Telia SMS API
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Telia SMS API, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Telia SMS API's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SMS API | €71.81 a month | Lithuania SMS €0.0280 each · EU SMS €0.0730 each · non-EU SMS €0.45 each · two-way messaging add-on €15/month · monthly minimum fee, excluding VAT |
| SMS API project fee | €189, paid once | Applies to SMS API plan · one-time project fee, excluding VAT |
The facts
Each one read from Telia SMS API's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App capabilities
- The Mano Telia Android app lets Lithuanian customers pay bills, monitor mobile usage, view invoices and authenticate with biometrics or PIN.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent wrapper
- An independent GitHub project provides a small Python Telia SMS wrapper under the MIT licence, with an example send_sms call.checked 15 Oct 2026
What it does
- Authentication
- The REST service supports HTTP Basic authentication and bearer tokens; the documentation also records token acquisition through Basic authentication or mTLS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Bulk messaging
- The Lithuanian SMS API page lists high-volume sending above 500,000 messages.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Callback API
- A separate callback API delivers delivery reports and mobile-originated messages, which customers must implement to receive those events.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Country contracting
- Telia requires a separate Bulk Messaging agreement for each country in which the customer wants to send SMS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer documentation
- The documentation portal lists REST/JSON SMS, batch, authentication, webhook, callback, address-book, email-to-SMS and workflow APIs, plus legacy SOAP APIs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Dynamic content
- The Lithuanian offering supports dynamic values in message text for personalized SMS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The Lithuanian product integrates customer systems through HTTP or SMPP protocols via REST API.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The Telia SMS API is presented as a commercial service; Telia's documentation does not publish an open-source licence.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: connectivity outages
- Trustpilot complaints repeatedly describe internet disconnections and long service interruptions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: integration effort
- Telia's implementation guide assumes GSM/UMTS SMS knowledge and familiarity with the Bulk Messaging agreement.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: regional sub-numbers
- Customer-defined sub-numbers are documented as supported only for Norwegian SMS services.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Message encoding
- GSM-7 messages allow 160 characters per SMS part, while UCS-2 allows 70; multipart messages use 153 and 67 characters respectively.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable news
- Telia Company announced publication of its 2025 annual report on 18 March 2026.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: reliability and support
- A Trustpilot reviewer praised reliable mobile and business services plus helpful, professional support staff.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Rating on Google Play
- Mano Telia is listed at 4.8 out of 5 from 18.1K reviews.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Rating on Trustpilot
- 1.2 out of 5 from 2,143 reviews for Telia Norge.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Billing unit
- Telia charges according to the number of SMS parts generated by a message.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Free test account
- Telia invites users to create a free test account for the Web Portal.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: billing and customer service
- Trustpilot reviewers reported billing-system problems, continued invoices after switching, and difficulty reaching support.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Telia's business site says the company has operated since 1853.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Telia as a public telecommunications company with more than 10,001 employees and headquarters in Solna.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Lithuanian ownership
- Telia Company AB owns 88.15% of Telia Lietuva's shares and votes as of 30 June 2026.checked 15 Oct 2026
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