# Where can I use an alphanumeric sender ID? Alphanumeric sender IDs work in 237 countries Bird reaches by SMS; the 8 that refuse one carry a number or a short code instead. These are recorded policy references. Open a destination to review its update date, sender restrictions and local requirements before launch. [Start for Free](/dashboard/signup?returnTo=%2Fdashboard%2Fw%2Fsms%2Fdestinations) · [Contact sales](/demo?product=sms&source_page=%2Fsms-api%2Ffeatures%2Fdestinations%2Falphanumeric-sender-ids) ## Set up with your agent [Read the agent setup guide](/docs/ai/set-up-your-agent) Copy this prompt into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor: ```text Bird connects customer communications, data and automation. Help me build with Bird using my coding agent. 1. Read https://bird.com/docs/ai/set-up-your-agent.md and follow its setup workflow for this client. Use an existing connected Bird MCP server or signed-in CLI when available. 2. Read the product guide for the task I want to complete and inspect my existing integration. Identify the workspace, available operations and required setup. 3. Help me complete a first example for the product and destination I choose. Follow the operation through to its actual result, explain any uncertainty, and help me choose the next step. First task: Review the SMS destination on this page and my intended sender type. Check current availability, registration, reply support and published rates. Prepare the market setup without enabling destinations, registering senders or buying numbers. Use this Bird page as the starting context: https://bird.com/sms-api/features/destinations/alphanumeric-sender-ids Read its Markdown alternative and linked guides. Keep the first example relevant to this page and the customer outcome I choose. Preserve the supplied campaign context when following Bird signup or sales links. ``` Trusted every day by teams that build world-class software [Read more customer stories](/customers) [All SMS destinations](/sms-api/features/destinations) · [Explore the SMS platform](/sms-api) ### Exceptions (8) [Canada](/sms-api/features/destinations/canada) (CA), [Guam](/sms-api/features/destinations/guam) (GU), [New Zealand](/sms-api/features/destinations/new-zealand) (NZ), [Northern Mariana Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/northern-mariana-islands) (MP), [Puerto Rico](/sms-api/features/destinations/puerto-rico) (PR), [Syria](/sms-api/features/destinations/syria) (SY), [U.S. Virgin Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/u-s-virgin-islands) (VI), [United States](/sms-api/features/destinations/united-states) (US) ### Everywhere else (237) [Afghanistan](/sms-api/features/destinations/afghanistan) (AF), [Åland Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/aland-islands) (AX), [Albania](/sms-api/features/destinations/albania) (AL), [Algeria](/sms-api/features/destinations/algeria) (DZ), [American Samoa](/sms-api/features/destinations/american-samoa) (AS), [Andorra](/sms-api/features/destinations/andorra) (AD), [Angola](/sms-api/features/destinations/angola) (AO), [Anguilla](/sms-api/features/destinations/anguilla) (AI), [Antigua & Barbuda](/sms-api/features/destinations/antigua-barbuda) (AG), [Argentina](/sms-api/features/destinations/argentina) (AR), [Armenia](/sms-api/features/destinations/armenia) (AM), [Aruba](/sms-api/features/destinations/aruba) (AW), [Australia](/sms-api/features/destinations/australia) (AU), [Austria](/sms-api/features/destinations/austria) (AT), [Azerbaijan](/sms-api/features/destinations/azerbaijan) (AZ), [Bahamas](/sms-api/features/destinations/bahamas) (BS), [Bahrain](/sms-api/features/destinations/bahrain) (BH), [Bangladesh](/sms-api/features/destinations/bangladesh) (BD), [Barbados](/sms-api/features/destinations/barbados) (BB), [Belarus](/sms-api/features/destinations/belarus) (BY), [Belgium](/sms-api/features/destinations/belgium) (BE), [Belize](/sms-api/features/destinations/belize) (BZ), [Benin](/sms-api/features/destinations/benin) (BJ), [Bermuda](/sms-api/features/destinations/bermuda) (BM), [Bhutan](/sms-api/features/destinations/bhutan) (BT), [Bolivia](/sms-api/features/destinations/bolivia) (BO), [Bosnia](/sms-api/features/destinations/bosnia) (BA), [Botswana](/sms-api/features/destinations/botswana) (BW), [Brazil](/sms-api/features/destinations/brazil) (BR), [British Indian Ocean Territory](/sms-api/features/destinations/british-indian-ocean-territory) (IO), [British Virgin Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/british-virgin-islands) (VG), [Brunei](/sms-api/features/destinations/brunei) (BN), [Bulgaria](/sms-api/features/destinations/bulgaria) (BG), [Burkina Faso](/sms-api/features/destinations/burkina-faso) (BF), [Burundi](/sms-api/features/destinations/burundi) (BI), [Cambodia](/sms-api/features/destinations/cambodia) (KH), [Cameroon](/sms-api/features/destinations/cameroon) (CM), [Cape Verde](/sms-api/features/destinations/cape-verde) (CV), [Caribbean Netherlands](/sms-api/features/destinations/caribbean-netherlands) (BQ), [Cayman Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/cayman-islands) (KY), [Central African Republic](/sms-api/features/destinations/central-african-republic) (CF), [Chad](/sms-api/features/destinations/chad) (TD), [Chile](/sms-api/features/destinations/chile) (CL), [China](/sms-api/features/destinations/china) (CN), [Christmas Island](/sms-api/features/destinations/christmas-island) (CX), [Cocos (Keeling) Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/cocos-keeling-islands) (CC), [Colombia](/sms-api/features/destinations/colombia) (CO), [Comoros](/sms-api/features/destinations/comoros) (KM), [Congo - Brazzaville](/sms-api/features/destinations/congo-brazzaville) (CG), [Congo - Kinshasa](/sms-api/features/destinations/congo-kinshasa) (CD), [Cook Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/cook-islands) (CK), [Costa Rica](/sms-api/features/destinations/costa-rica) (CR), [Côte d’Ivoire](/sms-api/features/destinations/cote-d-ivoire) (CI), [Croatia](/sms-api/features/destinations/croatia) (HR), [Cuba](/sms-api/features/destinations/cuba) (CU), [Curaçao](/sms-api/features/destinations/curacao) (CW), [Cyprus](/sms-api/features/destinations/cyprus) (CY), [Czechia](/sms-api/features/destinations/czechia) (CZ), [Denmark](/sms-api/features/destinations/denmark) (DK), [Djibouti](/sms-api/features/destinations/djibouti) (DJ), [Dominica](/sms-api/features/destinations/dominica) (DM), [Dominican Republic](/sms-api/features/destinations/dominican-republic) (DO), [Ecuador](/sms-api/features/destinations/ecuador) (EC), [Egypt](/sms-api/features/destinations/egypt) (EG), [El Salvador](/sms-api/features/destinations/el-salvador) (SV), [Equatorial Guinea](/sms-api/features/destinations/equatorial-guinea) (GQ), [Eritrea](/sms-api/features/destinations/eritrea) (ER), [Estonia](/sms-api/features/destinations/estonia) (EE), [Eswatini](/sms-api/features/destinations/eswatini) (SZ), [Ethiopia](/sms-api/features/destinations/ethiopia) (ET), [Falkland Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/falkland-islands) (FK), [Faroe Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/faroe-islands) (FO), [Fiji](/sms-api/features/destinations/fiji) (FJ), [Finland](/sms-api/features/destinations/finland) (FI), [France](/sms-api/features/destinations/france) (FR), [French