SMS destinations
Which countries require a sender to be registered?
97 of the 245 countries Bird reaches by SMS require at least one sender type to be registered before traffic delivers. Each group is one combination of senders, with what registering them involves.
Alphanumeric sender ID (77)
You file the sender text for the country through Bird. Where the country reviews it the registration stays pending until the regulator answers; where it reviews nothing, it is approved on the call.
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- China
- Colombia
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- France
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
Short code (8)
A short code is allocated by Bird rather than bought, reaches only numbers inside the country that issued it, and carries no voice.
10DLC long code (3)
A US long code carries application-to-person traffic only under a brand and campaign registered with The Campaign Registry.
Short code, toll-free number and 10DLC long code (3)
A short code is allocated by Bird rather than bought, reaches only numbers inside the country that issued it, and carries no voice. A toll-free number carrying messaging completes toll-free verification, which is its own program rather than a variation on a long code's. A US long code carries application-to-person traffic only under a brand and campaign registered with The Campaign Registry.
Short code and alphanumeric sender ID (2)
A short code is allocated by Bird rather than bought, reaches only numbers inside the country that issued it, and carries no voice. You file the sender text for the country through Bird. Where the country reviews it the registration stays pending until the regulator answers; where it reviews nothing, it is approved on the call.
Short code, alphanumeric sender ID and long code (2)
A short code is allocated by Bird rather than bought, reaches only numbers inside the country that issued it, and carries no voice. You file the sender text for the country through Bird. Where the country reviews it the registration stays pending until the regulator answers; where it reviews nothing, it is approved on the call. The number is registered under its own type for the country before it can carry application-to-person traffic.
Alphanumeric sender ID and long code (1)
You file the sender text for the country through Bird. Where the country reviews it the registration stays pending until the regulator answers; where it reviews nothing, it is approved on the call. The number is registered under its own type for the country before it can carry application-to-person traffic.
Short code and toll-free number (1)
A short code is allocated by Bird rather than bought, reaches only numbers inside the country that issued it, and carries no voice. A toll-free number carrying messaging completes toll-free verification, which is its own program rather than a variation on a long code's.
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