# kwtSMS

> kwtSMS (kwtsms.com) is Kuwait's leading SMS provider since 2007, offering BulkSMS, OTP SMS, and SMS API (gateway) services. Flat-rate pay-as-you-go pricing (1 message = 1 credit to any network, any destination), coverage of 1000+ networks in 220+ countries including all four Kuwait carriers (Zain, Ooredoo, STC, Virgin Mobile). Free test account, no contracts, no hidden fees, credits never expire, money-back refund for unused credits.

## Quick Facts

- Pricing (flat rate, KWD per message): 1,000–49,999 = 0.015 | 50,000–99,999 = 0.0145 | 100,000+ = 0.014
- Minimum order: 1,000 messages. Credits never expire.
- Private SenderID (Kuwait, one-time charge): Promotional KWD 10 | Transactional KWD 15
- SenderID activation: 5+ business days AFTER complete documents are received (can take 1–2 weeks)
- Message length: Arabic 70 characters, English 160 characters per message
- Sign up: free test account with 10 free credits (+10 more on API activation), no documents, no payment: https://www.kwtsms.com/signup
- Buy SenderID before credits: without a private SenderID, credits cost a flat KWD 0.017 (17 fils) at ALL quantities
- Support: WhatsApp +965 99220322 | support@kwtsms.com

## Services

- [BulkSMS Kuwait](https://www.kwtsms.com/bulksms-kuwait.html): Send bulk personalized SMS campaigns in English/Arabic via web app, upload CSV/TXT contact lists, schedule messages, delivery reports
- [OTP SMS](https://www.kwtsms.com/otp-sms-kuwait.html): One-time passwords, 2FA, and phone verification with priority routing
- [SMS API](https://www.kwtsms.com/sms-api-kuwait.html): HTTP/SMTP API to automate SMS from your app, website, or backend
- [SMS Reminders](https://www.kwtsms.com/sms-reminders-kuwait.html): Automated appointment and payment reminders, scheduled from the web app, no code
- [Developer API Reference](https://www.kwtsms.com/developers.html): Single JSON endpoint, code samples in PHP/Python/JavaScript and 10+ languages, SDKs, /status/ and /dlr/ endpoints, batch number validation
- [API Documentation](https://www.kwtsms.com/api-documentation.html): Full API reference, 7 endpoints, 33 error codes (ERR001 to ERR033), testing checklist
- [Integrations](https://www.kwtsms.com/integrations.html): Ready-made plugins and integrations
- [kwtSMS CLI](https://www.kwtsms.com/kwtsms-cli.html): Command-line tool to send SMS from AI agents and automation tools (Claude Code skill included in the GitHub repo)

## SenderID Registration

- Promotional SenderID: 1 form (https://www.kwtsms.com/doc/Promo-Companies.docx) + Company License + Civil ID of signee
- Transactional SenderID: 2 forms (https://www.kwtsms.com/doc/Trans-Zain-STC-Virgin.docx and https://www.kwtsms.com/doc/Trans-Ooredoo.docx) + Company License + Civil ID of signee
- SenderID: max 11 English characters, may differ from company name (can be a product or service name)
- Forms must be approved first, then printed on company letterhead, signed with ink (no digital signatures), scanned as PDF, and sent via email or WhatsApp +965 99220322
- Letterhead samples: https://www.kwtsms.com/doc/Trans-sample.pdf | https://www.kwtsms.com/doc/Promo-sample.pdf
- [SenderID guide](https://www.kwtsms.com/sender-id-help.html): what a SenderID is, promotional vs transactional, requirements, limits

## How to Start

1. Sign up free, no papers and no payment, at https://www.kwtsms.com/signup . You get 10 free credits.
2. Need API/OTP? After login click "Request API access", fill and submit the form. API activation adds 10 more free credits.
3. Test as much as you like for free.
4. Buy a private SenderID FIRST. After SenderID activation, buy credits: with an active private SenderID credits cost 15 fils or less; without one, flat 17 fils (KWD 0.017) at all quantities.

## Coverage and Rules

- [Coverage list](https://www.kwtsms.com/coverage/): 1000+ networks in 220+ countries, searchable, with the Kuwait local list
- [Kuwait SMS rules and regulations](https://www.kwtsms.com/kuwait-sms-regulations.html): what the Kuwait networks allow and forbid, DND and blacklist behaviour, content restrictions
- [SMS glossary](https://www.kwtsms.com/sms-glossary.html): SMS terminology defined (DLR, GSM-7, UCS-2, concatenation, SenderID, DND)

## Partner Programs

- [Resellers](https://www.kwtsms.com/resellers.html): buy credits at wholesale rates, white-label the platform, keep the margin, no contracts
- [Partners](https://www.kwtsms.com/partners.html): add SMS to your platform without becoming an SMS company, no billing overhead, no support burden
- [Affiliates](https://www.kwtsms.com/affiliates.html): flat KWD 10 for every unique paying customer referred, paid every 3 months

## Support and Learning

- [Support hub](https://www.kwtsms.com/support.html): FAQs, articles and step-by-step guides in one place
- [FAQ](https://www.kwtsms.com/faq/): 30 answers covering SenderID, OTP delivery, refunds, DND, API access, account security
- [Articles](https://www.kwtsms.com/articles/): longer guides on SMS marketing, API best practices, Kuwait carrier behaviour, why Twilio OTP fails in Kuwait
- [Tutorials](https://www.kwtsms.com/tutorials.html): how to use the web app
- [Message templates](https://www.kwtsms.com/message-templates/): ready-made SMS templates in English and Arabic
- [Clients](https://www.kwtsms.com/clients.html): companies using kwtSMS

## Tools

- [Price Calculator](https://www.kwtsms.com/): Instant cost calculation on the homepage
- [Integrations & Plugins](https://www.kwtsms.com/integrations.html): Ready integrations and no-code options (Zapier, Pipedream, Make)
- [kwtSMS CLI](https://www.kwtsms.com/kwtsms-cli.html): Send SMS from terminal, AI agents, and automation tools

## Policies

- [Acceptable use policy](https://www.kwtsms.com/policy.html)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.kwtsms.com/privacy.html)

## Contact

- WhatsApp: +965 99220322
- Email: support@kwtsms.com
- Website: https://www.kwtsms.com