Connect your own MessageBird account
Known for strong European direct routes with high delivery rates across the Benelux and the wider EU region.
What you need from MessageBird
Gather these in the MessageBird portal first. The connection form asks for exactly these fields and nothing more.
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| apiKey | API Key. A single live key from the MessageBird dashboard. |
Credentials are sealed with AES-256-GCM and the console only ever shows a masked value afterwards. Plaintext is never written to logs and never sent back to the browser.
What we configure on the connection
- Sender identities. Originator numbers or IDs.
- Default send pacing: 10 messages per second. This is a conservative starting point, applied per connection, and you can change it at any time. Your real ceiling is set by MessageBird — check your account quota and raise the value to match.
Why teams pick MessageBird
- European direct routes
- Single-key credentials
- A common second route alongside Twilio for European traffic
Worth knowing
- Our default pacing is deliberately conservative here — MessageBird throughput varies with account tier. Tighten or loosen it to match your real quota.
What stays on your side
These are yours to hold — and that is the point of bringing your own account: the relationship, the rates and the compliance stay in your name, not ours.
- Account approval, credit checks and arrears
- Sender ID, number and short-code registration for each destination
- Local telecom and privacy compliance in the countries you send to, including opt-out rules
- The quotas and rate limits MessageBird grants your account
Next
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