Send SMS to Morocco
from $0.0350/msg

import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.smsroute.cc/messages",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SMSROUTE_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "to": "+2125551234567",
        "from": "smsroute",
        "text": "Your verification code is 384921",
    },
    timeout=10,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())

curl -X POST https://api.smsroute.cc/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMSROUTE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+2125551234567",
    "from": "smsroute",
    "text": "Your verification code is 384921"
  }'

import fetch from "node-fetch";

const apiKey = process.env.SMSROUTE_API_KEY;

const res = await fetch("https://api.smsroute.cc/messages", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    to: "+2125551234567",
    from: "smsroute",
    text: "Your verification code is 384921",
  }),
});

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

package main

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

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
        "to":   "+2125551234567",
        "from": "smsroute",
        "text": "Your verification code is 384921",
    })

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

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

$payload = json_encode([
    'to'   => '+2125551234567',
    'from' => 'smsroute',
    'text' => 'Your verification code is 384921',
], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);

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

Mobile Operators & Network Reach

Morocco's three major operators interconnect with smsroute via direct peering agreements. All three accept A2P SMS traffic from compliant senders.

All three operators maintain direct interconnects with smsroute. You do not choose which operator to target; messages automatically route based on the recipient's phone number prefix (+212 6 or +212 7). Delivery success across all three is 98.6%. No operator-specific SIM pools, routes, or fallback logic is needed.

Mobile Operators & Network Reach

Morocco's three major operators interconnect with smsroute via direct peering agreements. All three accept A2P SMS traffic from compliant senders.

All three operators maintain direct interconnects with smsroute. You do not choose which operator to target; messages automatically route based on the recipient's phone number prefix (+212 6 or +212 7). Delivery success across all three is 98.6%. No operator-specific SIM pools, routes, or fallback logic is needed.

HACA Regulations & Law 09-08: Morocco's Consent Framework

The HACA (Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications, https://www.haca.ma/) is Morocco's telecom regulator. All SMS senders must comply with Law 09-08 (Protection of Personal Data) and HACA's own marketing SMS rules.

Explicit opt-in is mandatory for marketing SMS. Recipients must actively agree to receive promotional or commercial messages before you send. "Soft opt-in"—where consent is inferred from a recent purchase or interaction—is not accepted in Morocco for marketing. It applies only to transactional SMS (order confirmations, shipping updates, OTP codes, account alerts). If your first message is promotional, you must have signed, documented consent before send.

DND (Do-Not-Disturb) Registry: HACA manages a national DND registry of numbers that have opted out of marketing SMS. Before every campaign, you must query the DND list and exclude all listed numbers. Sending to a DND number violates HACA regulations and triggers complaints, delivery blocks, and potential service suspension. smsroute integrates DND checking at no extra cost; your API request validates against the current registry before queuing.

Quiet Hours: Marketing SMS must be sent between 08:00 and 21:00 West Africa Time (WET), Monday through Saturday. No marketing SMS is permitted on Sundays. Transactional SMS (OTP, payment alerts, urgent support) can be sent at any time. Violating these windows triggers complaints and can lead to regulatory action.

Sender ID Pre-Approval: Alphanumeric sender IDs (your brand name or company identifier, up to 11 characters) must be approved by HACA before use. The approval process takes 3–4 business days. Once approved, your sender ID remains valid for the duration of your registration. Short codes are reserved for licensed telco services and are not available to third-party senders. All sender IDs must be in French, Arabic, or Latin script and must not impersonate government, banks, or other regulated entities.

Enforcement: The regulator has published enforcement actions against major senders for DND violations, quiet-hour breaches, and use of unapproved sender IDs. Penalties are typically in the five- to seven-figure dirham range (equivalent to tens of thousands of USD). Repeat violations can result in service blacklisting and criminal referral. Compliance is non-negotiable.

HACA Regulations & Law 09-08: Morocco's Consent Framework

The HACA (Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications, https://www.haca.ma/) is Morocco's telecom regulator. All SMS senders must comply with Law 09-08 (Protection of Personal Data) and HACA's own marketing SMS rules.

Explicit opt-in is mandatory for marketing SMS. Recipients must actively agree to receive promotional or commercial messages before you send. "Soft opt-in"—where consent is inferred from a recent purchase or interaction—is not accepted in Morocco for marketing. It applies only to transactional SMS (order confirmations, shipping updates, OTP codes, account alerts). If your first message is promotional, you must have signed, documented consent before send.

DND (Do-Not-Disturb) Registry: HACA manages a national DND registry of numbers that have opted out of marketing SMS. Before every campaign, you must query the DND list and exclude all listed numbers. Sending to a DND number violates HACA regulations and triggers complaints, delivery blocks, and potential service suspension. smsroute integrates DND checking at no extra cost; your API request validates against the current registry before queuing.

Quiet Hours: Marketing SMS must be sent between 08:00 and 21:00 West Africa Time (WET), Monday through Saturday. No marketing SMS is permitted on Sundays. Transactional SMS (OTP, payment alerts, urgent support) can be sent at any time. Violating these windows triggers complaints and can lead to regulatory action.

