---
title: "Uganda SMS Guideline"
slug: "uganda-sms-guideline"
description: "Understand Uganda SMS guidelines, sender ID options, and promotional and transactional route requirements for onboarding in Insider One."
updated: 2026-05-05T07:17:42Z
published: 2026-05-05T07:17:42Z
canonical: "academy.insiderone.com/uganda-sms-guideline"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://academy.insiderone.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Uganda SMS Guideline

You can refer to the SMS guideline for Uganda, which will help you while onboarding.

| Locale Name | ISO Code | Region | Dialing Code | Available Routes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uganda | UG | East Africa | +256 | - Promotional - Transactional |

## Promotional Routes

| Available Sender IDs | Comparison of Sender IDs | Opt-out Options for Sender IDs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alphanumeric Sender ID | - Pre-registration recommended - The MTN network requires pre-registration - Branded Sender ID - 10 MPS is the default | Reply with keyword |

## Transactional Routes

SenderID approval processes are the same for transactional routes to use the [SMS transactional API](https://academy.insiderone.com/v1/docs/send-transactional-sms).