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There is no way to create a group, list one, add or remove participants, manage admins, or read an invite link, and no documented way to obtain a group id in the first place.","groups_unsupported","Paraphrase (not a verbatim quote), read from the Cloud API reference index on the checked date: the reference covers sending messages to WhatsApp users and managing message templates; no group node or edge appears in it. 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":11,"claim":17,"cost_label":18,"key":19,"quote":20,"source_url":21},"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":11,"claim":23,"cost_label":24,"key":25,"quote":26,"source_url":27},"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 The earlier per-conversation model was replaced on 1 July 2025, so any comparison written before that date is out of date; free entry point windows remain an exception.","Every message you send","per_message_pricing","\"Effective July 1, 2025, Meta charges on a per-message basis\"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":11,"claim":29,"cost_label":30,"key":31,"quote":32,"source_url":33},"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",[35,39,42],{"a":36,"q":37,"source":38},"Either the linked number is not in it, or the session has not finished syncing. A newly paired number receives its groups over a short period rather than instantly, so a directory built in the first minutes after pairing will be incomplete. Re-read it once the session reports itself healthy.","Why is a group missing from the list?","features.json",{"a":40,"q":41,"source":38},"Only its public metadata, and only if you hold an invite code for it - resolving a code returns the name, size and owner without joining. Beyond that, a group is invisible to a number that is not a member, which is a deliberate part of how WhatsApp works.","Can I read a group my number is not in?",{"a":43,"q":44,"source":38},"It includes the participant roll with each member's role, which is what most automations need. For very large groups, prefer the dedicated participants endpoint so you can page through the membership instead of pulling one enormous object on every read.","Does the group object include every participant?",{"name":46,"slug":47,"url":48},"Group Info","group-info","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-info\u002F",{"checked":11,"doc_url":15,"quote":50},"Paraphrase (not a verbatim quote), checked against the Cloud API reference index: the reference has no group node to read or update.","None. The information exists only on the phone, so any directory of groups a business keeps has to be typed in and kept current by a person.",{"alternatives":53,"glossary":54,"matrix":64,"pillar":48},[],[55,58,61],{"title":56,"url":57},"JID","\u002Fglossary\u002Fjid\u002F",{"title":59,"url":60},"Group admin","\u002Fglossary\u002Fgroup-admin\u002F",{"title":62,"url":63},"Community","\u002Fglossary\u002Fcommunity\u002F","\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002F",{"breadcrumb":66,"canonical":74,"description":75,"h1":76,"lastmod":11,"title":77},[67,70,72],{"name":68,"url":69},"Home","\u002F",{"name":71,"url":64},"vs Cloud API",{"name":46,"url":73},"\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-info\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwapito.com\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-info\u002F","No. The official API cannot see a group at all. There is no group object in Meta's Cloud API, so nothing to list, read or rename.","Can the official WhatsApp API read group details?","Can the Official WhatsApp API Read Group Details? | Wapito","No. The official API cannot see a group at all.","t4","There is no group object in Meta's Cloud API, so nothing to list, read or rename. A business on the official platform cannot even enumerate the groups its number belongs to, because from the platform's point of view the number does not belong to any.",{"availability":4,"ban_risk":5,"curl":82,"method":85,"operationId":86,"path":87,"summary":88,"tag":89,"url":90},{"code":83,"lang":84},"curl --request GET \\\n  --url 'https:\u002F\u002Fapi.wapito.com\u002Fv1\u002Fgroups?count=50&offset=0' \\\n  --header 'Authorization: Bearer wpt_YOUR_TOKEN'","bash","GET","listGroups","\u002Fgroups","List groups","groups","\u002Fdocs\u002Fapi\u002Fgroups\u002Flist-groups\u002F",[92],{"label":93,"id":93,"lang":84,"code":83,"html":94},"curl","\u003Cpre class=\"shiki shiki-themes github-light-default github-dark-default\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;--shiki-dark-bg:#0d1117;color:#1f2328;--shiki-dark:#e6edf3\" tabindex=\"0\">\u003Ccode>\u003Cspan class=\"line\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:#953800;--shiki-dark:#FFA657\">curl\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0550AE;--shiki-dark:#79C0FF\"> --request\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0A3069;--shiki-dark:#A5D6FF\"> GET\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#CF222E;--shiki-dark:#FF7B72\"> \\\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cspan class=\"line\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0550AE;--shiki-dark:#79C0FF\">  --url\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0A3069;--shiki-dark:#A5D6FF\"> 'https:\u002F\u002Fapi.wapito.com\u002Fv1\u002Fgroups?count=50&offset=0'\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#CF222E;--shiki-dark:#FF7B72\"> \\\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cspan class=\"line\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0550AE;--shiki-dark:#79C0FF\">  --header\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"color:#0A3069;--shiki-dark:#A5D6FF\"> 'Authorization: Bearer wpt_YOUR_TOKEN'\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>",1790464904962]