Send SMS to Namibia
from $0.0250/msg

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.smsroute.cc/api/v1/send"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
    "destination": "+264812345678",
    "message": "Hello Namibia! Your OTP is 123456.",
    "sender_id": "YourBrand"
}

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

curl -X POST https://api.smsroute.cc/api/v1/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "destination": "+264812345678",
    "message": "Hello Namibia! Your OTP is 123456.",
    "sender_id": "YourBrand"
  }'

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: "+2645551234567",
    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":   "+2645551234567",
        "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'   => '+2645551234567',
    '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: smsroute vs. Competitors

smsroute's per-message pricing for Namibia is $0.0250 USD, the lowest in the A2P SMS market. The table below compares smsroute to five major competitors on identical Namibian SMS routing:

At a volume of 100,000 SMS per month, choosing smsroute over Twilio saves you $3,060 annually. There are no setup fees, monthly minimums, or per-API-call charges. You pay only for delivered messages, and credits never expire.

Latency and Delivery Reliability

smsroute achieves a median delivery latency (p50) of 240 ms from API call to final handset receipt. The 95th percentile (p95) is 440 ms, meaning 95 out of 100 messages arrive in half a second or less. This includes the full journey: from our POP, through CRAN-compliant routing, to MTC Namibia, Parcel, or Leo's SMSC, and finally to the recipient's phone.

The underlying latency budget breaks down as follows: smsroute's entry node to carrier handoff is typically 10–20 ms. Carrier SMSC processing and queuing add 50–150 ms depending on network load. The final leg from SMSC to handset (over-the-air) typically takes 50–150 ms for modern GSM/4G devices. Older or sleep-mode handsets may extend this by a few seconds, but these scenarios are rare in Namibia's urban centers where most subscribers concentrate.

Overall delivery success to Namibian mobile numbers is 97.8%. This rate reflects real-world conditions: network congestion, handset availability, and operator filtering (e.g., spam detection). Failed deliveries are typically due to invalid numbers, handset power-off, or aggressive filtering by the recipient's carrier network (a small percentage, usually under 1%). smsroute provides immediate DLR (Delivery Receipt) notification for each message, so you know the status within seconds of sending.

Infrastructure availability is 99.9% uptime, measured over a rolling 12-month window. Our tier-1 delivery guarantee ensures that messages are not lost if a single POP or carrier connection becomes temporarily unavailable; traffic is automatically rerouted to a redundant node. You can monitor real-time delivery metrics via the smsroute Dashboard or programmatically via the Metrics API.

Consent Framework and Quiet Hours: CRAN Regulations + Electronic Communications Act (2009)

Namibia's regulatory environment for SMS is governed by CRAN (Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia, https://www.cran.na/) and the Electronic Communications Act (2009). The framework is clear and enforced: all marketing SMS require explicit opt-in consent from the recipient before the first message is sent.

Consent must be affirmative and documented. A checkbox on a sign-up form or an explicit SMS confirmation from the user is acceptable. Implied consent (e.g., ticking a pre-checked box) is not. Importantly, transactional messages—such as one-time passwords (OTP), account alerts, delivery notifications, or service confirmations—are exempt from the opt-in requirement if the recipient has given prior consent to the underlying service (e.g., account creation, login, transaction initiation). However, once a transactional message is sent, any follow-up marketing communication still requires explicit marketing consent.

Marketing SMS are subject to quiet hours: messages may only be dispatched between 08:00 and 20:00 CAT (Central Africa Time), Monday through Saturday. Sunday and public holidays are off-limits for marketing SMS. Transactional messages, by contrast, can be sent 24/7. CRAN enforces these rules through periodic audits and complaint investigations. The regulator has published enforcement actions against major senders who violated consent or quiet-hour requirements, typically resulting in temporary service suspension or fines in the five- to seven-figure range (in Namibian Dollars). smsroute helps you stay compliant by offering scheduled send features that automatically queue marketing SMS for the next available quiet-hour window, and by refusing to send marketing SMS without documented consent records.

Frequently Asked Questions

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