Guiana](/sms-api/features/destinations/french-guiana) (GF), [French Polynesia](/sms-api/features/destinations/french-polynesia) (PF), [French Southern Territories](/sms-api/features/destinations/french-southern-territories) (TF), [Gabon](/sms-api/features/destinations/gabon) (GA), [Gambia](/sms-api/features/destinations/gambia) (GM), [Georgia](/sms-api/features/destinations/georgia) (GE), [Germany](/sms-api/features/destinations/germany) (DE), [Ghana](/sms-api/features/destinations/ghana) (GH), [Gibraltar](/sms-api/features/destinations/gibraltar) (GI), [Greece](/sms-api/features/destinations/greece) (GR), [Greenland](/sms-api/features/destinations/greenland) (GL), [Grenada](/sms-api/features/destinations/grenada) (GD), [Guadeloupe](/sms-api/features/destinations/guadeloupe) (GP), [Guatemala](/sms-api/features/destinations/guatemala) (GT), [Guernsey](/sms-api/features/destinations/guernsey) (GG), [Guinea](/sms-api/features/destinations/guinea) (GN), [Guinea-Bissau](/sms-api/features/destinations/guinea-bissau) (GW), [Guyana](/sms-api/features/destinations/guyana) (GY), [Haiti](/sms-api/features/destinations/haiti) (HT), [Honduras](/sms-api/features/destinations/honduras) (HN), [Hong Kong](/sms-api/features/destinations/hong-kong) (HK), [Hungary](/sms-api/features/destinations/hungary) (HU), [Iceland](/sms-api/features/destinations/iceland) (IS), [India](/sms-api/features/destinations/india) (IN), [Indonesia](/sms-api/features/destinations/indonesia) (ID), [Iran](/sms-api/features/destinations/iran) (IR), [Iraq](/sms-api/features/destinations/iraq) (IQ), [Ireland](/sms-api/features/destinations/ireland) (IE), [Isle of Man](/sms-api/features/destinations/isle-of-man) (IM), [Israel](/sms-api/features/destinations/israel) (IL), [Italy](/sms-api/features/destinations/italy) (IT), [Jamaica](/sms-api/features/destinations/jamaica) (JM), [Japan](/sms-api/features/destinations/japan) (JP), [Jersey](/sms-api/features/destinations/jersey) (JE), [Jordan](/sms-api/features/destinations/jordan) (JO), [Kazakhstan](/sms-api/features/destinations/kazakhstan) (KZ), [Kenya](/sms-api/features/destinations/kenya) (KE), [Kiribati](/sms-api/features/destinations/kiribati) (KI), [Kosovo](/sms-api/features/destinations/kosovo) (XK), [Kuwait](/sms-api/features/destinations/kuwait) (KW), [Kyrgyzstan](/sms-api/features/destinations/kyrgyzstan) (KG), [Laos](/sms-api/features/destinations/laos) (LA), [Latvia](/sms-api/features/destinations/latvia) (LV), [Lebanon](/sms-api/features/destinations/lebanon) (LB), [Lesotho](/sms-api/features/destinations/lesotho) (LS), [Liberia](/sms-api/features/destinations/liberia) (LR), [Libya](/sms-api/features/destinations/libya) (LY), [Liechtenstein](/sms-api/features/destinations/liechtenstein) (LI), [Lithuania](/sms-api/features/destinations/lithuania) (LT), [Luxembourg](/sms-api/features/destinations/luxembourg) (LU), [Macau](/sms-api/features/destinations/macau) (MO), [Madagascar](/sms-api/features/destinations/madagascar) (MG), [Malawi](/sms-api/features/destinations/malawi) (MW), [Malaysia](/sms-api/features/destinations/malaysia) (MY), [Maldives](/sms-api/features/destinations/maldives) (MV), [Mali](/sms-api/features/destinations/mali) (ML), [Malta](/sms-api/features/destinations/malta) (MT), [Marshall Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/marshall-islands) (MH), [Martinique](/sms-api/features/destinations/martinique) (MQ), [Mauritania](/sms-api/features/destinations/mauritania) (MR), [Mauritius](/sms-api/features/destinations/mauritius) (MU), [Mayotte](/sms-api/features/destinations/mayotte) (YT), [Mexico](/sms-api/features/destinations/mexico) (MX), [Micronesia](/sms-api/features/destinations/micronesia) (FM), [Moldova](/sms-api/features/destinations/moldova) (MD), [Monaco](/sms-api/features/destinations/monaco) (MC), [Mongolia](/sms-api/features/destinations/mongolia) (MN), [Montenegro](/sms-api/features/destinations/montenegro) (ME), [Montserrat](/sms-api/features/destinations/montserrat) (MS), [Morocco](/sms-api/features/destinations/morocco) (MA), [Mozambique](/sms-api/features/destinations/mozambique) (MZ), [Myanmar](/sms-api/features/destinations/myanmar) (MM), [Namibia](/sms-api/features/destinations/namibia) (NA), [Nauru](/sms-api/features/destinations/nauru) (NR), [Nepal](/sms-api/features/destinations/nepal) (NP), [Netherlands](/sms-api/features/destinations/netherlands) (NL), [New Caledonia](/sms-api/features/destinations/new-caledonia) (NC), [Nicaragua](/sms-api/features/destinations/nicaragua) (NI), [Niger](/sms-api/features/destinations/niger) (NE), [Nigeria](/sms-api/features/destinations/nigeria) (NG), [Niue](/sms-api/features/destinations/niue) (NU), [Norfolk Island](/sms-api/features/destinations/norfolk-island) (NF), [North Macedonia](/sms-api/features/destinations/north-macedonia) (MK), [Norway](/sms-api/features/destinations/norway) (NO), [Oman](/sms-api/features/destinations/oman) (OM), [Pakistan](/sms-api/features/destinations/pakistan) (PK), [Palau](/sms-api/features/destinations/palau) (PW), [Palestine](/sms-api/features/destinations/palestine) (PS), [Panama](/sms-api/features/destinations/panama) (PA), [Papua New Guinea](/sms-api/features/destinations/papua-new-guinea) (PG), [Paraguay](/sms-api/features/destinations/paraguay) (PY), [Peru](/sms-api/features/destinations/peru) (PE), [Philippines](/sms-api/features/destinations/philippines) (PH), [Pitcairn Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/pitcairn-islands) (PN), [Poland](/sms-api/features/destinations/poland) (PL), [Portugal](/sms-api/features/destinations/portugal) (PT), [Qatar](/sms-api/features/destinations/qatar) (QA), [Réunion](/sms-api/features/destinations/reunion) (RE), [Romania](/sms-api/features/destinations/romania) (RO), [Russia](/sms-api/features/destinations/russia) (RU), [Rwanda](/sms-api/features/destinations/rwanda) (RW), [Samoa](/sms-api/features/destinations/samoa) (WS), [San Marino](/sms-api/features/destinations/san-marino) (SM), [São Tomé & Príncipe](/sms-api/features/destinations/sao-tome-principe) (ST), [Saudi Arabia](/sms-api/features/destinations/saudi-arabia) (SA), [Senegal](/sms-api/features/destinations/senegal) (SN), [Serbia](/sms-api/features/destinations/serbia) (RS), [Seychelles](/sms-api/features/destinations/seychelles) (SC), [Sierra Leone](/sms-api/features/destinations/sierra-leone) (SL), [Singapore](/sms-api/features/destinations/singapore) (SG), [Sint Maarten](/sms-api/features/destinations/sint-maarten) (SX), [Slovakia](/sms-api/features/destinations/slovakia) (SK), [Slovenia](/sms-api/features/destinations/slovenia) (SI), [Solomon Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/solomon-islands) (SB), [Somalia](/sms-api/features/destinations/somalia) (SO), [South Africa](/sms-api/features/destinations/south-africa) (ZA), [South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/south-georgia-south-sandwich-islands) (GS), [South Korea](/sms-api/features/destinations/south-korea) (KR), [South