BT API Developer Portal

Why partner with us?

We have more than 32m customers in the UK, over 620 high street stores and a presence in 50% of UK households. We also connect more than 1m business customers and public sector organisations, meaning more than 1 billion customer contacts every year. If you’re looking for a partner with true nationwide scale, look no further.

Serving 3 great brands

BT, EE and Plusnet connect customers to information, entertainment, and friends and family, at home and on the move. They're tailored so that between them they serve the whole of the UK.

About this portal

It couldn’t be simpler to begin using our APIs. Join us on our journey to building a better-connected world. Our developer portal showcases our range of APIs and their capabilities, and is a hub to help you take a project from idea to reality.

Products

All Products

Direct Carrier Billing

Charging and Crediting

A fast, simple and secure way to make a one-off, or recurring payment by charging to a user’s mobile phone bill or pre-pay credit

Crediting

Charging and Crediting

Crediting provides an innovative loyalty or reward scheme by allowing credits to be paid to EE mobile phone accounts.

Premium SMS

Charging and Crediting

A fast, simple and secure way to make a one-off, or recurring payments via text

SIM Swap

Digital Identity

Account takeover protection with SIM Swap

Know Your Customer

Digital Identity

Validating and authenticating your customer’s identity

Call Divert

Digital Identity

Account takeover protection with Call Divert

Getting started

It’s easy to get started with our suite of APIs. Browse our range of products to find out how our APIs can help your business. 

First, register for access to our Developer Portal. You’ll get free access to some of our most popular APIs.
Start experimenting! Test how our APIs integrate into your applications.
Ready for more? Then apply to go live – speak to our account team to discuss your requirements.

Take a look around the site and see how our products are helping partners solve problems, generate more revenue and reduce risk. The same could be true for your business.

Case Studies

All Case Studies

NatWest

As digital transactions have grown, the number of account takeovers involving customer phone numbers, in which SIM information is ported to another device without the account holders’ knowledge, has increased. It has...

Microsoft

Although Microsoft already offered its customers a range of payment options, it recognised that the seamless nature of Charge to Bill improves its overall conversion rate. It also wanted to give its customers a greater...

Stand Up To Cancer

Charity Stand Up to Cancer wanted to see increased donations during its live telethons, and realised that Charge to Bill offered an alternative quick and easy way for the public to donate, and one that is potentially...

Our suite of APIs exists to enhance our user’s experience and protect them in their online activities, making us the ideal partner to work with. We strictly control our data and do everything with our customers’ experience and protection in mind.

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