---
title: "Retrieve a WhatsApp phone number"
method: GET
path: "/whatsapp/phone_numbers/{phone_number}"
tags: ["Whatsapp Phone Numbers"]
---

# Retrieve a WhatsApp phone number

`GET /whatsapp/phone_numbers/{phone_number}`

Returns one WhatsApp phone number linked to the authenticated Telnyx account. For a coexistence number in the `syncing` state, the response includes `sync_progress`.

## Path parameters

- `phone_number` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response with one WhatsApp phone number

- object
  - `data` WhatsappPhoneResponse, required
    - `record_type` string
    - `phone_number` string — Phone number in E164 format
    - `phone_number_id` string — Whatsapp phone number ID
    - `waba_id` string — WABA ID of Whatsapp business account
    - `user_id` string — User ID
    - `display_name` string
    - `quality_rating` string — Whatsapp quality rating
    - `status` string
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `enabled` boolean
    - `calling_enabled` boolean
    - `is_on_biz_app` boolean — Indicates whether the number is connected to both the WhatsApp Business app and Cloud API through WhatsApp Coexistence.
    - `coexistence_state` 'pending_onboarding' | 'sync_pending' | 'syncing' | 'sync_complete' | 'active' | 'history_declined' | 'sync_deadline_expired' | 'offboarded' | 'disconnected' | 'null', nullable — Current lifecycle state for a coexistence number. This is null for a standard Cloud API number.
    - `sync_deadline` string, date-time, nullable — Deadline for initiating the current coexistence synchronization cycle. This is null when no deadline applies.
    - `sync_progress` object, nullable — Synchronization progress. This object is returned only while a coexistence number is synchronizing.
      - `contacts_status` string
      - `history_status` string
      - `history_phase` integer, nullable
      - `history_chunk_order` integer, nullable
      - `history_progress` integer, nullable

## Other responses

- `4XX` — Unexpected error

## Changes

> 81 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-09-16** `a6a61a29ecdd` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/team-telnyx/apis/telnyx-api-2/changes/whatsapp/phone_numbers/:phone_number/get.md)

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