Onboarding for August 2026

Reach Africa

eSMS Africa is the communication platform built on operator-direct African rails - SMS, OTP, email, links and live customer support, from one account across 54 countries.

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MON27 APR

OTP delivered · +254 712 ••• 678

eSMS · direct route

2.1s

Txn alert · +234 803 ••• 112

eSMS · direct route

3.4s

TUE28 APR

Verify code · +27 82 ••• 904

eSMS · direct route

1.8s

Order ready · +233 24 ••• 551

eSMS · direct route

2.6s

WED29 APR

eSMS · direct route

3.0s

Reminder · +255 75 ••• 887

eSMS · direct route

2.4s

THU30 APR

Delivery upd · +256 77 ••• 003

eSMS · direct route

3.2s

MON27 APR

OTP delivered · +254 712 ••• 678

eSMS · direct route

2.1s

Txn alert · +234 803 ••• 112

eSMS · direct route

3.4s

TUE28 APR

Verify code · +27 82 ••• 904

eSMS · direct route

1.8s

Order ready · +233 24 ••• 551

eSMS · direct route

2.6s

WED29 APR

eSMS · direct route

3.0s

Reminder · +255 75 ••• 887

eSMS · direct route

2.4s

THU30 APR

Delivery upd · +256 77 ••• 003

eSMS · direct route

3.2s

One platform

Every message your business sends

From the OTP that has to land to the campaign that has to convert to the customer who needs an answer - all on the same operator-direct rails.

Deliver

eSMS SMS

Bulk SMS and a developer-first REST API, operator-direct across 54 African countries.

Custom sender IDs & delivery receipts
Official SDKs for Node, Python, PHP, Go
One integration, every African market

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Deliver

eSMS SMPP

A direct SMPP 3.4 gateway for enterprises and aggregators.

TLS 1.3, up to 5,000 TPS per bind
Least-cost routing + automatic failover
Full DLR pass-through, operator codes kept

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Deliver

eSMS Verify

OTP and 2FA verification - send and check one-time codes in two calls.

No code state to manage
Fraud protection & rate limiting
Branded senders and custom templates

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Engage

eSMS Mail

Transactional and campaign email that lands in the inbox.

API + SMTP, templates & segments
SPF/DKIM/DMARC configured automatically
An inbox on your own domain

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Engage

eSMS Links

Short links, QR codes and click analytics with custom domains.

Branded back-halves and QR codes
Country & device click analytics
UTM builder and a REST API

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Support New

eSMS Chat

AI plus human customer support, right on your website.

Live-chat widget for any site
Agent console with tickets & notes
AI answers with human handoff

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Built developer-first

A thin, predictable API over direct routes.

One endpoint to send, one to query, signed webhooks for delivery receipts, and official SDKs for Node, Python, PHP and Go. Same routes, same receipts - whether you call REST or bind over SMPP.

curlnode.jspythonsmpp

POST /api/messages/send

# Send a message via the eSMS Africa API
curl -X POST "https://sms.esmsafrica.io/api/messages/send" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ESMS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to":        "+254712345678",
    "text":      "Your verification code is 482910.",
    "sender_id": "eSMSAfrica"
  }'

# → 200 OK
# {"id":"550e8400-...","status":"submitted","route":"ESMS_KE","cost":1.2}

Developer sandbox

Build fearlessly. Test for free.

Every account ships with a full sandbox. Use a esms_test_ key and integrate end to end - real responses, simulated delivery and webhooks - with nothing sent to a live network and nothing billed.

Test mode

One flag, zero risk

Test keys return the same shapes as live - segments, encoding, cost, message id - and drive the full lifecycle so your webhooks fire for real. Deterministic magic numbers let you rehearse every outcome before you go live.

FREENo real sends, no charges - your balance is never touched.
DLRSimulated queued → delivered, with signed webhooks (livemode:false).
MAGICNumber ends …0000 undelivered · …0003 failed · …0009 402.
SDKSame call in Node, Python, PHP, Go - auto-detects test keys.

npm i esms-sms pip install esms-sms composer require esmsafrica/sms go get esms-go

Get a test key Read the docs

deliveredundelivered402 balance

esms_test_

# Test key → simulated, never sent, never billed
curl "https://sms.esmsafrica.io/api/messages/send" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer esms_test_..." \
  -d '{"to":"+254712341234","text":"Your code is 482910"}'

# → 200 OK
{
  "id": "test_ff13a…",
  "status": "delivered",
  "environment": "test",
  "livemode": false
}

Desktop app

The whole suite, in a native window.

eSMS Workspace brings Email, SMS, SMPP and admin into one desktop app - system notifications, an unread badge and background auto-updates. For macOS, Windows & Linux.

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Notifications + badge Auto-updates

Official SDKs

Ship in the language you already write.

Node.js npm i esms-sms

Python pip install esms-sms

PHP composer require esmsafrica/sms

Go go get esms-go

Read the developer docs

By the numbers

50+ Countries with direct routes

99.9% Platform uptime SLA

3.8s Median end-to-end delivery

24/7 NOC, human on call

Live across the continent

One integration. 54 countries.

Direct and Tier-1 routes into every African market - OTPs, alerts and campaigns landing in seconds.

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What our customers say

Trusted by teams across Africa.

★★★★★

"eSMS Africa has transformed our customer communication. The delivery rates are exceptional and their platform is incredibly easy to use."

Vikas C.

Global Executive, GigSky

★★★★★

"We switched to eSMS Africa six months ago and haven't looked back. Their API integration was seamless and their support team is always responsive."

Divyata K.

Director - Carrier Relations, Mobishastra X TelKosh

★★★★★

"The best SMS service provider in Africa. We've tried others but none compare to the reliability and features eSMS Africa offers."

Shay O.

Product Owner Lead, Sportserve

Transparent pricing

Pay per message. No lock-in.

Country-aware rates with volume tiers. Pick a plan, or talk to us for direct-route enterprise pricing.

Basic

Start sending

Everything to launch: REST API, custom sender IDs, delivery reports.

All mobile networks
HTTP REST API
Basic delivery reports
Custom SenderID

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Business

Scale with SMPP, priority routing and a 99.5% SLA.

Priority routing
HTTP & SMPP access
Advanced analytics
Multiple SenderIDs
Real-time dashboard

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Enterprise

Direct routes

Direct carrier links, all protocols and 24/7 dedicated support.

Direct carrier links
All protocols (HTTP/SMPP)
Full delivery logs
Unlimited SenderIDs
Custom analytics

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About

Africa's communication rails.

eSMS Africa powers digital communication across the continent - the operator-direct infrastructure beneath messaging, verification, email, links and customer support, built specifically for African markets.

SMPP for the platforms that need it, a clean HTTP API for the teams that don't, and one balance and one team behind every route - who answer the phone when something is off.

Founded

2020, Nairobi

Coverage

50+ African countries

Offices

Nairobi ·

Kampala ·

Abuja

Status

All systems operational

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FAQ

Common questions

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Go live across Africa in under a day.

Tell us what you're building and which markets matter. We'll provision sandbox credentials, share the route map, and put you in a channel with the engineer who runs your region.

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