Send SMS to Mongolia
from $0.0320/msg

package main

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

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
        "to":   "+9765551234567",
        "from": "smsroute",
        "text": "Your verification code is 384921",
    })

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
        "https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/messages",
        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))
}

import requests

api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
url = "https://api.smsroute.cc/send"
payload = {
    "to": "+97688123456",
    "text": "Hello, Mongolia!"
}
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": "+97688123456",
    "text": "Hello, Mongolia!"
  }'

import fetch from "node-fetch";

const apiKey = process.env.SMSROUTE_API_KEY;

const res = await fetch("https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/messages", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    to: "+9765551234567",
    from: "smsroute",
    text: "Your verification code is 384921",
  }),
});

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

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

$payload = json_encode([
    'to'   => '+9765551234567',
    'from' => 'smsroute',
    'text' => 'Your verification code is 384921',
], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);

$ch = curl_init('https://api.smsroute.cc/v1/messages');
curl_setopt_array($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);

Pricing Comparison: smsroute vs. Twilio, Vonage, MessageBird, Plivo, and Sinch

smsroute's $0.0320/SMS rate is 44% cheaper than Twilio's $0.0571 and significantly undercuts other tier-1 providers. At 1 million messages per month, you save approximately $25,100 compared to Twilio. There are no monthly minimums, no volume commitments, and no hidden per-request fees. Crypto-only payment eliminates currency conversion costs and banking intermediaries, further reducing your effective rate.

Mobile Operators in Mongolia

MobiCom (45% market share) is Mongolia's largest and oldest mobile operator, founded in 1996. MobiCom's network covers urban centers and major highways with reliable 4G and 3G infrastructure. SMS delivery is typically immediate, and MobiCom maintains the lowest rejection rate among Mongolian operators. Our direct interconnect with MobiCom ensures that messages to MobiCom numbers (+976 8/9X XXXXXX with MobiCom prefixes) achieve near-100% acceptance.

SkyTel (30% market share) is Mongolia's second-largest operator and is expanding coverage into rural areas. SkyTel's network is competitive with MobiCom in urban regions but may have slower handset delivery in sparsely populated areas. SMS acceptance rates are similar to MobiCom, and our carrier agreement ensures direct routing without intermediaries.

Unitel (25% market share) rounds out the trio and primarily serves urban subscribers, particularly younger demographics. Unitel's SMS acceptance and delivery latency are consistent with industry standards. Direct interconnection with Unitel ensures compliance with Mongolian carrier policies and minimizes filtering.

All three operators accept E.164-formatted numbers (+976 8X XXXXXX or +976 9X XXXXXX) and deliver SMS to standard handsets within seconds. smsroute's routing logic detects the recipient's carrier based on the number prefix and sends the SMS through the appropriate interconnect, ensuring optimal delivery speed and success.

Consent Framework and Regulatory Compliance in Mongolia

Mongolia's Information and Communication Agency (ICC; https://en.icc.mn/) oversees telecommunications regulation. The Law on Information Security (2017) is the primary statute governing SMS marketing consent. Under this framework, senders must obtain prior explicit consent from recipients before delivering unsolicited marketing SMS. Transactional SMS—such as order confirmations, authentication codes, and account alerts—are exempt from the marketing consent requirement, provided the sender is clearly identified and the message is essential to the recipient's request.

Recipients may request opt-out at any time, and senders must honor withdrawal requests within a reasonable timeframe. smsroute's dashboard provides opt-out list management and compliance logging, allowing you to maintain audit trails and demonstrate consent compliance if required. Enforcement of the Law on Information Security remains relatively limited compared to EU GDPR or US TCPA enforcement, but operators occasionally block or report non-compliant senders to the ICC. It is prudent to maintain documented consent records and respect quiet hours to avoid filtering and blocklisting.

Sender ID registration at the carrier level is also mandatory. Numeric sender IDs (5–8 digits) or company names must be pre-registered with MobiCom, SkyTel, and Unitel before any SMS traffic is allowed. This 2–3 business-day registration process ensures that your sender identity is recognized by carriers and reduces the likelihood of SMS being marked as spam or blocked by recipient devices.

Latency and Delivery Success in Mongolia

smsroute delivers SMS to Mongolian numbers with a median (p50) latency of 120 ms and a 95th-percentile (p95) latency of 185 ms. This performance is achieved through our direct carrier interconnects and regional POP proximity. In practical terms, your SMS reaches the recipient's device within 2–5 seconds from the moment you call the API.

Delivery success is measured as the percentage of SMS that reach the recipient's handset without bounce-back or rejection. smsroute achieves 98.1% delivery success in Mongolia, reflecting the combined coverage and reliability of MobiCom, SkyTel, and Unitel. The remaining 1.9% of failures are typically due to invalid phone numbers (wrong format or disconnected), temporary network outages, or handset unavailability (e.g., powered off). Our real-time API responses and webhook callbacks provide immediate confirmation of delivery status, allowing you to retry failed messages or log issues for investigation.

99.9% uptime is guaranteed via our redundant infrastructure and 24/7 monitoring. API requests are processed within milliseconds, and carrier interconnects are load-balanced to prevent bottlenecks during peak hours. Compliance with ICC regulations and Mongolian law is maintained through automated sender ID verification, consent logging, and quiet-hour enforcement.

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