# The SMS API for developers who actually need to ship.

150+ countries, 240 direct-to-carrier connections, one auth model. About 40% of the world's commercial SMS volume transits the Bird network — we've been at this a decade. 95% of messages delivered in under 2.5 seconds.

## 5 minutes from npm install to first send

## Send an SMS from the language you already use.

SDKs in every major runtime. The first send goes to a sanctioned test recipient (+15005550006) so you can ship a CI check before you provision a number.

## Ten things we file, configure, and route so you don't.

Routing, compliance, and inbound primitives, named and audit-able.

SMS is one channel in a bigger toolkit. Verify users with one-time passcodes through Verifications, check a number's line type and carrier before you send with Lookup, or reach the same handset with rich cards over RCS.