Verification

OTP SMS in Uganda

Verify phone numbers and secure logins in Uganda with OTPs that arrive in seconds. eSMS Africa delivers one-time passwords to MTN, Airtel, Lycamobile & Uganda Telecom on priority routes, with a managed Verify API that handles generation, delivery, retries and checks.

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Direct routes to 4 networks Delivery reports UGX 25 per SMS

Networks in Uganda

MTNAirtelLycamobileUganda Telecom

Country code

+256

Status

Production

Why eSMS Africa

OTP SMS in Uganda, done properly

Sub-second OTP delivery

One-time passwords to Uganda route on priority paths to MTN, Airtel, Lycamobile, Uganda Telecom 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 Uganda.

2FA & fraud controls

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

Branded OTP sender IDs

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

Step by step

How to send an OTP in Uganda

1
Enable Verify. Create an account and enable the eSMS Verify API.
2
Start a verification. Call the start endpoint with the user's Uganda number (+256...).
3
Deliver the code. eSMS Africa generates the one-time code and delivers it to MTN, Airtel, Lycamobile & Uganda Telecom 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 Uganda

curl -X POST https://api.esmsafrica.io/v1/sms/send \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "to": "256712345678",
    "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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