---
title: "Resend verification code"
method: POST
path: "/v2/whatsapp/phone_numbers/{phone_number}/resend_verification"
tags: ["Whatsapp Phone Numbers"]
---

# Resend verification code

`POST /v2/whatsapp/phone_numbers/{phone_number}/resend_verification`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.telnyx.com/v2`
- URL: `https://api.telnyx.com/v2/v2/whatsapp/phone_numbers/{phone_number}/resend_verification`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Requests a new verification code for the specified WhatsApp phone number.

## Path parameters

- `phone_number` string, required

## Request body

- WhatsappResendVerificationRequest
  - `verification_method` 'sms' | 'voice'

## Response `204`

Code resent

## Other responses

- `4XX`: Unexpected error

## Changes

> 152 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-08-17** `1571b0380bd7`: 3 breaking
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `4XX`
  - the `errors/items/` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `4XX`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int32` to no format for status `4XX`
- **2026-08-04** `8f5f4e537994`: 4 breaking
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `4XX`
  - the `errors/items/` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `4XX`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `4XX`
  - the `errors/items/source/pointer` response's property format changed from `json-pointer` to no format for status `4XX`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/team-telnyx/apis/telnyx-api-2/changes/v2/whatsapp/phone_numbers/:phone_number/resend_verification/post.md)

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