# One 8xx number, US and Canada.

A toll-free number is an 8xx number that sends and receives SMS across the US and Canada. It carries application traffic without A2P 10DLC, once it has cleared toll-free verification — which buys higher, more predictable throughput than an unregistered long code.

## When a toll-free number fits.

Toll-free is one of the four sender types on Bird SMS numbers, part of the broader Bird SMS API. Reach for it when one number should cover both the US and Canada and you'd rather skip A2P 10DLC registration — verification handles the carrier review instead.

## What a toll-free number gives you.

Cross-border reach, two-way traffic, no 10DLC.

## Buy one and start sending.

Search by country and capability, buy the number, and route its inbound at a webhook — the same client you send with. The same code shape provisions any sender type; only the type field changes.

## Verification is part of the deal.

Before a toll-free number can send application traffic, it goes through toll-free verification — the carriers review your use case, sample messages, and opt-in before approving the number. Bird files the verification from the dashboard and reports its status through the API, so you know exactly when the number is cleared. If your US traffic already runs over A2P 10DLC, a long code is the alternative sender.

## One verified number for the whole continent.

Toll-free is one sender type on the Bird SMS numbers surface. Provision an 8xx number, clear verification, and route inbound from the same API you send with.