Key Takeaways
- Free OTP proofs use 1 Android device, 300 SMS lifetime, 300 contacts — plus your operator airtime.
- Free is for canaries and learning the API — not a promise of Unlimited SMS or production HA.
- Keep templates short, Idempotency-Key on, and marketing off the Free phone.
- Sends pause when Free SMS allowance is exhausted until upgrade/custom.
- Service pricing is based on device count and total SMS sent through the gateway.
Free SMS server for OTP verification on this product means Free-tier Android SIM OTP — not a zero-cost carrier pipe. Use case: OTP verification. Templates: OTP templates. Pricing: pricing.
Free = 1 device / 300 SMS lifetime / 300 contacts. You need a working Android phone with a SIM and SMS credit from your mobile operator. Operator message costs are yours—we do not sell carrier SMS balance. No Unlimited SMS titles.
free OTP budget
300 SMS lifetime
Free for OTP: honest fit
Use Free to prove POST /api/v1/messages, DLR, and template rendering on staff numbers. Move before marketing launches or multi-device failover needs appear.
Free OTP is a lab lane with a hard lifetime meter. Carrier bills and phone ops still sit with you.
1 device · 300 SMS · 300 contacts
Those three numbers are the Free catalog. Contacts cap at 300; do not import huge lists hoping Free behaves like a blast server.
OTP design on Free
One GSM-7 segment, expiry aligned to measured latency, Idempotency-Key, no session URLs. Docs: API documentation.
Free vs paid OTP
| Need | Free | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Devices | 1 | Plan caps (2 / 5 / 15…) |
| Platform SMS | 300 lifetime | Higher / uncapped volume by plan |
| Spare phone | Not on Free | Multi-device routing |
| Production OTP | Risky | Expected with ops |
When Free pauses
Allowance exhausted → sends pause. Weekly hygiene: Free weekly ops checklist.
Next steps
Pair via setup, canary, then upgrade before customer login traffic.
Related product pages
Jump to the live product docs for this topic—not another long-form article.
- OTP and 2FA SMS on AndroidAuthentication flows
- device and SMS volume pricingPlans and allowances
- Android SMS gateway product guideDefinition, product, and how to buy
- SMS API documentationLive endpoint reference





