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SMS-Activate closed on 22 December 2025. JuicySMS gives you real mobile numbers for verification codes, and you only pay when the SMS actually arrives.

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SMS-ActivateClosed 22 Dec 2025
WithdrawalsEnded 5 Feb 2026
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JuicySMSRunning since 2018

What happened to SMS-Activate

After ten years, SMS-Activate stopped operating on 22 December 2025. Its website now shows only a closing notice. Balances could be withdrawn until 5 February 2026, and the API that many tools and bots were built on no longer answers.

Watch out for look-alike sites

SMS-Activate’s own notice says its name went away with the service, and that anything calling itself SMS-Activate today is a scam. Don’t top up a balance on a site that uses that name.

Is JuicySMS the right replacement for you?

A good fit if

You need numbers in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands or the Philippines.
You only want to pay for codes that actually arrive.
You want a number to keep: UK and Dutch numbers can be rented by the month.
You want to pay by card, iDEAL or another European method, or with crypto.

Not the right fit if

You need numbers from dozens of countries. SMS-Activate covered a very long list; we deliberately carry four that we can keep in stock.
You need a US number for weeks or months. Our monthly rentals are UK and Dutch numbers only.

How JuicySMS works

Pick a service and a country

You see the exact price before you order. One-time numbers start at €0.50.

Get a real mobile number

The number is yours for 10 minutes. The code shows up in your dashboard, or through the API.

Pay only if the SMS arrives

If no message comes in, the order expires and costs nothing. Need the same number again for the same service? Reuse it at half price.

Moving an SMS-Activate integration

If a script, bot or app of yours called SMS-Activate’s handler_api.php, it has been failing since December. JuicySMS has a documented REST API with an OpenAPI 3.1 specification. The calls map over like this:

getBalance
GET /account
Balance and account settings.
getPrices
GET /services?country=US
Services, their ids and your price.
getNumber
POST /orders
Send service_id, country and an optional max_price.
getStatus
GET /orders/{id}/messages
Poll every 2 to 3 seconds until the code is there.
setStatus 8 (cancel)
POST /orders/{id}/cancel
Free: a cancelled order is not charged.
setStatus 6 (finish)
Not needed
An order completes by itself when the SMS arrives.
NO_NUMBERS
409 out_of_stock
Marked retryable: try again a little later.
NO_BALANCE
insufficient_balance
Top up in your dashboard.

SMS-Activate	JuicySMS API v2	Notes
`getBalance`	`GET /account`	Balance and account settings.
`getPrices`	`GET /services?country=US`	Services, their ids and your price.
`getNumber`	`POST /orders`	Send service_id, country and an optional max_price.
`getStatus`	`GET /orders/{id}/messages`	Poll every 2 to 3 seconds until the code is there.
`setStatus 8 (cancel)`	`POST /orders/{id}/cancel`	Free: a cancelled order is not charged.
`setStatus 6 (finish)`	`Not needed`	An order completes by itself when the SMS arrives.
`NO_NUMBERS`	`409 out_of_stock`	Marked retryable: try again a little later.
`NO_BALANCE`	`insufficient_balance`	Top up in your dashboard.

Responses are JSON instead of plain text. Every error has a stable code and a retryable flag.
Countries are written as US, UK, NL or PH instead of numbers like 187. Service ids come from GET /services.
Your API key goes in an Authorization: Bearer header, never in the URL.
By default an account has one open order at a time.

API documentation Code examples on GitHub

Questions

Is SMS-Activate coming back?

Not according to SMS-Activate itself. Its closing notice says the service has completely stopped, and that any site using the SMS-Activate name now is a scam.

Can I move my SMS-Activate balance to JuicySMS?

No. JuicySMS has no connection to SMS-Activate and can’t see or transfer old balances. SMS-Activate’s notice says withdrawals were possible until 5 February 2026.

Which countries does JuicySMS cover?

One-time numbers in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the Philippines. Monthly rentals are available for UK and Dutch numbers: €15 for a month, €30 for three months, €50 for six and €70 for a year.

What does it cost?

One-time numbers start at €0.50, and you see the exact price for each service before you order. You are only charged when an SMS arrives.

Will every app accept your numbers?

No provider can promise that, and neither can we: each platform decides which numbers it accepts. If no code arrives, the order expires and you are not charged.

Is JuicySMS related to SMS-Activate?

No. JuicySMS is an independent Dutch service that has been running since 2018.

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