Can I use my personal WhatsApp number for my restaurant?
Updated 30 September 2026
Yes, you can move your personal number to the WhatsApp Business app, but one number can't be used on WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business at the same time.
- Moving from WhatsApp to the WhatsApp Business app carries your account information across.
- If you move back to WhatsApp, your catalog items and collections cannot be transferred.
- Only a mobile or landline number you own can be registered, and an account works with one number.
- Anyone who has your number saved can see your business profile, so check what it shows.
Keep orders out of your personal chats
With Menuthere, orders arrive in a dashboard and a partner app that rings until someone accepts, not in your personal chats. Customers can still message you on WhatsApp, and every staff member gets their own login.
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- Using WhatsApp and the WhatsApp Business app on the same number, WhatsApp Help Center, read 30 September 2026
- How to register a phone number, WhatsApp Help Center, read 30 September 2026
- About your business profile, WhatsApp Help Center, read 30 September 2026