NEWWhatsApp Business API now live on +234

Give your AI agent
a real Nigerian
phone number.

Voice, SMS, and WhatsApp through one API. Built on NCC-licensed carrier infrastructure. Pay per minute in ₦ Naira. Ship in an afternoon.

NCC LICENSED·NDPA·CBN READY·SOC 2 · IN PROGRESS
Talk to the Voicebip agent
+234 201 350 0010 · browser call
<500ms
P95 voice turn latency,
STT → AI → TTS
+234
Real Nigerian numbers,
provisioned in 12 seconds
99.9%
Uptime SLA, carrier-grade
infrastructure by Temlio
3ch
Voice · SMS · WhatsApp
on the same number
How it works

Three API calls.
That's it.

Create an agent, provision a number, handle webhooks. Ship your first production call before your coffee gets cold.

01
Create an agent

Define your AI agent

System prompt, language, voice. Speaks English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba, or Igbo — mix freely mid-call.

5languages
12voices
BYOMsupported
POST /v1/agents
curl https://api.voicebip.com/v1/agents \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VB_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "display_name": "Collections Agent",
    "language": "en-ng,pcm",
    "voice_id": "ada_warm",
    "system_prompt": "You are Ada,
      a polite collections agent...",
    "ai_mode": "hosted"
  }'
02
Provision a number

Get a real +234 number

Voice, SMS, and WhatsApp on the same number. No carrier negotiations, no SIM cards, no VPN hacks.

12sprovisioning
MTN· 9mobile
Airtel· Glo
POST /v1/numbers
// Response in <12 seconds
{
  "number": "+2342013500010",
  "type": "mobile_virtual",
  "channels": [
    "voice", "sms", "whatsapp"
  ],
  "carrier": "MTN-NG",
  "agent_id": "agt_PAEZ_...",
  "rate_inbound_kobo": 600,
  "status": "active"
}
03
Handle webhooks

Your agent answers calls

Real callers. Real numbers. Real conversations — transcribed, stored, and pushed to your webhook with structured outcomes.

16event types
HMACsigned
at-least-once
webhook: call.completed
{
  "event": "call.completed",
  "call_id": "call_x7k9m2...",
  "duration_seconds": 147,
  "direction": "inbound",
  "resolution": "payment_scheduled",
  "recording_url": "https://...",
  "transcript": [...],
  "cost_kobo": 882,
  "languages_detected": ["en-ng", "pcm"]
}
Under the hood

Sub-500ms voice turn,
every time.

Purpose-built pipeline on NCC-licensed carrier infrastructure. No SIP hops to Europe. No cold starts.

PSTN · carrierVoicebip · Lagos DCAI servicesYour backend
CARRIER · NGVOICEBIP · LAGOS DCAI SERVICESYOUR BACKENDCaller+234 · MTNTemlio SBCSIP · RTP · 28msOPUSTurn OrchestratorVAD · barge-in · routingRecording + TranscriptS3-NG · encryptedSTTen-ng · pcm · yoLLMstreaming · toolsTTSada_warm · chunkedWebhookHMAC signedyour APIPSTN+60ms+85ms STT+140ms+95ms TTS28ms RTT0ms28ms · SBC ingress113ms · STT partial325ms · first TTS chunk420ms · p95 turnSLO 500ms
MEDIA PATH
SIP → Temlio SBC → Opus
REGION
Lagos DC · 28ms RTT
FIRST AUDIO
325ms (streamed)
TURN P95
420ms · SLO 500ms
What you can build

Built for Nigerian
business conversations.

Agents that speak the way your customers speak — in English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo. Compliance baked in.

Finance · CBN compliant

Loan recovery & reminders

Polite, firm, compliant with CBN collections rules. Escalates to a human when the borrower disputes or pays.

en-ngpcmyo
Support · 24/7

Customer support

Handle inquiries, resolve complaints, and escalate when needed. Zero hold time. Every call recorded and searchable.

en-ngpcmhaig
Scheduling

Appointment booking

Book, reschedule, cancel by phone. Reads back details before confirming. Sends WhatsApp confirmation with the payment link.

en-ngyo
Commerce

Order confirmation

Confirm deliveries, verify addresses, route payment reminders. Catches fraud with voice biometrics at callback time.

en-ngpcmig
Developer quickstart

Your first call in
four lines of code.

