Volume pricing starts at 200,000 units/ month. For lower volumes, check our standard pricing
SMS API Platform
Programmatically send and receive text messages. Interact with your customers globally using SMS APIs.
Enable Your Applications with SMS in Minutes
Two-Factor Authentication
Secure your applications at scale by sending dynamic verification codes.
Alerts and Notification
Send automated notifications, account alerts, and reminders.
SMS Marketing
Engage with prospects and customers throughout their entire journey.
SMS Survey
Send and receive SMS messages to conduct surveys.
SMS Autoresponder
Automatically respond to your customers while you’re away.
Appointment Reminders
Reduce no-shows by sending automated reminder messages from your systems.
Global SMS Coverage
Over 220 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, South America, and Africa
Receive incoming messages in 14 countries
Customize your sender ID in 100 countries outside of the US and Canada
Powerful Features Out of the Box
Long Message Concatenation
Support for Any Character Set
Default Message Body Purging
Message Feedback API
Handle Opt-Out Intent
Message Queueing
Number Pooling
Sticky Sender
Powerpack for SMS
Experience consistently high SMS delivery and open rates at any volume or send rate.
Great delivery even at high scale
Local Connect for higher open rates
Smart Queueing for carrier compliance
Consistent experience for your end users
More Ways to Send and Receive SMS Around the World
Local Phone Numbers
Use local or mobile phone numbers and send SMS messages to every country globally. Receive messages on SMS-enabled phone numbers in 14 countries.
Alphanumeric Sender ID
Customize your sender ID to your brand by using alphanumeric characters for your outbound messages in 100 countries outside of the US and Canada.
Toll-Free Numbers
Send and receive SMS using toll-free numbers in the US and Canada. Buy a new number or enable your existing number to send and receive SMS messages.
Top reasons why businesses choose Plivo
Proven Quality and Scale
With over a billion API requests every month, our globally distributed direct to carrier network and intelligent routing ensures highest SMS delivery and lowest latency for your calls.
Enterprise Grade Platform
Engineered for high availability, extreme reliability and 99.95% uptime SLA. Privacy Shield and GDPR Compliance means any business can trust Plivo with data privacy and security.
A Team That Truly Cares about Your Success
Our 24x7 premium support and a consultative customer success team, provide you with all the technical guidance and industry expertise you need, when you need it.
Lower Cost of Ownership
Receive discounted pricing from the start with simple usage based pricing where you only pay for what you use. Avail additional discounts with committed usage as you scale.
Frequently asked questions about SMS API
What is an SMS API?
An SMS API is a software interface that allows applications to programmatically send and receive text messages.They allow for the automated sending of large volumes of SMS messages without manual intervention and make it easy for teams to implement SMS functionality quickly without deep telecom knowledge.
How to send bulk SMS?
Here are the steps in the SMS verification process:
Plivo makes it easy to send an SMS text message to multiple phone numbers. Send bulk SMS messages either by using our PHLO visual workflow builder or our APIs. Please refer to our developer documentation to learn how to get started. URL: https://www.plivo.com/docs/messaging/use-cases/sms-marketing/node/
What is SMS marketing?
SMS marketing is a form of direct marketing in which businesses send promotional messages to customers via text message. This method of communication is permission-based, meaning businesses can only send messages to individuals who have opted in to receive them.
How do you integrate an SMS API?
An off-the-shelf SMS API like Plivo's makes it easy to set up and start sending SMS to your audience. Simply choose an SMS API provider and sign up to create your account. Plivo's extensive developer documentation and hands-on onboarding team will lead you through the process of of seamlessly integrating your application/system with Plivo and testing Plivo's API.
How does an SMS API work?
An SMS API connects your application or system to telecom carriers, allowing you to send and receive text messages programmatically.The SMS API essentially acts as a bridge between your application and the telecom infrastructure, eliminating the need for direct integration with each carrier.
What is an SMS gateway API?
An SMS gateway API enables software applications to integrate SMS messaging capabilities. Think of it as a bridge between applications and telecom carriers, allowing the programmatic sending and receiving of text messages. An SMS gateway API allows applications to send thousands of text messages in seconds without manual intervention.
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