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The messages reference does list a group recipient type, but no endpoint returns or creates a group id, so the value cannot be obtained.","https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.facebook.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fwhatsapp\u002Fcloud-api\u002Freference",{"checked":6,"claim":12,"cost_label":13,"key":14,"quote":15,"source_url":16},"A business may send free-form messages only inside a 24-hour customer service window that the user opens by messaging or calling. Once the window closes, only pre-approved template messages may be sent.","Writing to someone first","template_and_24h_window","\"When a WhatsApp user messages you or calls you, a 24-hour timer called a customer service window starts.\" and \"When the window closes, you can only send pre-approved template messages.\" (both verbatim)","https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.facebook.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fwhatsapp\u002Fcloud-api\u002Fguides\u002Fsend-messages",{"checked":6,"claim":18,"cost_label":19,"key":20,"quote":21,"source_url":22},"Meta charges for the WhatsApp Business Platform per message rather than per conversation. The earlier per-conversation model was replaced on 1 July 2025, so any comparison written before that date is out of date; free entry point windows remain an exception.","Every message you send","per_message_pricing","\"Effective July 1, 2025, Meta charges on a per-message basis\" (verbatim). The same page describes Free Entry Point windows, which stay open for 72 hours and carry no charge for messages sent while open.","https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.facebook.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fwhatsapp\u002Fpricing",{"checked":6,"claim":24,"cost_label":25,"key":26,"quote":27,"source_url":28},"Apps that need advanced access to Meta's permissions may have to complete Business Verification, a process in which Meta collects information to verify the business entity. It is a real onboarding step with a real elapsed time, and it has no equivalent when you link a number you already own.","Getting onto the platform","business_verification","\"As of February 1, 2023, if your app requires advanced level access to permissions, you might need to complete Business Verification.\" and \"Business Verification is a process that allows us to gather information about you and your Business so we can verify your identity as a business entity.\" (both verbatim)","https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.facebook.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fdevelopment\u002Frelease\u002Fbusiness-verification",[30,41,47,55,62,69,75,81,87,95,101,107,114,121,127,134,142,148,155,163],{"availability":31,"ban_risk":32,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":32,"endpoint_count":35,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":36,"short_verdict":37,"slug":38,"url":39,"vs_url":40},"ga","high","groups","forbidden",3,"Create Group","No. The official API cannot create a WhatsApp 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API.","group-admins","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-admins\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-admins\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":32,"endpoint_count":56,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":57,"short_verdict":58,"slug":59,"url":60,"vs_url":61},4,"Group Invite Link","No. Invite links are not part of the official API.","group-invite-link","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-invite-link\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-invite-link\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":49,"endpoint_count":63,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":64,"short_verdict":65,"slug":66,"url":67,"vs_url":68},2,"Group Settings","No. The official API cannot configure a group.","group-settings","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-settings\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-settings\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":49,"endpoint_count":56,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":70,"short_verdict":71,"slug":72,"url":73,"vs_url":74},"Group Join Requests","No. Join requests do not exist in the official API.","group-join-requests","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-join-requests\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-join-requests\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":49,"endpoint_count":35,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":76,"short_verdict":77,"slug":78,"url":79,"vs_url":80},"Group Info","No. The official API cannot see a group at all.","group-info","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-info\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-info\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":48,"endpoint_count":35,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":82,"short_verdict":83,"slug":84,"url":85,"vs_url":86},"Leave Group","No. The official API has no group to leave.","leave-group","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fleave-group\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fleave-group\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":49,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":32,"endpoint_count":88,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":89,"name":90,"short_verdict":91,"slug":92,"url":93,"vs_url":94},11,"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.facebook.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fwhatsapp\u002Fcloud-api\u002Freference\u002Fmessages","Send Group Message","No. The official API cannot post into a group.","send-group-message","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fsend-group-message\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fsend-group-message\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":48,"endpoint_count":56,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":96,"short_verdict":97,"slug":98,"url":99,"vs_url":100},"Group Icon","No. There is no group, so there is no group icon.","group-icon","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-icon\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-icon\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":33,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":48,"endpoint_count":35,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":102,"short_verdict":103,"slug":104,"url":105,"vs_url":106},"Group Events","No. The official API has no group events.","group-events","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-events\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-events\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":49,"category":108,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":49,"endpoint_count":56,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":109,"short_verdict":110,"slug":111,"url":112,"vs_url":113},"channels","Create Channel","No. Channels are absent from the official API.","create-channel","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fcreate-channel\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fcreate-channel\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":49,"category":108,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":32,"endpoint_count":115,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":116,"short_verdict":117,"slug":118,"url":119,"vs_url":120},5,"Post to Channel","No. You cannot publish to a Channel officially.","post-to-channel","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fpost-to-channel\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fpost-to-channel\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":108,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":49,"endpoint_count":56,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":122,"short_verdict":123,"slug":124,"url":125,"vs_url":126},"Follow Channels","No. The official API cannot follow or read a Channel.","follow-channels","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Ffollow-channels\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Ffollow-channels\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":49,"category":128,"cloud_api_status":34,"demand":32,"endpoint_count":56,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":129,"short_verdict":130,"slug":131,"url":132,"vs_url":133},"status","Post Status","No. Status does not exist in the official API.","post-status","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fpost-status\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fpost-status\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":32,"category":135,"cloud_api_status":136,"demand":32,"endpoint_count":63,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":137,"short_verdict":138,"slug":139,"url":140,"vs_url":141},"contacts","restricted","Check Number","Not really. There is no official validation endpoint.","check-number","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fcheck-number\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fcheck-number\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":48,"category":135,"cloud_api_status":136,"demand":49,"endpoint_count":63,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":89,"name":143,"short_verdict":144,"slug":145,"url":146,"vs_url":147},"LID to Phone","Not applicable. The official API never shows you a LID.","lid-to-phone","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Flid-to-phone\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Flid-to-phone\u002F",{"availability":149,"ban_risk":48,"category":135,"cloud_api_status":136,"demand":49,"endpoint_count":35,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":10,"name":150,"short_verdict":151,"slug":152,"url":153,"vs_url":154},"beta","Profile Picture","Partly. You can set yours, not read theirs.","profile-picture","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fprofile-picture\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fprofile-picture\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":49,"category":156,"cloud_api_status":136,"demand":32,"endpoint_count":157,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":16,"name":158,"short_verdict":159,"slug":160,"url":161,"vs_url":162},"messaging",12,"Send Without Template","Only inside a 24-hour window opened by the customer.","send-message-without-template","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fsend-message-without-template\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fsend-message-without-template\u002F",{"availability":31,"ban_risk":49,"category":164,"cloud_api_status":136,"demand":32,"endpoint_count":165,"meta_checked":6,"meta_doc_url":166,"name":167,"short_verdict":168,"slug":169,"url":170,"vs_url":171},"account",7,"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.facebook.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fwhatsapp\u002Fcloud-api\u002Freference\u002Fphone-numbers","Connect a Number","No. Meta registers the number and takes it off the app.","connect-number-qr-pairing","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fconnect-number-qr-pairing\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fconnect-number-qr-pairing\u002F",{"breadcrumb":173,"canonical":180,"description":181,"h1":182,"lastmod":183,"title":184},[174,177],{"name":175,"url":176},"Home","\u002F",{"name":178,"url":179},"vs Cloud API","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwapito.com\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002F","A sourced, per-feature matrix of what Meta's official WhatsApp Cloud API cannot do. 20 features compared against Meta's documentation.","WhatsApp Cloud API vs Wapito, feature by feature","2026-09-17","WhatsApp Cloud API Limits: What Meta Cannot Do | Wapito","t4",1790464894220]