Send SMS to Azerbaijan
from $0.0150/msg

import fetch from "node-fetch";

const apiKey = process.env.SMSROUTE_API_KEY;

const res = await fetch("https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/sms/send", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    to: "+9945551234567",
    from: "smsroute",
    text: "Your verification code is 384921",
  }),
});

console.log(await res.json());

import requests

api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
url = "https://api.smsroute.cc/send"

payload = {
    "to": "+994501234567",
    "message": "Hello from smsroute.cc!",
    "sender_id": "YourBrand"
}

headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

curl -X POST https://api.smsroute.cc/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+994501234567",
    "message": "Hello from smsroute.cc!",
    "sender_id": "YourBrand"
  }'

package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "os"
)

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
        "to":   "+9945551234567",
        "from": "smsroute",
        "text": "Your verification code is 384921",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/sms/send",
        bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("SMSROUTE_API_KEY"))
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    if err != nil { panic(err) }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

<?php
$apiKey = getenv('SMSROUTE_API_KEY');

$payload = json_encode([
    'to'   => '+9945551234567',
    'from' => 'smsroute',
    'text' => 'Your verification code is 384921',
], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/sms/send');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . $apiKey,
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $payload,
]);

echo curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

Mobile Operators & Market Coverage in Azerbaijan

Azercell (42% market share): The largest operator in Azerbaijan with robust SMSC infrastructure and broad coverage. Direct smsroute.cc interconnect ensures messages are delivered to all Azercell subscribers at tier-1 priority.

Bakcell (35% market share): The second-largest operator, owned by Vodafone. Strong urban and suburban coverage. Direct interconnect via smsroute.cc with high delivery priority.

Nar Mobile (20% market share): A growing MVNO with competitive pricing and dedicated infrastructure. Fully supported through smsroute.cc's tier-1 routing.

Regional MVNOs (3% market share): Smaller virtual operators that route through one of the three tier-1 networks. Covered automatically when you send to any valid +994 number.

When you submit an SMS through smsroute.cc to a +994 number, our API automatically routes the message to the subscriber's home operator. All three tier-1 operators are included in a single API call; no manual operator selection is required.

AZATT Consent Framework & Opt-In Requirements

AZATT publishes telecommunications guidelines that require all A2P SMS senders to comply with ePrivacy rules. The agency oversees operator interconnects and enforces compliance through periodic audits of operator logs. Senders who violate consent or quiet-hours rules face operator-side filtering, delivery failures, and potential suspension of sender IDs.

Explicit opt-in is mandatory. Before you send a marketing or promotional SMS to any subscriber, you must:

• Obtain written or electronic consent from the end user (e.g., a checkbox on a web form).
• Keep a record of when and how consent was obtained.
• Provide a clear unsubscribe mechanism (e.g., "Reply STOP to opt out").
• Respect opt-out requests immediately.

No soft opt-in. Even if a customer has made a purchase, attended an event, or used a service in the past, you may not assume consent. Send a double opt-in email first, asking them to confirm their SMS preference, or include a clear SMS opt-in prompt at point of purchase.

Quiet hours compliance. Marketing SMS must be sent only between 09:00–21:00 AZT, Monday through Saturday. No SMS marketing on Sundays or outside business hours. The operators filter messages submitted outside these windows, causing them to be queued or rejected.

AZATT sender registry. All alphanumeric sender IDs must be registered with AZATT before deployment. Sender IDs must not exceed 11 characters and must not impersonate government bodies, banks, or other regulated entities. Unregistered sender IDs will be replaced with numeric originating addresses by the operators, reducing brand recognition and increasing unsubscribe rates.

SMS Pricing: smsroute.cc vs. Competitors

smsroute.cc saves you 48% compared to Twilio on a per-message basis. If you send 100,000 SMS per month to Azerbaijan, you will pay $1,500 with smsroute.cc versus $2,880 with Twilio—a savings of $1,380 per month or $16,560 annually.

Unlike traditional SMS gateways, smsroute.cc charges no setup fees, no monthly minimums, and no hidden platform fees. You pay only for the SMS you send. There is no per-API-call charge, no storage fee, and no compliance surcharge.

Delivery Latency & Success Rate

Median delivery latency (p50): 275 milliseconds. Half of all SMS to Azerbaijan are delivered within 275 ms from submission to SMSC acknowledgment.

95th percentile latency (p95): 410 milliseconds. 95% of messages are delivered within 410 ms.

Delivery success rate: 98.5%. Our delivery success metric measures the percentage of valid, active numbers that receive an SMS within the SMSC. The remaining 1.5% comprises invalid numbers, handsets that are switched off or out of coverage during submission, and network rejections due to AZATT filtering or subscriber opt-out lists.

These rates are achieved through direct operator interconnects with Azercell, Bakcell, and Nar Mobile, redundant SMSC paths, and compliance with AZATT quiet hours and sender ID registration rules. 99.9% uptime SLA is guaranteed across our infrastructure.

Frequently Asked Questions

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