OTP · MENAOTP pricing in Bahrain
OTP to Bahrain is billed per successful verification, from $0.012 (channel-wide list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24). The SMS leg uses the same operator routes and sender-ID rules as SMS; per-market OTP rates are quoted on request.
In Bahrain, BroadNet reaches 3 direct operators (Batelco, stc Bahrain, Zain Bahrain); sender IDs are registered with the TRA Bahrain in 5-7 business days.
Channel-wide list rate, not a tariff for Bahrain; per-market rates are quoted on request.
Which OTP rates apply to Bahrain?
Per verified user, charged once across all channels tried
Channel-wide list rate, not a tariff for Bahrain; per-market rates are quoted on request.
| Region / category | Rate (USD per verification) |
|---|---|
SMS-first | $ 0.0400 |
WhatsApp-first | $ 0.0250 |
Voice fallback | $ 0.0600 |
Silent / flash-call | $ 0.0120 |
- Channel waterfall configurable per use case and per market.
- Brand-name SMS sender IDs included where regulator permits.
- Reporting includes attempt-level breakdown for fraud investigation.
- Test access on request · No platform fee
What changes for OTP in Bahrain
Most OTP flows to Bahrain start with an SMS, so the local SMS rules apply to the first leg. These are the facts for this market.
Bahrain at a glance
- Regulator
- Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain (TRA-BH)
- Operator routes
- 3 · Batelco, stc Bahrain, Zain Bahrain
- Sender-ID lead time
- 5-7 business days
- Typical OTP latency
- 2.95 s
- Typical delivery rate
- 99.5%
- Local-language SMS encoding
- Arabic · UCS-2
OTP length in Arabic
رمز BroadNet هو 528914. لا تشاركه.
Characters: 34 · UCS-2 · SMS parts: 1
Your BroadNet code is 528914. Do not share.
Characters: 43 · GSM-7 · SMS parts: 1
The sample OTP from our coverage page for Bahrain. Text in Arabic is sent in UCS-2, so one SMS holds 70 characters instead of 160, and a longer message goes out in parts of 67.
Sender-ID rules for the SMS leg
- TRA-BH sender ID pre-registration required.
- Arabic + Latin scripts both at parity.
How Bahrain classifies OTP traffic
- Transactional: OTP/alerts tied to a request or existing service.
- Promotional: strict consent + opt-out apply.
- Prohibited: political, religious, gambling, adult, unsolicited content.
- Keep marketing and transactional on separated sender IDs.
Summary of our SMS regulations guide for Bahrain.
OTP to Bahrain: common questions
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