Global Messaging - Alphanumeric Sender ID Capabilities

Depending on what your intended destination might be, there are different restrictions to take into account for your SMS traffic if using Alphanumeric Sender IDs.

In some instances, Alphanumeric Sender IDs will be maintained, in others it might change and be overwritten to ensure delivery. In some cases your Sender ID will need to be pre-registered before use.

At Telnyx we try to make sending SMS globally as simple as possible, therefore customers can always submit using an Alphanumeric Sender ID and we will make any necessary adjustments to ensure delivery

Below you can find a compilation of guidelines and restrictions by country that state what can happen to your Alphanumeric Sender ID. Important to note that due to the fast-paced changes in the industry, the information below is subject to change without notice.

Country ISO	Country	Dial Code	MCC	Alphanumeric Sender ID Supported
AF	Afghanistan	93	412	Yes, with registration
AL	Albania	355	276	Yes
DZ	Algeria	213	603	Yes, with registration
AS	American Samoa	684	311 - 544	Yes
AD	Andorra	376	213	Yes
AO	Angola	244	631	Yes
AI	Anguila	1264	365	Yes
AG	Antigua and Barbuda	1268	344	Yes
AR	Argentina	54	722	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
AM	Armenia	374	283	Yes, with registration
AW	Aruba	297	363	Yes
AU	Australia	61	505	Yes, with registration
AT	Austria	43	232	Yes
AZ	Azerbaijan	994	400	Yes, with registration
BS	Bahamas	1242	364	No
BH	Bahrain	973	426	Yes
BD	Bangladesh	880	470	Yes, with registration
BB	Barbados	1246	342	Yes
BY	Belarus	375	257	Yes, with registration
BE	Belgium	32	206	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
BZ	Belize	501	702	Yes, with registration
BJ	Benin	229	616	Yes, with registration
BM	Bermuda	1441	350	Yes
BT	Bhutan	975	402	Yes, with registration
BO	Bolivia	591	736	Yes
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	387	218	Yes
BW	Botswana	267	652	Yes
BR	Brazil	55	724	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
BN	Brunei Darussalam	673	528	Yes
BG	Bulgaria	359	284	Yes, partially
BF	Burkina Faso	226	613	Yes
BI	Burundi	257	642	Yes, with registration
KH	Cambodia	855	456	Yes
CM	Cameroon	237	624	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (62401)
CV	Cape Verde	238	625	Yes
KY	Cayman Islands	1345	346	Yes
CF	Central African Republic	236	623	Yes
TD	Chad	235	622	Yes, with registration
CL	Chile	56	730	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
CN	China	86	460	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
CO	Colombia	57	732	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
KM	Comoros	269	654	Yes, with registration
CG	Congo	242	629	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (62910)
CD	Congo, DR	243	630	Yes, with registration for Network Vodacom (63001)
CK	Cook Islands	682	548	Yes
CR	Costa Rica	506	712	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
CI	Cote d'Ivoire	225	612	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (61205)
HR	Croatia	385	219	Yes
CU	Cuba	53	368	Yes, with registration
CY	Cyprus	357	280	Yes
CZ	Czech Republic	420	230	Yes, partially
DK	Denmark	45	238	Yes
DJ	Djibouti	253	638	Yes
DM	Dominica	1767	366	Yes
DO	Dominican Republic	1809	370	Yes
EC	Ecuador	593	740	Yes, for Network CNT (74002)
EG	Egypt	20	602	Yes, with registration for Network Etisalat (60203)
SV	El Salvador	503	706	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
GQ	Equatorial Guinea	240	627	Yes
ER	Eritrea	291	657	Yes
EE	Estonia	372	248	Yes
