SMS to Africa
SMS, WhatsApp, Email & Bookings for African businesses
Bulk SMS, USSD, shortcodes, airtime and IVR — now with the WhatsApp Business API, business email and online bookings. One account, one bill, paid in shillings.
Trusted by businesses across Africa
Our Products
Every tool you need to reach, serve and book your customers
Our six original products, plus six new ones — all on the same SMS to Africa account.
Bulk SMS
Promotions, alerts and notifications to any phone in [N]+ African countries, with branded sender IDs.
WhatsApp Business API
Verified business profile, buttons, broadcasts and chatbots on the app customers already use.
Business Email
Professional email on your own domain, with spam filtering and phone apps.
Email Marketing
Newsletters and automated campaigns, with open tracking and inbox checks.
Meetings & Bookings
Online booking pages, a shared calendar and video meetings with automatic reminders.
OTP Services
Fast one-time passwords for logins and payments, with delivery reports.
Shortcodes
Dedicated and shared shortcodes licensed by the Communications Authority of Kenya.
USSD
Shared or dedicated USSD codes for menus, surveys and payments — no data needed.
IVR & VoIP
Voice menus, call routing and outbound voice messages for your business line.
Bulk Airtime
Send airtime top-ups to staff and customers on Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom.
AI Agents & Chat Widget
One assistant that answers customers on WhatsApp, SMS, Telegram and your website.
Documents & e-Sign
Share, edit and sign documents and forms with your team and clients.
New · WhatsApp Business API
Reach your customers on WhatsApp
Get a verified business profile with your logo, send order updates with buttons, broadcast offers and let a chatbot answer questions day and night.
We handle Meta onboarding and template approvals — and if a WhatsApp message can’t be delivered, it can go out as an SMS instead.
Verified business account
New · Email & Workspace
Business email, newsletters, meetings and bookings — in one place
Give your team professional email on your own domain, send newsletters that land in the inbox, let customers book appointments online and meet on video. Share and sign documents with clients, too.
- Email from KES [X]/inbox
- Campaigns & automations
- Calendar, meetings & bookings
- Documents & e-signatures
Why choose SMS to Africa
Local know-how, Africa-wide reach
Connectivity
More than 30 direct telco connections for fast, reliable delivery across Africa.
Support
A Nairobi-based team on phone, WhatsApp and email, around the clock.
Uptime
A [99.X]% uptime commitment, with a public status page.
Security & data privacy
Your data is protected in line with Kenya’s Data Protection Act, with opt-out handling built in.
Better together
One booking, four messages, zero manual work
Because bookings, WhatsApp, SMS and email live on one account, the whole customer journey runs itself.
01 · Booking page
Customer books online
They pick a time on your booking page, any time of day.
02 · WhatsApp
Instant confirmation
Details and a reschedule button, right in their chat.
03 · SMS
Reminder the day before
Reaches every phone, even without data bundles.
04 · Email
Receipt and follow-up
A thank-you, the invoice and a nudge to book again.
Developer ready
One REST API for SMS, WhatsApp, OTP, email and airtime, plus SMPP for high-volume senders. Free sandbox keys, clear documentation and delivery reports for every message.
No code? Use our plugins for WordPress, WHMCS, WooCommerce, Shopify, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho CRM and Google Sheets.
curl -X POST https://api.smstoafrica.com/v1/sms/send \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "sender_id": "SMS2AFRICA", "to": "+2547XXXXXXXX", "message": "Your verification code is 482913" }' # Response { "status": "queued", "message_id": "msg_8f2c" }
Simple pricing
Pay as you go, in shillings
Top up with M-Pesa, card or bank transfer. No setup fees, and an eTIMS invoice for every payment.
Bulk SMS
KES [0.XX]
per SMS in Kenya
KES [X.XX]
per conversation, plus Meta fees
Business Email
KES [XXX]
per inbox per month
Meetings & Bookings
KES [XXX]
per user per month
Reaching customers across the continent
[N]+
Happy clients
[N]+
Countries
30+
Telco connections
Shared and dedicated shortcodes and USSD in Kenya, licensed by the Communications Authority.
Where we deliver
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