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WhatsApp Number Check API

Check if a mobile number has an active WhatsApp account and whether it is a business account, so candidate invites, reminders and notifications go through the channel the person actually uses.

Response
Real-time
Inputs
1 required
Consent
Not required
Billing
Per successful call
POST /v1/whatsapp-number-check
Sandbox · Production
  1. Your application sends

    • Mobile number*
  2. emver API

    Validates the request, queries the source, normalises the answer and logs the call. Billed only on success.

  3. Verified with

    Authoritative source

  4. You receive

    • Reachable on WhatsApp
    • Account type (personal / business)
    • Business display name
whatsapp-number-check Full reference
Overview

What the WhatsApp Number Check API does

Send the number; receive WhatsApp availability, account type and, where available, the business display name.

Benefits

Why teams use the WhatsApp Number Check API

Know whether a number is reachable on WhatsApp before you message it.

Right channel, first time

Send invites over WhatsApp only where they will land.

Lower messaging spend

No wasted template messages to unreachable numbers.

Use cases

Where it's called

Where the WhatsApp Number Check API is typically called, and what it settles there.

Candidate outreach

Choose WhatsApp or SMS for each invite.

Collections and reminders

Reachability before campaigns.

How it works

Four steps, one response envelope

Request and response details, environments and a ready-to-import collection are in the developer console.

  1. 01

    Authenticate

    Call with your organisation API key. Sandbox and production use the same contract.

  2. 02

    Send the inputs

    Mobile number as a JSON body. Optional fields sharpen the match.

  3. 03

    We verify at source

    emver queries the authoritative record, normalises the answer and logs the request.

  4. 04

    Act on the result

    A verification status plus the fields listed above, in the same response envelope as every other API.

Privacy and security built in

Consent recorded · Payloads not retained beyond your retention window · Every request traceable

FAQ

WhatsApp Number Check API: frequently asked questions

What teams ask before adding the WhatsApp Number Check API to their integration.

No. It is a silent reachability check.

Related

APIs that run alongside it

Usually called with the WhatsApp Number Check API, on the same key.

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