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Robert Sinclair
Robert Sinclair

Reputation: 5436

How to check if a phone number is on WhatsApp via Twilio API

I'm trying to find a way to check if a phone number is on whatsapp or not. We're using the Twilio API and have a verified Whatsapp business account.

This was not possible in 2019, but maybe something's changed?

Thank you

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3430

Answers (2)

Chirag Arora
Chirag Arora

Reputation: 24

you can get different number for WhatsApp related messages and only way to figure out is send them a message and wait for response.

Upvotes: 0

philnash
philnash

Reputation: 73075

Are you trying to check if your Twilio numbers have WhatsApp capabilities? Or are you trying to check if your user's phone number is also on WhatsApp? Either way, the answer is that you cannot.

I will also note, if you are trying to see if your user's phone number is also WhatsApp capable, that you should find that out from a user when they enter it, because WhatsApp requires explicit opt-in from your user before you can send them messages.

Upvotes: 2

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