ET	Ethiopia	251	636	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (63601)
FK	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	500	750	Yes
FO	Faroe Islands	298	288	Yes
FJ	Fiji	679	542	Yes
FI	Finland	358	244	Yes
FR	France	33	208	Yes
GF	French Guyana	594	742	Yes
PF	French Polynesia	689	547	Yes
GA	Gabon	241	628	Yes, with registration
GM	Gambia	220	607	Yes
GE	Georgia	995	282	Yes
DE	Germany	49	262	Yes
GH	Ghana	233	620	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (62001)
GI	Gibraltar	350	266	Yes
GR	Greece	30	202	Yes, with registration
GL	Greenland	299	290	Yes
GD	Grenada	1473	352	Yes
GP	Guadeloupe	590	340	Yes
GU	Guam	1671	310	No
GT	Guatemala	502	704	Yes
GN	Guinea	224	611	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (61104)
GW	Guinea-Bissau	245	632	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (63202)
GY	Guyana	592	738	Yes
HT	Haiti	509	372	Yes
HN	Honduras	504	708	Yes
HK	Hong Kong	852	454	Yes, with registration
HU	Hungary	36	216	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
IS	Iceland	354	274	Yes
IN	India	91	404, 405	Yes, for local brands only
ID	Indonesia	62	510	Yes, with registration
IR	Iran	98	432	Yes, with registration for Network MCI (43211).
IQ	Iraq	964	418	Yes, with registration
IE	Ireland	353	272	Yes
IL	Israel	972	425	Yes
IT	Italy	39	222	Yes
JM	Jamaica	1876	338	Yes
JP	Japan	81	440	Yes
JO	Jordan	962	416	Yes, with registration
KZ	Kazakhstan	7	401	Yes, with registration
KE	Kenya	254	639	Yes, with registration
KI	Kiribati	686	545	Yes
KR	Korea, Republic of	82	450	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
XK	Kosovo	383	221	Yes
KW	Kuwait	965	419	Yes, with registration
KG	Kyrgyzstan	996	437	Yes, with registration
LA	Laos PDR	856	457	Yes
LV	Latvia	371	247	Yes
LB	Lebanon	961	415	Yes, with registration
LS	Lesotho	266	651	Yes
LR	Liberia	231	618	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (61801)
LY	Libya	218	606	Yes, with registration
LI	Liechtenstein	423	295	Yes
LT	Lithuania	370	246	Yes
LU	Luxembourg	352	270	Yes
MO	Macao	853	455	Yes
MK	Macedonia (North Macedonia)	389	294	Yes
MG	Madagascar	261	646	Yes, with registration
MW	Malawi	265	650	Yes, with registration
MY	Malaysia	60	502	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
MV	Maldives	960	472	Yes
ML	Mali	223	610	Yes
MT	Malta	356	278	Yes
MH	Marshall Islands	692	551	N/A
MQ	Martinique	596	340	Yes
MR	Mauritania	222	609	Yes
MU	Mauritius	230	617	Yes
MX	Mexico	52	334	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
FM	Micronesia	691	550	N/A
MD	Moldova	373	259	Yes
MC	Monaco	377	212	Yes
MN	Mongolia	976	428	Yes
ME	Montenegro	382	297	Yes
MS	Montserrat	1664	354	Yes
MA	Morocco	212	604	Yes, with registration
MZ	Mozambique	258	643	Yes
MM	Myanmar	95	414	Yes, with registration
NA	Namibia	264	649	Yes
NR	Nauru	674	536	N/A
NP	Nepal	977	429	Yes, with registration for Network Ncell (42902)
NL	Netherlands	31	204	Yes
AN	Netherlands Antilles	599	362	Yes
NC	New Caledonia	687	546	Yes
NZ	New Zealand	64	530	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
NI	Nicaragua	505	710	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
NE	Niger	227	614	Yes, with registration
NG	Nigeria	234	621	Yes, with registration
NU	Niue	683	555	N/A
NF	Norfolk Island	672	505	Yes
NO	Norway	47	242	Yes, with registration
OM	Oman	968	422	Yes, with registration
PK	Pakistan	92	410	Yes, with registration
PW	Palau	680	552	Yes
PS	Palestinian Territory	970	425	Yes, with registration
PA	Panama	507	714	Yes
PG	Papua New Guinea	675	537	Yes
