Number registration and verification
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WhatsApp error 131045: The number is not registered on the API
The ArabyBot teamOfficial Meta partner · written from our own platform dataThe short answer
Error 131045 means the message was sent from a number whose registration on the WhatsApp API is not complete. Register the number first, then send again.
What it stopsEvery message from this number
Retry?Only after the fix
Where the fix isYour settings at Meta
Why error 131045 appears
- The number was added to the account but its PIN registration step was never completed.
How to fix it, step by step
- Complete the number's registration
From the WhatsApp numbers page reconnect the number until it shows «connected».
Related codes
- 133016Too many registration attempts for the number
- 131037The number's display name needs approval
- 133000A previous deregistration did not complete
- 133004The registration server is temporarily unavailable
- 133005The two-step verification PIN is wrong
- 133006The number must be verified before registering
Every WhatsApp error code, grouped by kind ←
Source: Meta's official error code reference, with what we see on our own platform.
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