Sudan](/sms-api/features/destinations/south-sudan) (SS), [Spain](/sms-api/features/destinations/spain) (ES), [Sri Lanka](/sms-api/features/destinations/sri-lanka) (LK), [St. Barthélemy](/sms-api/features/destinations/st-barthelemy) (BL), [St. Helena](/sms-api/features/destinations/st-helena) (SH), [St. Kitts & Nevis](/sms-api/features/destinations/st-kitts-nevis) (KN), [St. Lucia](/sms-api/features/destinations/st-lucia) (LC), [St. Martin](/sms-api/features/destinations/st-martin) (MF), [St. Pierre & Miquelon](/sms-api/features/destinations/st-pierre-miquelon) (PM), [St. Vincent & Grenadines](/sms-api/features/destinations/st-vincent-grenadines) (VC), [Sudan](/sms-api/features/destinations/sudan) (SD), [Suriname](/sms-api/features/destinations/suriname) (SR), [Svalbard & Jan Mayen](/sms-api/features/destinations/svalbard-jan-mayen) (SJ), [Sweden](/sms-api/features/destinations/sweden) (SE), [Switzerland](/sms-api/features/destinations/switzerland) (CH), [Taiwan](/sms-api/features/destinations/taiwan) (TW), [Tajikistan](/sms-api/features/destinations/tajikistan) (TJ), [Tanzania](/sms-api/features/destinations/tanzania) (TZ), [Thailand](/sms-api/features/destinations/thailand) (TH), [Timor-Leste](/sms-api/features/destinations/timor-leste) (TL), [Togo](/sms-api/features/destinations/togo) (TG), [Tokelau](/sms-api/features/destinations/tokelau) (TK), [Tonga](/sms-api/features/destinations/tonga) (TO), [Trinidad & Tobago](/sms-api/features/destinations/trinidad-tobago) (TT), [Tunisia](/sms-api/features/destinations/tunisia) (TN), [Turkey](/sms-api/features/destinations/turkey) (TR), [Turkmenistan](/sms-api/features/destinations/turkmenistan) (TM), [Turks & Caicos Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/turks-caicos-islands) (TC), [Tuvalu](/sms-api/features/destinations/tuvalu) (TV), [Uganda](/sms-api/features/destinations/uganda) (UG), [Ukraine](/sms-api/features/destinations/ukraine) (UA), [United Arab Emirates](/sms-api/features/destinations/united-arab-emirates) (AE), [United Kingdom](/sms-api/features/destinations/united-kingdom) (GB), [Uruguay](/sms-api/features/destinations/uruguay) (UY), [Uzbekistan](/sms-api/features/destinations/uzbekistan) (UZ), [Vanuatu](/sms-api/features/destinations/vanuatu) (VU), [Vatican City](/sms-api/features/destinations/vatican-city) (VA), [Venezuela](/sms-api/features/destinations/venezuela) (VE), [Vietnam](/sms-api/features/destinations/vietnam) (VN), [Wallis & Futuna](/sms-api/features/destinations/wallis-futuna) (WF), [Western Sahara](/sms-api/features/destinations/western-sahara) (EH), [Yemen](/sms-api/features/destinations/yemen) (YE), [Zambia](/sms-api/features/destinations/zambia) (ZM), [Zimbabwe](/sms-api/features/destinations/zimbabwe) (ZW) ## Related resources - [What is sender ID registration, and why do some countries require it?](/explained/sms/what-is-sender-id-registration) (answer) - [SMS sender IDs](/docs/guides/sms/senders) (docs) - [SMS sender IDs](/sms-api/features/compliance/sender-id-registration) (product) [Get an implementation brief](/learn/workspace?topic=sms-senders) ## Start sending Create a workspace, register a sender, and send your first message from the same API you will scale on. [Start for Free](/dashboard/signup?returnTo=%2Fdashboard%2Fw%2Fsms%2Fdestinations) · [Contact sales](/demo?product=sms&source_page=%2Fsms-api%2Ffeatures%2Fdestinations%2Falphanumeric-sender-ids) Use the [contact form](/sms-api/features/destinations/alphanumeric-sender-ids#sales-form) to discuss your SMS destinations, sender requirements and expected volume.