Qrios USSD API

SMS & Messaging · Banking & Fintech

Qrios is QRIOS NETWORKS LIMITED, a private company registered in Nigeria in September 2010 (RC-912213), based in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. It operates a value-added-services (VAS) and communications platform designed to let businesses reach customers over GSM-only channels such as USSD and SMS, without requiring a smartphone or mobile data — a common requirement for financial inclusion products in the Nigerian market.

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Client ID & Client Secret (API credentials issued at registration, plus per-session Authorization header token)

Not publicly documented in the developer portal; contact Qrios support for current limits.

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Best For

Nigerian fintechs, VAS providers, and businesses that need a no-code or API-driven way to build and operate USSD shortcode applications (under shortcode 425) for GSM-only, mobile-money-style customer flows

Pricing

Qrios is QRIOS NETWORKS LIMITED (RC-912213), a Lagos-registered Nigerian company (Lekki Phase 1) offering a shared USSD shortcode platform through its deep.qrios.com developer portal and no-code Stream App Editor. Its earlier consumer mobile-money and merchant-payment work is tied to a related company, Roja Payment Solutions Limited, documented as far back as a 2015 Gates Foundation Grand Challenges grant for merchant acceptance of mobile money payments — suggesting Qrios's current public developer offering is the USSD/SMS shortcode infrastructure itself, while direct consumer payment products historically sat with Roja. Public documentation does not publish a rate card, rate limits, or a sandbox/test environment, registration is Nigeria-only (Nigerian phone number required), and independent 2024-2026 news coverage of the platform's current activity is sparse, so confirm operational status and exact pricing directly with Qrios before integrating.

Key Highlights

  • Nigerian company (QRIOS NETWORKS LIMITED, RC-912213, Lagos) operating since 2010
  • No-code Stream App Editor for building USSD menus and shortcode logic
  • Free developer sub-shortcode under the shared national shortcode 425
  • USSD API with session-event endpoints for custom backend integration
  • Portal billing also covers SMS, WAP, airtime/data top-up, and transfers
  • Historical link to Roja Payment Solutions, a related mobile-money subsidiary

Required Access Documents

  • Nigerian Phone NumberRequired
    Registration requires a Nigerian phone number to receive SMS and email OTP verification; Nigeria is currently the only supported region.
  • Email AddressRequired
    Needed to confirm your account and receive OTP codes during signup.
  • Client ID & Client SecretRequired
    Issued automatically after email and phone verification; used to authenticate all API requests.

Use Cases

  • USSD Balance & Account Menus:Build shortcode-triggered USSD flows (e.g. *425*003*489#) for balance checks and account menus using the no-code Stream App Editor.
  • Mobile Money & Merchant Payment Flows:Extend USSD sessions into merchant payment and mobile-money-style flows via the USSD API, the same category of use case originally built out through Qrios's Roja Payment Solutions subsidiary.
  • GSM-Only Customer Engagement:Reach customers who only have GSM access (no smartphone or data) by combining USSD menus with SMS notifications for offline-first engagement.

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