Sending text messages to France

Requirements for sending SMS to France
In France, businesses must use a dedicated French virtual number or an approved Sender ID (your business name) to send outbound SMS messages. This requirement helps protect consumers and ensures message transparency.

Sending hours
Messages can only be delivered between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time, Monday to Saturday. Messages sent outside these hours will be rejected by carriers.

Registration requirements
Registration is not available by default for France. To enable sending, please contact Textmagic support and provide details about your use case. We will check with our messaging partner whether a compliant virtual number and Sender ID can be provisioned.

What type of messages can I send to France from a French virtual mobile number?

Only real person-to-person traffic – messages that require responses – can be sent from a local French number. Outbound messages from French long virtual numbers are limited to one SMS every two seconds.

What type of messages can I send to France from a Sender ID?

You should use a Sender ID for sending SMS that do not require a response, such as one-way notifications, reminders and alerts. Sender ID is a paid feature. Please check the price list.