Bird API

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Provides per-channel API endpoints to send and receive email, SMS, voice, and WhatsApp messages over a shared messaging infrastructure.

The Bird API API uses api key authentication; has freemium pricing; offers a free tier (1,000 emails/month free, no credit card, 50/day limit); rate limits: Free plan limited to 50/day; IETF RateLimit headers on every response with Retry-After on 429. Verified 2026-07-13 with per-field source links.

Communication Verified 2026-07-13 medium confidence

Base URL

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Auth

api_key

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Free tier

1,000 emails/month free, no credit card, 50/day limit

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Pricing model

freemium

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Pricing

Free: $0 for 1,000 emails/mo. Startup: from $15/mo (50K–100K emails). Growth: from $80/mo (100K–2.5M emails, $0.80 to $0.42 per 1,000). Enterprise: custom. Dedicated IP $24.95/mo each.

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Rate limits

Free plan limited to 50/day; IETF RateLimit headers on every response with Retry-After on 429

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OpenAPI spec

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MCP server

Hosted MCP server (or run locally via bird CLI) exposing typed tools per channel

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