Outbound SMS Features Overview
Question
What are the outbound SMS capabilities in various countries?
Applies To
- Vonage SMS API
- Outbound SMS
- Regional Restrictions
Answer
The table below provides a high-level guide to our outbound SMS capabilities worldwide. For more information on outbound SMS features and restrictions for a particular country, click the country name in the left column.
| Country | DLR* | Alpha Sender ID Support | Sender ID Comments | Unicode Supported | Concatenation Supported | Notes |
| Afghanistan | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Albania | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Algeria | No | Yes | ||||
| Andorra | No | Yes | ||||
| Angola | Yes | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Anguilla | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Argentina Republic | No | No | ||||
| Armenia | Yes | Yes | Pre-reg | |||
| Aruba | No | No | ||||
| Australia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Austria | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Azerbaijan | Yes | No | ||||
| Bahrain | Yes | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bangladesh | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Barbados | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Belarus | No | Yes | Pre-reg | |||
| Belgium | No | Sometimes | No | Yes | ||
| Belize | No | Yes | ||||
| Benin | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Bhutan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bolivia | No | Yes | ||||
| Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius (Former NL Antilles) | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Bosnia & Herzegov. | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Botswana | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Brazil | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bulgaria | No | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Burkina Faso | No | No | ||||
| Burundi | No | |||||
| Cambodia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cameroon | Yes | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Canada | No (Network level DLR) | No | No | Yes | ||
| Central African Republic | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Chad | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Chile | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| China | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Filtered content includes: educational/ gambling / cosmetic / political | |
| Colombia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Costa Rica | No | Yes | ||||
| Croatia | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cuba | No | Yes | Pre-reg | |||
| Curacao | No | No | ||||
| Cyprus | No | Yes | ||||
| Czech Rep | Yes | No | Pre-reg | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | No | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Denmark | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Dominican Republic | No | No | ||||
| Ecuador | No | No | No | No | ||
| Egypt | No | Yes | Pre-reg | |||
| El Salvador | No | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Eritrea | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Estonia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ethiopia | No | Yes | Pre-reg | No | ||
| Federated States of Micronisia | No | Yes | ||||
| Finland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| France | Yes | Yes | Only 2FA | Yes | Yes | Complex market - reviewing the Country-specific page is strongly recommended |
| French Guiana | No | Yes | ||||
| Gabon | No | Yes | ||||
| Gambia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Georgia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Germany | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ghana | Yes | No | ||||
| Gibraltar | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Greece | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Guatemala | No | Yes | ||||
| Guam | No | No | ||||
| Guinea | No | Yes | ||||
| Guyana | No | Yes | ||||
| Honduras | No | No | ||||
| Hong Kong (China) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alpha senderID are not supported to 45407 & 45412 by default to ensure delivery, for specific preference please apply through your AM or email to support team. | |
| Hungary | Yes | Sometimes | ||||
| Iceland | Yes | Yes | ||||
| India | Yes | Yes | 6 letter | Yes | Yes | Complex market - reviewing the Country-specific page is strongly recommended |
| Indonesia | No | Yes | Pre-reg | No | No | |
| Iran | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Iraq | No | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ireland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Israel | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Italy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ivory Coast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Japan | No | Sometimes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | Gambling content is not allowed. There are preventive measures by Japan networks against phishing SMS that may affect delivery of messages with URL link. |
| Jersey and Guernsey | No | Sometimes | See United Kingdom for more details on these destinations | |||
| Jordan | No | Yes | Pre-reg | |||
| Kazakhstan | No | No | Pre-reg | |||
| Kenya | No | Sometimes | Pre-reg | |||
| Kiribati | No | Yes | ||||
| Korea S Republic of | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Korean networks support character encoding EUC-KR. Delivery of Chinese characters not guaranteed. Delivery receipt are network level, often delayed | |
| Kuwait | No | Yes | Pre-reg | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Laos P.D.R. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Latvia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Lebanon | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Lesotho | No | No | ||||
| Liberia | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Libya | No | Yes | ||||
| Lithuania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Luxembourg | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Macao (China) | Yes | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Macedonia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Madagascar | No | No | ||||
| Malawi | Yes | No | ||||
| Malaysia | No | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | Sender ID may get overwritten to Short Code or random Malaysian number to ensure delivery | |
| Maldives | No | Yes | ||||
| Mali | Yes | No | ||||
| Malta | Yes | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Marshall Islands | No | Yes | ||||
| Mauritius | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Mayotte (FR Indian Ocean Territories) | No | Yes | ||||
| Mexico | No | No | ? | No | Concatenation not supported for 2-way LVN traffic | |
| Moldova | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Monaco | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mongolia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Morocco | Yes | Sometimes | Pre-reg | |||
| Mozambique | No | No | ||||
| Myanmar (Burma) | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Namibia | No | No | ||||
| Nepal | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Netherlands | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| New Zealand | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| Nicaragua | No | Yes | ||||
| Niger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Nigeria | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Northern Mariana Islands (US) | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Norway | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Oman | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Pakistan | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Palestinian Territory | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Panama | No | No | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Paraguay | No | No | ||||
| Peru | No | Yes | ||||
| Philippines | No | Yes | Pre-reg | No | Yes | |
| Poland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Portugal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Puerto Rico | No | No | ||||
| Qatar | No | Yes | Pre-reg | |||
| Republic of the Congo | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Reunion | No | Yes | ||||
| Romania | Yes | Sometimes | Pre-reg | Yes | ||
| Russian Federation | Yes | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Rwanda | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | No | Yes | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | No | |
| Senegal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Serbia | Yes | No | ||||
| Seychelles | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sierra Leone | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Singapore | Yes | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | Only SMS Sender IDs that have been registered with the regulator's registry will be allowed to Singapore. |
| Sint Maarten (Former NL Antilles) | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Slovakia | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Slovenia | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Solomon Islands | No | Yes | ||||
| Somalia | No | Sometimes | ||||
| South Africa | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| South Sudan (Republic of) | No | Dynamic | ||||
| Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sri Lanka | No | Sometimes | Pre-reg | |||
| Sudan | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Suriname | No | Yes | ||||
| Swaziland (Eswatini) | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Sweden | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Switzerland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Syrian Arab Republic | No | No | ||||
| Taiwan | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Tajikistan | No | Yes | ||||
| Tanzania | Yes | No | ||||
| Thailand | Yes | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Timore Leste (East) | No | Yes | ||||
| Togo | No | Yes | ||||
| Tunisia | No | Yes | Pre-reg | |||
| Turkey | Yes | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Turkmenistan | No | No | MTS Turkmenistan: no SMS capability | |||
| Uganda | No | Yes | Pre-reg |
Due to new regulations, MTN network now requires preregistration in order to ensure traffic delivery. To initiate this process please contact your account manager or the support team. |
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| Ukraine | Yes | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | ||
| United Arab Emirates | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | No religious, political, or adult content is allowed. |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| United States | No (Network level DLR) | No | Complex market - reviewing the country-specific page is strongly recommended | |||
| Uruguay | No | Sometimes | ||||
| Uzbekistan | No | No | ||||
| Venezuela | No | No | No | No | ||
| Vietnam | No | Yes | Pre-reg | Yes | Yes | |
| Yemen | No | No | ||||
| Zambia | No | Yes | ||||
| Zimbabwe | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
*DLR = No, delivery receipts are either not available or do not provide accurate handset delivery information.
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