Groups API Error Codes and Troubleshooting
Updated: Oct 31, 2025Error Codes
| Code | Description | HTTP Status Code |
|---|---|---|
131020Bad Group | Cannot send messages to single member groups. | 400Bad Request |
131041Group unknown | The group was not found, either because it doesn’t exist or you are not a member. | 400Bad Request |
131059Invalid cursor | The cursor has either expired or become corrupted. Start pagination from the beginning again. | 400Bad Request |
131201Request partially succeeded | Not all participant-level operations in the request succeeded. | 206Partial Content Success |
131202Duplicate participant | Duplicate participants in the participant array input. | 400Bad Request |
131204Participant overlimit | Group participant size exceeds limit. | 400Bad Request |
131207Group suspended | The group violates platform policies. | 403Forbidden |
131208Group Rate Limit Hit | Group operation failed because there were too many group operations from this phone number in a short period. | 429Too many requests |
131209Invalid Group Profile Picture Aspect Ratio | Width and height of the image must be equal. | 400Bad Request |
131210Image is Too Small to Process | Image width and height must be greater than 192px. | 400Bad Request |
131211Group create limit reached | Reached the limit for the maximum number of groups that can be created for this number. | 400Bad Request |
131212Participant is not a part of the group. | Participant is not a part of the group. | 400Bad Request |
131213Group join request does not exist. | Group join request does not exist. | 400Bad Request |
131214Group creation is temporarily disabled | Group creation is temporarily disabled due to excessive marketing messages sent by the WABA in customer service window over the past 7 days. | 400Bad Request |
131215This phone number is not eligible to access Groups APIs | Groups APIs are only available for eligible phone numbers. Please check eligibility for Groups APIs in our documentation - /documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/get-started | 400Bad Request |
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