Global communications API (SMS, email, WhatsApp, voice) built for developers and AI agents
Bird (founded as MessageBird in Amsterdam in 2011 by Robert Vis) is a communications infrastructure company offering SMS, email, WhatsApp, voice and RCS APIs plus mailbox, realtime and eSIM products, now positioned around an 'Agentic Harness' (MCP, CLI, skills). Australian SMS is self-serve pay-as-you-go at USD 0.0325 per segment (about AUD 0.0466) for alphanumeric or long-code senders; AU carrier fees are not published; alphanumeric sender IDs must be registered for Australia. Customers outside the US contract with Bird B.V. (Netherlands).
USD 0.0325/segment converted at 1.4324 (ECB, 9 Oct 2026). Prepaid balance. AU carrier fees are not published. AU number rental per month: local USD 2.40 (AUD 3.44), mobile USD 3.50 (AUD 5.01), toll-free USD 13.00 (AUD 18.62). MMS not supported.
Note: All prices shown are in Australian Dollars (AUD) and exclude GST.
Message Quality:
International SMS rates excluded. Contact provider for enterprise pricing and custom volume discounts.