesia Indonesia +62 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
International International +999 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Iran Iran +98 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Iraq Iraq +964 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Ireland Ireland +353 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Israel Israel +972 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Italy Italy +39 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Jamaica Jamaica +876 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Japan Japan +81 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Jordan Jordan +962 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan +7 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Kenya Kenya +254 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Kiribati Kiribati +686 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Korea, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of +82 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Kosovo Kosovo +383 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Kuwait Kuwait +965 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan +996 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Laos Laos +856 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Latvia Latvia +371 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Lebanon Lebanon +961 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Lesotho Lesotho +266 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Liberia Liberia +231 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Libya Libya +218 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein +423 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Lithuania Lithuania +370 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Luxembourg Luxembourg +352 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Macau Macau +853 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Madagascar Madagascar +261 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Malawi Malawi +265 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Malaysia Malaysia +60 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Maldives Maldives +960 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Mali Mali +223 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Malta Malta +356 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands +692 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Martinique Martinique +596 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Mauritania Mauritania +222 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Mauritius Mauritius +230 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Mayotte Mayotte +269 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Mexico City Mexico City +52 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Micronesia (F.S. of Polynesia) Micronesia (F.S. of Polynesia) +691 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Moldova Moldova +373 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Monaco Monaco +377 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Mongolia Mongolia +976 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Montenegro Montenegro +382 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Montserrat Montserrat +473 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Morocco Morocco +212 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Mozambique Mozambique +258 Registration required Registration required Supported See details →
Myanmar (former Burma) Myanmar (former Burma) +95 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Namibia Namibia +264 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Nauru Nauru +674 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Nepal Nepal +977 Registration required Registration required Supported See details →
Netherlands Netherlands +31 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles +599 Supported Supported Supported See details →
New Caledonia New Caledonia +687 Supported Supported Supported See details →
New Zealand New Zealand +64 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Nicaragua Nicaragua +505 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Niger Niger +227 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Nigeria Nigeria +234 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Niue Niue +683 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island +672 Supported Supported Supported See details →
North Korea North Korea +850 Supported Supported Supported See details →
North Macedonia North Macedonia +389 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Norway Norway +47 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Not specified Not specified +00 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Oman Oman +968 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Outlying Oceania Outlying Oceania +999 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Pakistan Pakistan +92 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Palau Palau +680 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory +970 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Panama Panama +507 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea +675 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Paraguay Paraguay +595 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Peru Peru +51 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Philippines Philippines +63 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Poland Poland +48 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Portugal Portugal +351 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico +1787 Registration required Registration required Supported See details →
Qatar Qatar +974 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Reunion Reunion +262 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Romania Romania +40 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Russian Federation Russian Federation +7 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Rwanda Rwanda +250 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Samoa Samoa +685 Supported Supported Supported See details →
San Marino San Marino +378 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe +239 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia +966 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Senegal Senegal +221 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Serbia Serbia +381 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro +381 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Seychelles Seychelles +248 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone +232 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Singapore Singapore +65 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Slovakia Slovakia +421 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Slovenia Slovenia +386 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands +677 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Somalia Somalia +252 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
South Africa South Africa +27 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
South Sudan South Sudan +211 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Spain Spain +34 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka +94 Registration required Registration required Supported See details →
St Kitts & Nevis St Kitts & Nevis +1869 Supported Supported Supported See details →
St Lucia St Lucia +1758 Supported Supported Supported See details →
St Vincent & the Grenadines St Vincent & the Grenadines +1784 Supported Supported Supported See details →
St. Helena St. Helena +290 Supported Supported Supported See details →
St. Pierre and Miquelon St. Pierre and Miquelon +508 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Sudan Sudan +249 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Suriname Suriname +597 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Swaziland Swaziland +268 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Sweden Sweden +46 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Switzerland Switzerland +41 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Arab Republic +963 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Taiwan Taiwan +886 Registration required Registration required Supported See details →
Tajikistan Tajikistan +992 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Tanzania Tanzania +255 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Thailand Thailand +66 Registration required Registration required Supported See details →
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste +670 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Togo Togo +228 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Tokelau Tokelau +690 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Tonga Tonga +676 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago +1868 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Tunisia Tunisia +216 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Turkey Turkey +90 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan +993 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Turks & Caicos Islands Turks & Caicos Islands +1649 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Tuvalu Tuvalu +688 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Uganda Uganda +256 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Ukraine Ukraine +380 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates +971 Supported Supported Supported See details →
United Kingdom United Kingdom +44 Supported Supported Supported See details →
United States United States +1 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Uruguay Uruguay +598 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan +998 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Vanuatu Vanuatu +678 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Venezuela Venezuela +58 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Vietnam Vietnam +84 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands British +1284 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna +681 Supported Supported Supported See details →
Yemen Yemen +967 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Zambia Zambia +260 Can be overwritten Can be overwritten Supported See details →
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe +263 Supported Supported Supported See details →

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