How to check if a number has whatsapp


2 ways to check if a phone number is on WhatsApp or not

One of the biggest annoyances with WhatsApp used to be that you couldn’t see whether a particular phone number was registered with the service unless it was saved in the Contacts app on your iPhone. That changed with WhatsApp version 2.19.30. Now you can easily see if any phone number is on WhatsApp before messaging it, and iDB shows you how.

This feature is handy when you want to see if a person whose phone number you know is using WhatsApp or not. Before WhatsApp 2.19.30, you had to first save a number in the Contacts app for WhatsApp to be able to determine if it’s on the service.

So the next time you meet someone and manage to get their phone number, you can check if they’re on WhatsApp before saving them as a contact. Follow along with us as we show you how.

How to see if a phone number is on WhatsApp or not

1) Open WhatsApp and be on the Chats screen.

2) Tap the new chat button from the top-right.

3) Select New Contact.

4) Type or paste the full phone number you want to check.

  • If the owner of this number has a WhatsApp account, it will show a green checkmark and say, “This phone number is on WhatsApp.”
  • If the number is not registered with WhatsApp, it will display, “This phone number is not on WhatsApp. Invite to WhatsApp.”
  • In case the number you check is already saved to your phone and has a WhatsApp account, it will show a green checkmark and say, “This phone number is already in your contacts. View contact.”

5) Tap Cancel to exit this option or type in a person’s first and last name along with any other details before tapping Save (you’ll review contact details on the next screen).

Important: Don’t overuse this feature because WhatsApp will refuse to check new phone numbers after a few successive attempts.

How to check if a number is on WhatsApp or not using Safari

The above method is very easy, but you should know about a second method as well.

1) Open Safari, and in the address bar, type https://wa.me/ followed by the country code and the phone number you want to check. wa.me is the official short URL for WhatsApp. For example, if you wish to check if 987654321 is available on WhatsApp or not, type: https://wa.me/+1987654321. In this case, +1 is the country code (for the USA).

2) Once you have typed everything, tap the enter key on the keyboard.

3) You’ll see a popup saying Open this page in “WhatsApp”? Tap Open.

4) If the phone number is not registered on WhatsApp, it will say, “The phone number isn’t on WhatsApp.”

5) If the number is registered on WhatsApp, it will open the chat screen. You can start a chat with this person (without saving the number!) or go back to exit the screen.

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How to check if a phone number is On WhatsApp?- WhatsApp Sender Guide

Here is the thing: it is a struggle to check if a number is on WhatsApp or not. You have to add the mobile number first as a contact before you can verify if the number is WhatsApp-registered or not. 

If the “Invite” button appeared after you added the contact number, it means that the number is not yet registered on WhatsApp. Check the full steps here.

Screenshot of how a normal invite link looks like?

But did you know, there is an easier way to check this?

In this article, we will show you the step-by-step guide in using the WARocket’s Download Report feature, so you can check if the number is on WhatsApp or not without adding them on your contact list.

But first, what is WARocket?

WARocket Sender for WhatsApp is a customer engagement tool that is lightweight and easy-to-use, accessible right inside your Chrome browser. With WARocket, you can:

  • Engage with your customers via WhatsApp 
  • Send messages without adding people to your contact list
  • Send messages via CSV file
  • Highlight unread texts, blur recent message, contact details or contact images

This image shows the accessories functional of WhatsApp Rocket.

And of course, you can also download a report about the message sending activities in WhatsApp.

The Download Report feature

With the WARocket’s Download Report feature, you can have a glimpse of your sending activities in WhatsApp including:

  • The phone numbers of the people you’ve sent the message to
  • The status of the message sending activities
  • The Time and Date of the activities

This screenshot shows how the export file looks like.

Now the status comes in 2 possible results:

  • SENT. It means that the message was successfully sent
  • NOT EXIST. It means that the number you are trying to reach is not a WhatsApp registered number

By checking the status on the downloaded report, you can now check if the number is on WhatsApp or not.

How To Use the Download Report Feature

1. Go to rocketsend.io and install the Chrome extension to your browser.

Screenshot of WhatsApp Sender Rocket looks like.

2. If the WARocket Pane on the top right corner is not yet opened, click the Sender button, to open the pane.

Screenshot of the 'Sender' button on WhatsApp Sender.

3. On the WARocket Pane, click Settings

Screenshot of the 'Settings' option of WhatsApp Sender.

4. And click Download Report

The screenshot shows how to download logs.

5. A CSV file will be downloaded containing the recent sending activities

The screenshot shows the logs.

Conclusion

Aside from the lightweight and easy-to-use features of WARocket as a Customer Engagement Tool, the Download feature is a great help in verifying if the number is on WhatsApp or not, saving you from the hassle of adding the numbers manually to your contact list.

Got questions about the great features of WARocket? Check out our Guides section to know more.

How to find out if a person has WhatsApp: practical ways

Posted on 06/21/2019 7 Comments0

Many people now use WhatsApp to communicate, but not all. Do you want to start a conversation with a person in this messenger, but you are not sure if he has this application on his phone? Ask him directly about it - in a personal meeting or when talking on the phone. If it is not possible to ask, check in the messenger itself whether your future interlocutor has registered there.

You can find out if a person has registered with WhatsApp, but only if you know his phone number. If you don't know, you need to get it: in social networks, through friends, etc. All contacts from your phone book that have WhatsApp will be shown as a list in the messenger.

Messenger on Android

How to view the list of contacts who have WhatsApp in the Android application:

  1. Add the person's phone number to your address book on your smartphone first, if you have not already done so.
  2. Open WhatsApp, go to the section for calls. Tap on the round green plus button.

    In the section for calls, click on the icon in the lower right corner

  3. Try to find in the list of contacts the person with whom you want to start chatting in the messenger.

    Find a contact in the suggested list

  4. If the person is not available, try updating the list. To do this, click on the three dots at the top and click on the appropriate option.

    Update your contact list from your address book

  5. Please wait while the list is updated - you will receive a notification. Review the list again. If a person is still not there, then he does not use WhatsApp.

    After the update, a message will appear

In the application on iOS

If you have an iPhone, do the following:

  1. Open the section with dialogs. Click on the square icon with a pen to start creating a new chat.
  2. Find the person you want to chat with in the New Chat section if you have previously added their phone number to your phone contacts.

    Proceed to create a new contact in the messenger

  3. If not added, click on "New Contact".
  4. Start entering a phone number. When you're done, you should see a notification under the line whether the person is using WhatsApp or not.

    Enter the number and look at the message below

  5. You may also see a message that this contact is already in your address book. Click on "View". If it becomes possible to start a dialogue with a person, then he is on WhatsApp.

    The program showed that the contact is already in your address book

  6. If you do not receive any notification under the number field, update the messenger in the App Store.

Do not get carried away with this method of determining if a user has WhatsApp, otherwise the messenger will simply stop showing you information.

To find out for sure whether your future interlocutor is on WhatsApp or not, first find out his phone number. Add it to your mobile device's notebook. Launch WhatsApp and go to the contacts section and see if the person is on the list or not.

  • Author: Ekaterina Vasilyeva