Verification

OTP SMS in Botswana

Verify phone numbers and secure logins in Botswana with OTPs that arrive in seconds. eSMS Africa delivers one-time passwords to Mascom, Orange & BTC on priority routes, with a managed Verify API that handles generation, delivery, retries and checks.

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Direct routes to 3 networks Delivery reports BWP 0.25 per SMS

Networks in Botswana

MascomOrangeBTC

Country code

+267

Status

Production

Why eSMS Africa

OTP SMS in Botswana, done properly

Sub-second OTP delivery

One-time passwords to Botswana route on priority paths to Mascom, Orange, BTC so users get their code in seconds, not minutes - the difference between a signup completed and abandoned.

Managed Verify API

Let eSMS Verify generate the code, send it, handle resends and check it for you - or send OTPs yourself over the SMS API. Both work across Botswana.

2FA & fraud controls

Add SMS two-factor authentication to logins and payments in Botswana, with rate limits and anti-fraud checks to block artificially inflated traffic.

Branded OTP sender IDs

Send OTPs from a recognizable sender ID in Botswana so users trust the code and phishing is harder.

Step by step

How to send an OTP in Botswana

1
Enable Verify. Create an account and enable the eSMS Verify API.
2
Start a verification. Call the start endpoint with the user's Botswana number (+267...).
3
Deliver the code. eSMS Africa generates the one-time code and delivers it to Mascom, Orange & BTC in seconds.
4
Check the code. Ask the user for the code and call the check endpoint to verify it.

Integrate in minutes

Send your first SMS to Botswana

curl -X POST https://api.esmsafrica.io/v1/sms/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "26771123456",
    "from": "MyBrand",
    "message": "Your verification code is 123456"
  }'

Full REST reference, SMPP details and SDKs for Node, Python, PHP and Go in the API documentation.

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