1
Install the SDK
Official clients for Node, Python, Go, PHP. Or hit the REST API with curl.
2
Grab your sandbox key
Every account gets ₦500 of free credit. Keys are hashed — copy yours once.
3
Create an agent
Pick a template or write a system prompt. Hosted AI or BYOM.
4
Place your first outbound call
One function call. The SDK returns a call_id; webhooks handle the rest.
5
Ship
Upgrade to production, provision real +234 numbers. Billing flips to per-minute ₦.
first-call.js
import Voicebip from "@voicebip/sdk";

const vb = new Voicebip(process.env.VB_KEY);

// One call. Agent answers in Pidgin or English.
const call = await vb.calls.create({
  agent_id: "agt_PAEZ_njcfm2kycpjs",
  from: "+2342013500010",
  to: "+2348012345678",
  language: "en-ng,pcm",
  metadata: { customer_id: "cus_9821" }
});

console.log(call.id); // call_x7k9m2...
How we compare

The only stack that's
local to Nigeria.

Twilio and Vonage work. For Nigeria, they work the way an import car works — eventually, with paperwork and premiums.

VoicebipTwilioVonage
Real +234 number provisioning12 seconds, self-serve2–6 weeks, regulatory KYC3–8 weeks, paperwork
Pay in ₦ Naira Native, Paystack / bank transferUSD only · FX markupUSD / EUR
Pidgin / Hausa / Yoruba / IgboTuned models, code-switch mid-callGeneric English onlyGeneric English only
Media server locationLagos · ~28ms RTTFrankfurt · ~120ms RTTLondon · ~140ms RTT
P95 voice turn latency420ms~1.2s~1.4s
CBN / NCC / NDPA compliance Licensed carrier, local DPOYour responsibilityYour responsibility
Voice + SMS + WhatsApp on one number Single API, single billSeparate productsSeparate products
Estimates based on published list rates. Twilio & Vonage are trademarks of their respective owners.
Pricing

Pay-as-you-go.
No lock-in. No sales call.

Top up in ₦, consume by the minute and the message. Free sandbox forever.

Plans & production rates

Four tiers. Volume tiers roll over unused minutes. Switch or cancel anytime.

Starter

Free tier for prototyping and demos. Shared voice quota across webhook and hosted.
0/ mo
Base fee
ResourceRateIncluded
Voice — webhookyour backend handles the turn₦50 / min100 min shared
Voice — hostedVoicebip runs the agent₦80 / min100 min shared
SMS · inbound & outbound₦15 / msg100 each
WhatsApp · conversation₦20 / conv50
Phone number₦5,000 / mo1
Call recordingNot available
Billed monthly in ₦. Prepaid credit acceptedEnterprise: bespoke SLAs, dedicated numbers, custom carriersPer-second billing on voice, 6s minimum
Compliance & trust

Licensed. Local.
Audited.

Voicebip is operated by Temlio Communications Limited — an NCC-licensed Interconnect Exchange carrier. Your data stays in Lagos. Your calls route through registered infrastructure. Your auditors sleep.

NCC

NCC Licensed Carrier

Interconnect Exchange license · carrier-grade SBC · peering with all four NG mobile operators.

CBN

CBN Collections Compliant

Prompts and rate-limits for financial collections match CBN 2023 fair-recovery guidelines.

NDPA

NDPA 2023 Compliant

Data stored in Nigeria. Appointed DPO. Consent flows built into every call.

SOC2

SOC 2 Type II

Annual audit. Encryption at rest and in transit. Customer data isolation.

Ship your first
real call today.

Pick a template. Get a +234 number. Your AI is on the phone before lunch.