SMS destinations
How long does sender registration take, by country?
38 of the 245 countries Bird reaches by SMS state how long registration takes, fastest first. Figures are business days, as the platform records them.
| Destination | Senders | Business days |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | short code | 2 |
| Finland | short code and alphanumeric sender ID | 2 |
| Ethiopia | alphanumeric sender ID | 5 |
| Kuwait | alphanumeric sender ID | 5 |
| Zambia | alphanumeric sender ID | 5 |
| Jersey | short code and alphanumeric sender ID | 5–40 |
| United Kingdom | short code, alphanumeric sender ID and long code | 5–40 |
| Guinea-Bissau | alphanumeric sender ID | 7 |
| Iran | alphanumeric sender ID | 7 |
| Morocco | alphanumeric sender ID | 7 |
| Oman | alphanumeric sender ID | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | alphanumeric sender ID | 7 |
| Cyprus | alphanumeric sender ID | 10 |
| Czechia | alphanumeric sender ID | 10 |
| Mozambique | alphanumeric sender ID | 10 |
| Nigeria | alphanumeric sender ID | 10 |
| Philippines | alphanumeric sender ID | 10 |
| Tanzania | alphanumeric sender ID | 10 |
| China | alphanumeric sender ID | 14 |
| Indonesia | alphanumeric sender ID | 14 |
| Saudi Arabia | alphanumeric sender ID | 14 |
| Taiwan | alphanumeric sender ID | 14 |
| Germany | short code | 14–30 |
| Netherlands | short code | 14–30 |
| Cambodia | alphanumeric sender ID | 15 |
| Turkey | alphanumeric sender ID | 15 |
| Vietnam | alphanumeric sender ID | 15 |
| Nepal | alphanumeric sender ID | 20 |
| Thailand | alphanumeric sender ID | 21 |
| United Arab Emirates | alphanumeric sender ID | 21 |
| Armenia | alphanumeric sender ID | 30 |
| Kazakhstan | alphanumeric sender ID | 30 |
| Yemen | alphanumeric sender ID | 35 |
| Guernsey | short code | 40 |
| Isle of Man | short code | 40 |
| New Zealand | short code | 40 |
| Singapore | short code | 84 |
| Cuba | alphanumeric sender ID | 180 |
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All destinationsCoverage, sender types, and rules for every country Bird reaches.Sender-ID registrationPre-register alphanumeric and dedicated senders where countries require it.Two-wayInbound SMS and conversational replies as HMAC-signed webhooks.Routing190+ countries, 240 direct-to-carrier links, and automatic failover.
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