[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":95},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo:vs-cloud-api:group-invite-link":3,"highlight:vs-cloud-api:group-invite-link":91},{"availability":4,"ban_risk":5,"ban_risk_note":6,"cloud_api_status":7,"demand":8,"facts":9,"faqs":34,"feature":45,"meta":49,"official_workaround":51,"related":52,"seo":65,"short_verdict":78,"slug":47,"tier":79,"updated":11,"url":73,"verdict":80,"wapito_endpoint":81},"ga","low","Reading and rotating the invite link of a group you administer is unremarkable. What draws attention is joining large numbers of unfamiliar groups by code, which looks like harvesting - so resolve a code first, join deliberately, and keep the number out of groups it has no reason to be in.","forbidden","high",[10,16,22,28],{"checked":11,"claim":12,"key":13,"quote":14,"source_url":15},"2026-09-15","Meta's Cloud API reference documents no endpoints for creating or administering WhatsApp groups. 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},"It depends on where it lives. A link on a private confirmation page can sit for months; a link on a public social profile is worth rotating weekly, because that is where scrapers find them. Rotating behind your own redirect costs nothing to your users, so err on the frequent side.","How often should I rotate the invite link?","features.json",{"a":40,"q":41,"source":38},"Not directly - WhatsApp reports that someone joined, not which link they used. If you need attribution, use a distinct group per source, or put your own redirect in front of each published link and correlate the click with the join event that follows it.","Can I see who joined through a particular link?",{"a":43,"q":44,"source":38},"No. Anyone joining by link arrives as an ordinary member, including an automation. If the bot needs to moderate, an existing admin has to promote it after it joins, which is worth building into the onboarding rather than discovering when the first write fails.","Does joining by link make my number an admin?",{"name":46,"slug":47,"url":48},"Group Invite Link","group-invite-link","\u002Fwhatsapp-api\u002Fgroup-invite-link\u002F",{"checked":11,"doc_url":15,"quote":50},"Paraphrase (not a verbatim quote), checked against the Cloud API reference index: no endpoint for reading, generating or revoking a group invite link appears in the reference.","The nearest official thing is a click-to-chat link, which opens a one-to-one conversation with a business rather than joining a group. It solves a different problem: reaching you, not joining a shared thread.",{"alternatives":53,"glossary":54,"matrix":64,"pillar":48},[],[55,58,61],{"title":56,"url":57},"Invite code","\u002Fglossary\u002Finvite-code\u002F",{"title":59,"url":60},"Group admin","\u002Fglossary\u002Fgroup-admin\u002F",{"title":62,"url":63},"JID","\u002Fglossary\u002Fjid\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-invite-link\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwapito.com\u002Fvs-cloud-api\u002Fgroup-invite-link\u002F","No. Invite links are not part of the official API. With no group endpoints in the Cloud API there is no invite link to read or revoke.","Can the official WhatsApp API manage invite links?","Can the Official WhatsApp API Manage Invite Links? | Wapito","No. Invite links are not part of the official API.","t4","With no group endpoints in the Cloud API there is no invite link to read or revoke. The link people paste in bios and on landing pages is generated in the app, and only a client that speaks the protocol can read or rotate it programmatically.",{"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\u002F120363041234567890@g.us\u002Finvite \\\n  --header 'Authorization: Bearer wpt_YOUR_TOKEN'","bash","GET","getGroupInvite","\u002Fgroups\u002F{id}\u002Finvite","Get the group invite link","groups","\u002Fdocs\u002Fapi\u002Fgroups\u002Fget-group-invite\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\u002F120363041234567890@g.us\u002Finvite\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>",1790464904914]