Launch high-impact messaging with short codes

Engage customers at scale using dedicated short codes for campaigns, alerts, and interactive messaging.

Built for performance at every level

From delivery speed to routing intelligence, our infrastructure ensures your messages always reach their destination.
Features

High throughput delivery

Send thousands of messages per second with infrastructure designed for speed, stability, and scale.

Real-time reporting

Track delivery status, engagement, and performance instantly with clear, actionable insights at your fingertips.

Smart routing intelligence

Automatically route messages through the most efficient paths to maximise delivery success and minimise latency.

Seamless API integration

Integrate messaging into your systems effortlessly with developer-friendly APIs built for flexibility and control.

Secure & compliant messaging

Protect your communications with enterprise-grade security and full compliance with telecom regulations.

The fastest way to reach millions

Short codes are 4–6 digit numbers used to send and receive high-volume SMS quickly. Ideal for OTPs, marketing campaigns, voting systems, subscriptions, and customer engagement workflows.

They let you send and receive high-volume messages instantly, powering critical customer interactions at scale.

Types of short codes

Flexibility that fits your business

Choose a short code setup that matches your scale, budget, and engagement needs.

Dedicated short code

Exclusive number for your business with full control, branding, and high throughput messaging.

Shared short code

Cost-effective option where multiple businesses share a code using unique keywords.

Vanity short code

Custom memorable numbers designed for branding, recall, and high-impact marketing campaigns.

Use cases

Built for moments that matter

From authentication to campaigns, short codes power real-time interactions that drive engagement and business growth.

Marketing campaigns

Deliver high-volume promotional messages, flash sales, product launches, and brand announcements with speed and consistency.

Two-way customer engagement

Enable customers to respond to surveys, participate in contests, or request information by texting keywords to your short code.

Authentication & verification

Send time-sensitive one-time passwords (OTPs) and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes quickly and securely.

Alerts & notifications

Use short codes to send critical alerts such as delivery updates, service outages, appointment reminders, or fraud warnings.

Customer support

Offer customers a convenient way to initiate support requests or access help via SMS with automated or agent-assisted replies.

Loyalty & rewards programs

Engage your audience with exclusive offers, point balances, and reward notifications via short code messaging.

Voting & polls

Run real-time SMS voting or opinion polls for events, contests, or market research, with rapid response collection.

Event promotions & ticketing

Share event details, reminders, and ticket confirmations efficiently to thousands of recipients at once.

Fundraising & donations

Nonprofits and religious organizations can accept donations via SMS, allowing donors to give by texting a keyword to a short code.

Infrastructure you can rely on

Powering communication for regulated, high-volume sectors

1B+

Minutes/messages routed annually

99.99%

Platform uptime SLA

30+

Direct telco interconnects

<2s

Median OTP delivery

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