WhatsApp Gateway
API referenceContacts

Check whether a phone number is on WhatsApp

GET
/api/v1/sessions/{session}/contacts/check

Runs a live WhatsApp lookup for one phone number and returns JID if present.

Requires read and a connected session.

Errors: validation_error for bad phone, not_found for session ownership, not_implemented for disconnected session.

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer <token>

Send Authorization: Bearer <token>. The token can be a login JWT from the frontend or an api-key for a script. JWT access comes from the person's organization role. Api-key access comes from the permissions saved on the key.

In: header

Path Parameters

session*string

WhatsApp session id used for live lookup. Must be connected.

Example"sess_01HZX"

Query Parameters

phone?string

Phone number in digits, optionally with +.

Example"+14155550123"

Response Body

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://example.com/api/v1/sessions/sess_01HZX/contacts/check"
{  "isOnWhatsApp": true,  "jid": "string",  "query": "string"}
{  "error": {    "code": "not_found",    "details": {      "property1": null,      "property2": null    },    "message": "session not found"  }}