# Plivo SMS API

by [Plivo](/organizations/plivo/)

- **ID:** `68e2f395-699e-4b70-b6ae-05433cc17037`
- **JSON API:** /api/v1/catalog/products/68e2f395-699e-4b70-b6ae-05433cc17037/
- **Slug:** plivo-sms-api
- **Product website:** https://www.plivo.com/sms/overview/
- **Documentation:** https://www.plivo.com/docs/home
- **Pricing:** https://www.plivo.com/pricing/
- **Organization website:** https://www.plivo.com
- **Categories:** [Messaging and Chat](/categories/messaging-chat/)

## Description

SMS API for sending text messages programmatically at high throughput.

## AI-native score: Unrated

Research coverage is 38/100. An AI-native grade requires 40/100. The provisional breakdown below shows the AI-native signals recorded so far. The AI-native score measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how coverage and the grade are computed.

| Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integration | Yes | 1/10 | 35% | 35% | 3.5 |
| Trust | Yes | 0/6 | 30% | 30% | 0.0 |
| Portability | Yes | 3/4 | 20% | 20% | 15.0 |
| Security | Yes | 2/4 | 15% | 15% | 7.5 |

- **Integration signals:** Command-line interface (+1)
- **Portability signals:** Open standards (+1); Standard protocol access (+1); No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1)
- **Security signals:** MFA available (+1); Compliance certifications (+1)

## Trust & Data Policy

- **WebMCP:** – No
- **Multi-factor authentication:** ✓ Available
- **Open standards:** ✓ Yes
- **Standard protocol access:** ✓ Yes
- **No proprietary-SDK lock-in:** ✓ Yes
- **Self-hostable:** – No
- **Open source:** – No
- **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, Headless signup, Trust center, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Data import, Documented provider swap

## Confirmed absences

These decision fields were researched and confirmed absent — not available based on current evidence, until contrary information supersedes the finding. Each carries the check performed, the page checked, and the date, so you can act on the negative without repeating the research. A label-scoped absence applies only to its label (e.g. no SOC 2 does not mean no certifications).

- **MCP servers** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-07. Checked the developer documentation home for a documented Model Context Protocol server/endpoint; the docs document only an HTTP API and SDKs, with no MCP server. Source: https://www.plivo.com/docs/home
- **Open source** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-07. Checked the pricing/plans overview page for any open-source or source-available distribution; it lists only a hosted pay-as-you-go cloud API. Source: https://www.plivo.com/pricing/
- **Self-hostable** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-07. Checked the pricing/plans overview page for any self-hosted / on-premise deployment option; it offers only the hosted cloud service. Source: https://www.plivo.com/pricing/
- **Web-MCP** — confirmed absent (whole field), checked 2026-10-07. Checked the developer documentation home for an in-browser WebMCP / document.modelContext affordance; the docs document only an HTTP API and SDKs, with no MCP mention. Source: https://www.plivo.com/docs/home

## Security & Compliance

We confirm that cited vendor pages support these certification claims; we do not independently audit the reports. A shared trust or security page can support several certifications. We do not require separate public report links because reports may require login, vendor approval, or a nondisclosure agreement. Ask the vendor for reports and applicable coverage before a procurement decision. These listings expose no per-claim check date; the entry's updated date does not date the supporting evidence.

- **Compliance certifications:** General Data Protection Regulation, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, System and Organization Controls 2
**Access controls:** Not yet researched.

## Capabilities

No capabilities listed.

## Jobs To Be Done

- **Send SMS programmatically** — Send SMS messages through a software API.

## Offers

**Pricing page:** https://www.plivo.com/pricing/

No offers listed.

## Reviews

No approved reviews yet.

## Benchmarks

No benchmarks listed.

## Documentation

The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed.

## API Specs

Not yet researched.

## MCP Servers

Confirmed absent based on current evidence — no MCP servers. See Confirmed absences above for method, source, and date.

## A2A Servers

Not yet researched.

## Native Connectors

Not yet researched.

## Command-Line Interfaces

- [Plivo CLI](https://www.plivo.com/docs/cli/install) (`plivo-cli`)

## Developer Kits

Not yet researched.

## Agent Skills

Not yet researched.

## Related products

- [Telnyx SMS API](/organizations/telnyx/products/telnyx-sms-api/) by Telnyx — Tier B. Same job: Send SMS programmatically (Finishes end to end).
- [Brevo](/organizations/brevo/products/brevo/) by Brevo — Tier C. Same job: Send SMS programmatically (not assessed).
- [Commune](/organizations/commune/products/commune/) by Commune — Tier C. Same job: Send SMS programmatically (not assessed).
- [Twilio](/organizations/twilio/products/twilio-messaging/) by Twilio — Unrated. Same job: Send SMS programmatically (not assessed).
- [Vonage SMS API](/organizations/vonage/products/vonage-sms-api/) by Vonage — Unrated. Same job: Send SMS programmatically (not assessed).
- [Sinch SMS API](/organizations/sinch/products/sinch-sms-api/) by Sinch — Unrated. Same job: Send SMS programmatically (not assessed).


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