SMS API · South Africa (ZA)
SMS API in South Africa
Send OTP and transactional SMS to +27 numbers across Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom with multi-provider failover, delivery webhooks, and prepaid credits from ₦24 per message.
South Africa is the continent’s most mature telecoms market, with well-established carrier networks and strong consumer expectations around delivery reliability.
Robase gives South African developers one REST API to send SMS one-time passcodes and transactional notifications across every major network — Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom — with automatic failover between upstream carriers. You pay in prepaid credits (₦24 per message to South Africa, billed in a single balance that also works everywhere else Robase delivers) with no monthly fee.
Price / message
₦24
4 credits
Dial code
+27
+27 82 123 4567
Networks
Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom
Currency
South African Rand (ZAR)
Send an SMS to South Africa
Authenticate with a Bearer token and POST a +27 number and your message.
curl -X POST https://api.robase.dev/v1/sms/send \
-H "Authorization: Bearer robe_xxx" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"phone_number": "+27821234567",
"message": "Your order #12345 has shipped."
}'Verifying users? The same credentials power the SMS OTP API and the transactional SMS API.
Coverage across South Africa networks
Vodacom
MTN
Cell C
Telkom
Each message to South Africa is routed through multiple upstream carriers and automatically fails over to an alternate route if the primary is unavailable — so a temporary outage on a single network never drops your OTPs or notifications.
Sender IDs & compliance in South Africa
South Africa messaging is overseen by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). South Africa’s POPIA data-protection rules govern how you contact users. Robase supports registered sender IDs and honours opt-out signals so your transactional traffic remains compliant.
SMS API in South Africa — FAQ
How much does it cost to send an SMS in South Africa?
An SMS to South Africa costs 4 credits — about ₦24 per message. 1 credit = ₦6, credits are prepaid with no monthly fee, and the same balance covers both OTP and transactional SMS.
Which South Africa networks does Robase reach?
Robase delivers across all major South Africa networks — Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom — routing each message through multiple upstream carriers with automatic failover.
Can I send OTP and transactional SMS to South Africa from one API?
Yes. One integration, one set of credentials, and one credit balance send both one-time passcodes and transactional notifications to +27 numbers.
Do you support sender IDs and compliance in South Africa?
South Africa’s POPIA data-protection rules govern how you contact users. Robase supports registered sender IDs and honours opt-out signals so your transactional traffic remains compliant.
How fast can I start sending to South Africa?
Get an API key from the dashboard, POST a +27 phone number and message to /v1/sms/send with a Bearer token, and you are live in minutes. SDKs are available for Node, PHP, and Go.
Send SMS to other countries
See all supported countries and the full pricing breakdown.