WhatsApp Phone Numbers API

List and manage phone numbers on a WABA

Operations 2

GET /{waba-id}/phone_numbers WhatsApp List Phone Numbers #
GET /{phone-number-id} WhatsApp Get Phone Number Info #

Documentation

Specifications

Schemas & Data

Other Resources

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Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/messages
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Pricing
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing
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StatusPage
https://metastatus.com/
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ChangeLog
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/changelog
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ErrorCodes
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/support/error-codes
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PostmanCollection
https://www.postman.com/meta/whatsapp-business-platform/collection/wlk6lh4/whatsapp-cloud-api
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Node.js SDK
https://github.com/WhatsApp/WhatsApp-Nodejs-SDK
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Sandbox
https://business.whatsapp.com/developers/developer-hub
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Migration Guide
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/migrate-to-cloud-api
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Media Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/media
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Phone Numbers Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/phone-numbers
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Business Profiles Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/business-profiles
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Two-Step Verification
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/two-step-verification
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Versioning
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/guides/versioning
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PostmanCollection
https://www.postman.com/meta/whatsapp-business-platform/collection/3kru5r6/whatsapp-business-management-api
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Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/business-management-api/message-templates
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ChangeLog
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/business-management-api/changelog

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OpenAPI Specification

whatsapp-phone-numbers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: WhatsApp Business Management Analytics Phone Numbers API
  description: The WhatsApp Business Management API enables programmatic management of WhatsApp Business Accounts, phone numbers, message templates, analytics, user assignments, product catalogs, and webhook subscriptions through the Meta Graph API.
  version: '21.0'
  contact:
    name: Meta Platform Support
    url: https://developers.facebook.com/support/
  termsOfService: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-terms
servers:
- url: https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
  description: Meta Graph API Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Phone Numbers
  description: List and manage phone numbers on a WABA
paths:
  /{waba-id}/phone_numbers:
    get:
      operationId: listPhoneNumbers
      summary: WhatsApp List Phone Numbers
      description: Lists all phone numbers associated with a WhatsApp Business Account.
      tags:
      - Phone Numbers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WabaId'
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated fields to return
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Pagination limit
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 42
      - name: after
        in: query
        description: Cursor for forward pagination
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: before
        in: query
        description: Cursor for backward pagination
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Phone numbers retrieved
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhoneNumber'
                  paging:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/CursorPaging'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /{phone-number-id}:
    get:
      operationId: getPhoneNumber
      summary: WhatsApp Get Phone Number Info
      description: Retrieves information about a registered phone number.
      tags:
      - Phone Numbers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PhoneNumberId'
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of fields to return
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Phone number info retrieved
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhoneNumberInfo'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    WabaId:
      name: waba-id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: WhatsApp Business Account ID
      schema:
        type: string
    PhoneNumberId:
      name: phone-number-id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Phone Number ID from the WhatsApp Business Account
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    CursorPaging:
      type: object
      properties:
        cursors:
          type: object
          properties:
            before:
              type: string
            after:
              type: string
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: example_value
        previous:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: example_value
    PhoneNumberInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: wamid.abc123
        verified_name:
          type: string
          example: Example Business
        display_phone_number:
          type: string
          example: '+15551234567'
        quality_rating:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GREEN
          - YELLOW
          - RED
          - UNKNOWN
          example: GREEN
        code_verification_status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - VERIFIED
          - NOT_VERIFIED
          - EXPIRED
          example: VERIFIED
        platform_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CLOUD_API
          - ON_PREMISE
          - NOT_APPLICABLE
          example: CLOUD_API
        throughput:
          type: object
          properties:
            level:
              type: string
              enum:
              - STANDARD
              - HIGH
        is_official_business_account:
          type: boolean
          example: true
    PhoneNumber:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: wamid.abc123
        display_phone_number:
          type: string
          example: '+15551234567'
        verified_name:
          type: string
          example: Example Business
        quality_rating:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GREEN
          - YELLOW
          - RED
          - UNKNOWN
          example: GREEN
        code_verification_status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - VERIFIED
          - NOT_VERIFIED
          - EXPIRED
          example: VERIFIED
        is_official_business_account:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        name_status:
          type: string
          example: Example Business
        platform_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CLOUD_API
          - ON_PREMISE
          - NOT_APPLICABLE
          example: CLOUD_API
        throughput:
          type: object
          properties:
            level:
              type: string
              enum:
              - STANDARD
              - HIGH
        account_mode:
          type: string
          enum:
          - LIVE
          - SANDBOX
          example: LIVE
        messaging_limit_tier:
          type: string
          enum:
          - TIER_1K
          - TIER_10K
          - TIER_100K
          - TIER_UNLIMITED
          example: TIER_1K
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: System User Token with whatsapp_business_management permission
externalDocs:
  description: WhatsApp Business Management API Documentation
  url: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/business-management-api