Retrieve WhatsApp contact information
Fetches or creates WhatsApp contact information for a given phone number. This endpoint validates WhatsApp availability and returns detailed contact metadata including business account status and profile information.
Authorizations
Query Parameters
Phone number in international format (E.164)
Whether to create a new contact if one doesn't exist
Optional Sent platform identifier for tracking
Response
WhatsApp contact information including profile and verification details
Unique identifier for the phone number record
Sent platform identifier
Phone number in E.164 format
Unique WhatsApp identifier for the contact
ISO country code of the phone number
Type of phone number (MOBILE, LANDLINE, etc)
MOBILE
, LANDLINE
, VOIP
, UNKNOWN
URL to the contact's WhatsApp profile picture
Indicates if the number belongs to a WhatsApp Business account
Indicates if the WhatsApp account is invalid or deactivated
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