Sender ID Pre-Approval: Alphanumeric sender IDs (your brand name or company identifier, up to 11 characters) must be approved by HACA before use. The approval process takes 3–4 business days. Once approved, your sender ID remains valid for the duration of your registration. Short codes are reserved for licensed telco services and are not available to third-party senders. All sender IDs must be in French, Arabic, or Latin script and must not impersonate government, banks, or other regulated entities.

Enforcement: The regulator has published enforcement actions against major senders for DND violations, quiet-hour breaches, and use of unapproved sender IDs. Penalties are typically in the five- to seven-figure dirham range (equivalent to tens of thousands of USD). Repeat violations can result in service blacklisting and criminal referral. Compliance is non-negotiable.

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

smsroute is 50% cheaper than Twilio for Morocco SMS and is the only provider that accepts cryptocurrency without KYC. Traditional gateways (Twilio, Vonage, MessageBird) require credit cards, corporate identity verification, and bank transfers. smsroute requires no ID, no phone verification, and no documents—only an email address and a crypto wallet. For developers in countries with limited card access or those who prioritize privacy, smsroute is the only compliant option.

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import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.smsroute.cc/messages",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SMSROUTE_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "to": "+2125551234567",
        "from": "smsroute",
        "text": "Your verification code is 384921",
    },
    timeout=10,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())

curl -X POST https://api.smsroute.cc/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMSROUTE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "+2125551234567",
    "from": "smsroute",
    "text": "Your verification code is 384921"
  }'

import fetch from "node-fetch";

const apiKey = process.env.SMSROUTE_API_KEY;

const res = await fetch("https://api.smsroute.cc/messages", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    to: "+2125551234567",
    from: "smsroute",
    text: "Your verification code is 384921",
  }),
});

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

package main

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

func main() {
    payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
        "to":   "+2125551234567",
        "from": "smsroute",
        "text": "Your verification code is 384921",
    })

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

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

$payload = json_encode([
    'to'   => '+2125551234567',
    'from' => 'smsroute',
    'text' => 'Your verification code is 384921',
], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);

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

smsroute is 50% cheaper than Twilio for Morocco SMS and is the only provider that accepts cryptocurrency without KYC. Traditional gateways (Twilio, Vonage, MessageBird) require credit cards, corporate identity verification, and bank transfers. smsroute requires no ID, no phone verification, and no documents—only an email address and a crypto wallet. For developers in countries with limited card access or those who prioritize privacy, smsroute is the only compliant option.

Latency & Delivery: 95 ms Median, 98.6% Success

smsroute delivers to Morocco with a median latency (p50) of 95 milliseconds and 95th-percentile latency of 220 milliseconds. This means half of all messages reach the recipient within 95 ms, and 95% reach within 220 ms. Delivery success is 98.6% across all three operators (Maroc Telecom, Orange Maroc, Inwi).

The low latency is achieved through direct interconnects with each operator's SMS-C (SMS Service Center) and peering at tier-1 data centers in Casablanca and Rabat. Real-time delivery reports are available via webhook callback or API polling. You receive a unique message ID immediately upon send and a delivery receipt (SMSC acknowledgment) within milliseconds.

The 1.4% failure rate is primarily due to invalid numbers (non-existent phone, wrong format), network-side rejections (recipient's device offline, SMS-C temporary unavailability), and HACA DND list matches. All failed messages are logged with a failure reason code (invalid, blacklist, network, no-route, etc.). You can retry failed messages at no extra cost within 24 hours.

smsroute maintains 99.9% platform uptime. The API is hosted on redundant infrastructure with automatic failover. During the rare maintenance window (typically < 15 minutes quarterly), messages are queued and delivered once service is restored.

Latency & Delivery: 95 ms Median, 98.6% Success

smsroute delivers to Morocco with a median latency (p50) of 95 milliseconds and 95th-percentile latency of 220 milliseconds. This means half of all messages reach the recipient within 95 ms, and 95% reach within 220 ms. Delivery success is 98.6% across all three operators (Maroc Telecom, Orange Maroc, Inwi).

The low latency is achieved through direct interconnects with each operator's SMS-C (SMS Service Center) and peering at tier-1 data centers in Casablanca and Rabat. Real-time delivery reports are available via webhook callback or API polling. You receive a unique message ID immediately upon send and a delivery receipt (SMSC acknowledgment) within milliseconds.

The 1.4% failure rate is primarily due to invalid numbers (non-existent phone, wrong format), network-side rejections (recipient's device offline, SMS-C temporary unavailability), and HACA DND list matches. All failed messages are logged with a failure reason code (invalid, blacklist, network, no-route, etc.). You can retry failed messages at no extra cost within 24 hours.

smsroute maintains 99.9% platform uptime. The API is hosted on redundant infrastructure with automatic failover. During the rare maintenance window (typically < 15 minutes quarterly), messages are queued and delivered once service is restored.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Resources

View all country pricing · Developer API docs · Browse all countries

Other Countries in Africa & French-Speaking Markets

• Send SMS to Nigeria
• Send SMS to France
• Send SMS to Germany

Related

Related

Related

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