PY	Paraguay	595	744	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
PE	Peru	51	716	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
PH	Philippines	63	515	Yes, with registration
PL	Poland	48	260	Yes
PT	Portugal	351	268	Yes
QA	Qatar	974	427	Yes, with registration
RE	Reunion	262	647	Yes
RO	Romania	40	226	Yes, partially
RU	Russian Federation	7	250	Yes, with registration
RW	Rwanda	250	635	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (63510)
KN	Saint Kitts & Nevis	1869	356	Yes
LC	Saint Lucia	1758	358	Yes
PM	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	508	308	Yes
VC	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1784	360	Yes
WS	Samoa	685	549	Yes
SM	San Marino	378	292	Yes
ST	Sao Tome and Principe	239	626	Yes
SA	Saudi Arabia	966	420	Yes, with registration
SN	Senegal	221	608	Yes
RS	Serbia	381	220	Yes, with registration
SC	Seychelles	248	633	Yes
SL	Sierra Leone	232	619	Yes
SG	Singapore	65	525	Yes, with registration
SK	Slovakia	421	231	Yes
SI	Slovenia	386	293	Yes
SB	Solomon Islands	677	540	Yes
SO	Somalia	252	637	Yes
ZA	South Africa	27	655	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
SS	South Sudan	211	659	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (65902)
ES	Spain	34	214	Yes
LK	Sri Lanka	94	413	Yes, with registration
SD	Sudan	249	634	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (63402)
SR	Suriname	597	746	Yes
SZ	Swaziland	268	653	N/A
SE	Sweden	46	240	Yes
CH	Switzerland	41	228	Yes
SY	Syria	963	417	Yes, with registration
TW	Taiwan	886	466	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
TJ	Tajikistan	992	436	Yes, with registration
TZ	Tanzania	255	640	Yes, with registration
TH	Thailand	66	520	Yes, with registration
TL	Timor-Leste	670	514	Yes
TG	Togo	228	615	Yes
TK	Tokelau	690	554	N/A
TO	Tonga	676	539	Yes
TT	Trinidad & Tobago	-867	374	Yes
TN	Tunisia	216	605	Yes, with registration
TR	Turkey	90	286	Yes, with registration
TM	Turkmenistan	993	438	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
TC	Turks and Caicos Islands	1649	376	Yes
TV	Tuvalu	688	553	Yes
UG	Uganda	256	641	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (64110)
UA	Ukraine	380	255	Yes
AE	United Arab Emirates	971	424	Yes, with registration
GB	United Kingdom	44	234 - 235	Yes
UY	Uruguay	598	748	No, Sender ID will be changed to ensure delivery
UZ	Uzbekistan	998	434	Yes, with registration
VU	Vanuatu	678	541	Yes
VE	Venezuela	58	734	Yes, for Network Movilnet (73406)
VN	Vietnam	84	452	Yes, with registration
VG	Virgin Islands, British	1340	348	Yes
WF	Wallis & Futuna	681	543	N/A
YE	Yemen	998	421	Yes, with registration
ZM	Zambia	260	645	Yes, with registration for Network MTN (65402)
ZW	Zimbabwe	263	648	Yes

Please note that in order to request Alphanumeric Sender ID registration, your account must go through the Level 2 verification process. Moreover, it's possible that additional restrictions may apply, depending on the destination country (i.e. use case, minimum volume, company location).

If you would like to register an Alphanumeric Sender ID or have questions about the process, please reach out to alpha_sender_id@telnyx.com, mentioning the country or countries you wish to register in along with the estimated monthly volume and a brief description of your use case.

Want to learn more about how to send Alphanumeric messages, check out this article. For any other questions, please reach out to support@telnyx.com.

Benin: SMS Guidelines

Cameroon: SMS Guidelines

Liberia: SMS Guidelines

Sudan: SMS Guidelines

Zambia: SMS Guidelines