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WhatsApp Error Codes

Overview of common WhatsApp errors and possible solutions.

Updated over 2 months ago

WhatsApp Cloud API Error Codes Guide

This guide provides an overview of common WhatsApp API error codes encountered when charles, along with their descriptions and possible solutions. While charles provides insights into the errors, we have no way to influence or mitigate them.

Common Error Codes in Campaigns

131026 – Message Undeliverable

  • Description: The message could not be delivered

  • Possible Reasons:

    • The recipient's phone number is not associated with a WhatsApp account

    • The recipient has blocked the business

    • The recipient's phone is turned off or has no internet connection

131049 – Per-User Marketing Template Message Limit reached

  • Description: This message was not delivered to maintain healthy ecosystem engagement

  • Possible reasons:

131047 – User's number is part of an experiment

  • Description: Message was not sent as part of an experiment.

  • Possible reasons: Meta from time to time runs experiments in the background. The message could not be delivered because they are running one of these experiments.

Other Error Codes

For a comprehensive list of error codes and their details, please refer to the official documentation: Cloud API Error Codes

Notes

  • Always ensure that the recipient's phone number is correct and active on WhatsApp

  • Regularly check for updates in the official documentation to stay informed about new error codes and their resolutions

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