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WhatsApp error 33: The business phone number has been deleted
The ArabyBot teamOfficial Meta partner · written from our own platform dataThe short answer
Error 33 means the business phone number ID in the request belongs to a deleted number. Make sure you use the correct current number ID, and add the number again if it really was deleted.
What it stopsEvery message from this number
Retry?Only after the fix
Where the fix isThe integration
Why error 33 appears
- An old number ID stayed in the integration after the number was deleted.
How to fix it, step by step
- Use the current number ID
From WhatsApp Manager or your numbers page.
Related codes
- 133016Too many registration attempts for the number
- 131037The number's display name needs approval
- 131045The number is not registered on the API
- 133000A previous deregistration did not complete
- 133004The registration server is temporarily unavailable
- 133005The two-step verification PIN is wrong
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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