How to Add & Verify Your WhatsApp Phone Number

Beginner 4 min read

Tutorial video coming soon

What You'll Learn

In this tutorial you'll learn:

Add a phone number by its Meta Phone Number ID
Request and enter an OTP to verify a number
Understand quality rating and messaging limit fields

Prerequisites

Before you start:

A connected WhatsApp Business Account
A phone number already present in your Meta Business Manager

Step-by-Step Guide

Open Phone Numbers

Dashboard → Phone Numbers

Numbers linked through Embedded Signup appear here automatically. To add one manually, click Add Phone Number, select the WABA, and enter the Meta Phone Number ID — quality rating, messaging limit, and verification status all sync in from Meta automatically.

Phone Numbers page with a number showing quality rating, messaging limit, verification status and OTP and Sync buttons — The Phone Numbers page.

Add Phone Number dialog with a WABA Account selector and a Meta Phone Number ID field — Add a number manually by its Meta Phone Number ID.

Register a new number

If a number is new, open its row menu and choose Register, then set a 6-digit PIN. A number must be registered before it can send messages through the Cloud API.

Row menu on the Phone Numbers page with Register highlighted, plus Deregister and Remove — Register is in each number's row menu.

Request a verification code

If a number shows as unverified, click Request OTP and choose SMS or Voice call for delivery.

Request OTP dialog with an OTP Method dropdown set to SMS and a Send OTP button — Choose SMS or Voice Call, then Send OTP.

Enter the code

Enter the code you receive in the Verify OTP dialog. The number's status updates to Active/Verified once confirmed.

Tip

Numbers added automatically through Embedded Signup are usually already registered and verified by Meta — this manual OTP flow mainly applies to numbers added directly by Phone Number ID.

Common Issues

Problem

A number shows a RED quality rating.

Solution

Quality rating is calculated by Meta based on block rate and negative feedback from recipients, not by Vaaniq. Improve it by sending relevant messages, keeping opt-in lists clean, and monitoring opt-outs.

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