Why is my WhatsApp Business verification code not arriving?
Updated 12 October 2026
Wait for the timer to finish, then ask for a phone call: an automated voice reads the six-digit code aloud. Enter your full international number, because VoIP and toll-free numbers cannot be registered.
- Enter the full international number with country code and no leading zeros or exit codes.
- Check mobile data or Wi-Fi, and turn off call-blocking apps and task killers.
- VoIP, toll-free, paid premium and universal access numbers cannot be registered.
- Wrong codes entered again and again can lock you out. You must wait the stated time, and it cannot be sped up.
Take orders while WhatsApp is set up
Your Menuthere ordering website and QR code work straight away, so orders do not wait on WhatsApp. WhatsApp ordering is then set up from your existing number once it is registered.
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Sources (1)
- WhatsApp Help Center article, WhatsApp Help Center, 12 October 2026
