SMS Numbers Features Overview – Knowledgebase

Which countries does Nexmo have virtual numbers for SMS in?

For combined SMS and Voice numbers' features please see: Global SMS+Voice Numbers Features Overview

For Voice only numbers' features please see: Global Voice Numbers Features Overview

For Toll-free numbers' features please see: Global Toll-free Numbers Features Overview

For numbers that are available for purchase upon request please contact your Account Manager or support@nexmo.com to start your order. On demand requests can take up to 3 weeks to fulfill.

If you need to receive SMS in a country that isn't listed below, you can use numbers from one of the countries that has international reach. For maximum international inbound reach we would recommend numbers from Sweden (see also SMS+Voice Overview). Please note: this would require your customers to send an international SMS.

Country	International Reach	Number Type	Available through?	Notes
Argentina	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API	P2P only
Australia	Likely	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Austria (New)	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Belgium	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Brazil	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Canada	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Chile	Likely	Mobile	Dashboard/API
China	No	Mobile	Upon Request	Template must be pre-registered
Croatia	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API	SMS numbers are inbound only
Czech Republic	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Estonia	Likely	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Finland	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
France	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Germany	Likely	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Guatemala	No	Mobile	Upon Request
Honduras	No	Mobile	Upon Request
Hong Kong	Yes	Mobile	Upon Request	See also SMS+Voice
Hungary	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
India	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API	SMS numbers are inbound only
Indonesia	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Ireland	Yes	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Israel	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Italy	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Latvia	Likely	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Lithuania	Likely	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Malaysia	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Mexico	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Netherlands	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Norway	Likely	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Philippines	No	Mobile	Upon request	P2P Prohibited
Poland	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Portugal	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Puerto Rico	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Romania	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Russia	No	Mobile	Upon request	See specific restrictions
Singapore	No	Mobile	Upon request	12 month minimum commitment applies
Slovakia	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Slovenia	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
South Africa	No	Landline	Dashboard/API	1:1 SMS Ratio required
South Korea	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Spain	No	Landline	Dashboard/API
Sweden	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice
Switzerland	Likely	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Taiwan	No	Mobile	Upon request
Thailand(New)	Yes	Mobile	Upon request
Turkey	Yes	Mobile	Upon request
UK	Yes	Mobile	Dashboard/API	See also SMS+Voice
Ukraine(New)	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
USA	See SMS+Voice			See also SMS+Voice