SMS Numbers Features Overview – Knowledgebase

Which countries does Nexmo have virtual numbers for SMS in?

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

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

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

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

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	Availability	Number Order Lead Time	Purchase Requirements	Notes
Argentina	No	Mobile	On Request	3-5 business days		P2P use cases. The following restrictions apply: No more than 500 messages per day per LVN No more than 40 messages every 10 minutes per LVN No more than 4 messages per minute from the same LVN Carrier/supplier will block if threshold exceeds above.
Australia		See SMS+Voice
Austria		See SMS+Voice
Belgium		See SMS+Voice
Brazil	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Canada		See SMS+Voice
Chile	No	Mobile	On Request			Termination with response functionality (must send MT first in order for MO to work)
China	No	Mobile	On Request	1 week	Must register signature & content via our supplier to get a unique Number allocated according to the signature, this Number allows 2 way SMS.	Template must be pre-registered
Colombia		See SMS+Voice
Croatia	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API			SMS numbers are inbound only
Czechia		See SMS+Voice
Estonia	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Finland		See SMS+Voice
France		See SMS+Voice
Germany	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Guatemala	No	Mobile	On Request	up to 4 weeks	Need to provide use case and traffic volumes
Honduras	No	Mobile	On Request	up to 3 weeks	Need to provide traffic volumes
Hong Kong		See SMS+Voice
Hungary	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
India	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API	2 weeks	Inbound only. Outbound sender ID will be changed.	SMS numbers are inbound only
Indonesia		See SMS+Voice
Ireland	Yes	Mobile	On Request		Need to provide: -End customer -Service Description -Sample Content -Volume Projections
Israel		See SMS+Voice
Italy	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Japan	No	Mobile	On Request	6-8 weeks	Need to provide use case
Latvia	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Lithuania	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Malaysia		See SMS+Voice
Mexico	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Netherlands		See SMS+Voice
Norway	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Philippines	No	Mobile	On request	up to 2 days	P2P prohibited	P2P Prohibited
Poland		See SMS+Voice
Portugal	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API			See also SMS+Voice
Puerto Rico		See SMS+Voice
Romania		See SMS+Voice
Russia		See SMS+Voice
Singapore	No	Mobile	On request	7 business days	Strictly for enterprise customers.
Slovakia	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Slovenia	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
South Africa	No	Landline	Dashboard/API			1:1 SMS Ratio required
Spain	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Sweden		See SMS+Voice
Switzerland	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
Taiwan	No	Mobile	On request	Depends on volume ordered, less than 3 numbers 3 to 5 days. More than the numbers mentioned, could take up to 3-4 weeks
Turkey	Yes	Mobile	On request	up to 3 weeks	Customer name, Use case and SMS template example
United Kingdom	No	Mobile	On request	1 day		See also SMS+Voice
Ukraine	No	Mobile	Dashboard/API
United States		See SMS+Voice
Vietnam	No	Mobile	On request	2-5 business days

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Country specific features and restrictions for SMS