How-to · 4 min read
Choosing a country for SMS verification
Price, availability and acceptance vary by country. How to pick — and let live data choose for you.
The cheapest country isn't always the best — a service may reject numbers from some regions, or a pool may be sold out. Three things to weigh:
- Price per OTP (varies a lot by country).
- Availability — is the pool in stock right now?
- Acceptance — does the target service trust numbers from there?
Let live data decide
Rather than hard-coding a country, read the live pricing/availability and pick the cheapest in-stock pool for your service:
curl "https://api.eveses.com/api/v1/numbers/pricing?service=telegram"
# → per-country price + stock; choose the cheapest with stock > 0
Good defaults: Ukraine, India and Brazil are cheap with deep pools for most services; the US/UK cost more but are widely accepted. Each service page shows the current cheapest countries.
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FAQ
▸Which country is cheapest for SMS verification?
Ukraine, India and Brazil tend to be cheapest with deep pools; read the live pricing endpoint and pick the cheapest in-stock pool for your service.
▸Why do some countries get rejected?
Some services distrust numbers from certain regions. Use a widely-accepted country (e.g. US/UK) if a cheaper one is rejected.
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