# Which countries require a sender to be registered? 91 countries Bird reaches by SMS require at least one sender type to be registered before traffic delivers. 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%2Fsender-id-registration) ## 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/sender-id-registration 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) ### alphanumeric sender ID (70) [Algeria](/sms-api/features/destinations/algeria) (DZ), [Armenia](/sms-api/features/destinations/armenia) (AM), [Australia](/sms-api/features/destinations/australia) (AU), [Bangladesh](/sms-api/features/destinations/bangladesh) (BD), [Belarus](/sms-api/features/destinations/belarus) (BY), [Benin](/sms-api/features/destinations/benin) (BJ), [Bolivia](/sms-api/features/destinations/bolivia) (BO), [Botswana](/sms-api/features/destinations/botswana) (BW), [Bulgaria](/sms-api/features/destinations/bulgaria) (BG), [Burundi](/sms-api/features/destinations/burundi) (BI), [Cambodia](/sms-api/features/destinations/cambodia) (KH), [Cameroon](/sms-api/features/destinations/cameroon) (CM), [China](/sms-api/features/destinations/china) (CN), [Colombia](/sms-api/features/destinations/colombia) (CO), [Congo - Brazzaville](/sms-api/features/destinations/congo-brazzaville) (CG), [Congo - Kinshasa](/sms-api/features/destinations/congo-kinshasa) (CD), [Costa Rica](/sms-api/features/destinations/costa-rica) (CR), [Côte d’Ivoire](/sms-api/features/destinations/cote-d-ivoire) (CI), [Cuba](/sms-api/features/destinations/cuba) (CU), [Cyprus](/sms-api/features/destinations/cyprus) (CY), [Czechia](/sms-api/features/destinations/czechia) (CZ), [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), [Eswatini](/sms-api/features/destinations/eswatini) (SZ), [Ethiopia](/sms-api/features/destinations/ethiopia) (ET), [France](/sms-api/features/destinations/france) (FR), [Guatemala](/sms-api/features/destinations/guatemala) (GT), [Guinea](/sms-api/features/destinations/guinea) (GN), [Guinea-Bissau](/sms-api/features/destinations/guinea-bissau) (GW), [Haiti](/sms-api/features/destinations/haiti) (HT), [Honduras](/sms-api/features/destinations/honduras) (HN), [India](/sms-api/features/destinations/india) (IN), [Indonesia](/sms-api/features/destinations/indonesia) (ID), [Iran](/sms-api/features/destinations/iran) (IR), [Jordan](/sms-api/features/destinations/jordan) (JO), [Kazakhstan](/sms-api/features/destinations/kazakhstan) (KZ), [Kuwait](/sms-api/features/destinations/kuwait) (KW), [Lesotho](/sms-api/features/destinations/lesotho) (LS), [Madagascar](/sms-api/features/destinations/madagascar) (MG), [Malawi](/sms-api/features/destinations/malawi) (MW), [Malaysia](/sms-api/features/destinations/malaysia) (MY), [Mali](/sms-api/features/destinations/mali) (ML), [Mauritius](/sms-api/features/destinations/mauritius) (MU), [Mexico](/sms-api/features/destinations/mexico) (MX), [Morocco](/sms-api/features/destinations/morocco) (MA), [Mozambique](/sms-api/features/destinations/mozambique) (MZ), [Nepal](/sms-api/features/destinations/nepal) (NP), [Nicaragua](/sms-api/features/destinations/nicaragua) (NI), [Nigeria](/sms-api/features/destinations/nigeria) (NG), [Oman](/sms-api/features/destinations/oman) (OM), [Panama](/sms-api/features/destinations/panama) (PA), [Peru](/sms-api/features/destinations/peru) (PE), [Philippines](/sms-api/features/destinations/philippines) (PH), [Qatar](/sms-api/features/destinations/qatar) (QA), [Russia](/sms-api/features/destinations/russia) (RU), [Rwanda](/sms-api/features/destinations/rwanda) (RW), [Saudi Arabia](/sms-api/features/destinations/saudi-arabia) (SA), [Sri Lanka](/sms-api/features/destinations/sri-lanka) (LK), [Sudan](/sms-api/features/destinations/sudan) (SD), [Taiwan](/sms-api/features/destinations/taiwan) (TW), [Tanzania](/sms-api/features/destinations/tanzania) (TZ), [Togo](/sms-api/features/destinations/togo) (TG), [Tunisia](/sms-api/features/destinations/tunisia) (TN), [Turkey](/sms-api/features/destinations/turkey) (TR), [Uganda](/sms-api/features/destinations/uganda) (UG), [United Arab Emirates](/sms-api/features/destinations/united-arab-emirates) (AE), [Vietnam](/sms-api/features/destinations/vietnam) (VN), [Zambia](/sms-api/features/destinations/zambia) (ZM) ### short code (6) [Denmark](/sms-api/features/destinations/denmark) (DK), [Germany](/sms-api/features/destinations/germany) (DE), [Japan](/sms-api/features/destinations/japan) (JP), [Netherlands](/sms-api/features/destinations/netherlands) (NL), [New Zealand](/sms-api/features/destinations/new-zealand) (NZ), [Sweden](/sms-api/features/destinations/sweden) (SE) ### short code, alphanumeric sender ID and long code (5) [Guernsey](/sms-api/features/destinations/guernsey) (GG), [Isle of Man](/sms-api/features/destinations/isle-of-man) (IM), [Jersey](/sms-api/features/destinations/jersey) (JE), [Singapore](/sms-api/features/destinations/singapore) (SG), [United Kingdom](/sms-api/features/destinations/united-kingdom) (GB) ### 10DLC long code (3) [American Samoa](/sms-api/features/destinations/american-samoa) (AS), [Guam](/sms-api/features/destinations/guam) (GU), [Northern Mariana Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/northern-mariana-islands) (MP) ### short code, toll-free number and 10DLC long code (3) [Puerto Rico](/sms-api/features/destinations/puerto-rico) (PR), [U.S. Virgin Islands](/sms-api/features/destinations/u-s-virgin-islands) (VI), [United States](/sms-api/features/destinations/united-states) (US) ### alphanumeric sender ID and long code (2) [Belgium](/sms-api/features/destinations/belgium) (BE), [Thailand](/sms-api/features/destinations/thailand) (TH) ### short code and alphanumeric sender ID (1) [Finland](/sms-api/features/destinations/finland) (FI) ### short code and toll-free number (1) [Canada](/sms-api/features/destinations/canada) (CA) ## 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%2Fsender-id-registration) Use the [contact form](/sms-api/features/destinations/sender-id-registration#sales-form) to discuss your SMS destinations, sender requirements and expected volume.