# WhatsApp Profile Scraper - Picture, About, Business Data (`veeronica/whatsapp-validator`) Actor

Extract publicly available contact and business profile information from WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business. Retrieve profile details such as display name, phone number, business information, profile photo, status for automation, CRM enrichment, lead qualification, and business intelligence workflows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/veeronica/whatsapp-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [Veronica](https://apify.com/veeronica) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Integrations
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $6.00 / 1,000 number checkeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

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```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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# README

## WhatsApp Number Checker & Validator

**WhatsApp Number Checker** is a bulk **WhatsApp number validator** that verifies whether phone numbers are registered **WhatsApp** accounts and extracts their public **WhatsApp profile** data — **profile picture**, **about/status text**, **personal-vs-business** account type, and, for **WhatsApp Business** accounts, the full business profile: **business name, category, email, website, address, and opening hours**. Feed it a list of phone numbers and get back clean, structured data you can download as **JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML**.

Use this WhatsApp validator to **check if a number is on WhatsApp**, clean phone lists, verify leads, and **scrape WhatsApp Business contact details** (email, website, address) before you launch a campaign. It runs in the cloud and needs no coding.

### What does the WhatsApp Number Checker do?

For each phone number, the Actor:

1. **Validates the phone number format** — malformed numbers are rejected up front, so you never waste a lookup on a number that can't be valid.
2. **Checks WhatsApp registration** — confirms whether the number is a real, registered WhatsApp account.
3. **Extracts public WhatsApp profile data** — for a registered number it returns the public **profile picture URL**, the **about/status** text, and whether the account is **personal** or a **WhatsApp Business** account.
4. **Pulls the full WhatsApp Business profile** — for business accounts it also captures the **business description, category, contact email, website(s), address, time zone, and opening hours** in a structured `business` object.

### What data does it extract?

Each result is **one row per phone number**:

| Data | Details |
|---|---|
| 📱 **Number** | the phone number that was checked, in E.164 digits |
| ✅ **Has WhatsApp** | whether the number is a registered WhatsApp account (`true` / `false`) |
| 🏷️ **Account type** | `personal` or `business` (WhatsApp Business) |
| 💬 **About / status** | the public about text the user has chosen to share |
| 🖼️ **Profile picture** | public profile picture URL |
| 🏢 **Business profile** | nested `business` object for Business accounts: description, category, email, websites, address, time zone, and opening hours |

> Fields hidden by a user's WhatsApp privacy settings come back as `null`.

### Features

#### ✅ Bulk WhatsApp number validation
Pass an array of phone numbers and the Actor checks each one independently. **Invalid numbers are reported per-number without stopping the run**, so a single bad number never kills the whole job — ideal for validating large phone lists in one go.

#### 🖼️ Public WhatsApp profile data extraction
Beyond a simple yes/no, the Actor returns the public **profile picture URL**, the **about/status text**, and the **account type** (personal or WhatsApp Business) for every registered number.

#### 🏢 WhatsApp Business profile data
Flags whether each number is a **WhatsApp Business** account or personal, and for business accounts pulls the full public profile — **description, category, email, websites, address, time zone, and opening hours** — straight into a nested `business` object.

#### 🧹 Phone-list cleaning & lead verification
Filter a raw phone list down to numbers that **actually have WhatsApp**, so your outreach reaches real, reachable people and your message credits aren't wasted on bounces.

#### 📤 Clean, structured output
Results are written to a dataset you can export as **JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML** — one row per phone number, ready to drop into a spreadsheet, CRM, or automation.

### How to check if a number is on WhatsApp

1. Add the phone numbers you want to verify to the input in international **E.164 format** (e.g. `+14155552671`).
2. Click **Start** and let the Actor run.
3. Download the results from the **Storage** tab as JSON, CSV, or Excel — or push them anywhere with Apify integrations.

### Input example

```json
{
    "numbers": ["+14155552671", "+905010740316"]
}
````

Provide numbers in international **E.164 format** (e.g. `+14155552671`). See the **Input** tab for the full schema.

### Output example

The Actor returns **one record per number**:

```json
{
    "number": "14155552671",
    "hasWhatsApp": true,
    "accountType": "business",
    "about": "Hey there! I am using WhatsApp.",
    "profilePicUrl": "https://pps.whatsapp.net/...",
    "business": {
        "description": "Fresh groceries delivered daily.",
        "category": "Grocery Store",
        "email": "hello@example.com",
        "websites": ["https://example.com"],
        "address": "123 Market St, San Francisco, CA",
        "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
        "hours": [
            { "day": "mon", "mode": "specific_hours", "openTime": "09:00", "closeTime": "17:00" }
        ]
    }
}
```

For **personal** accounts `business` is `null`.

Numbers **not** on WhatsApp return `{ "hasWhatsApp": false }`; **invalid** numbers return `{ "hasWhatsApp": false, "error": "..." }` without stopping the run.

### Input reference

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `numbers` | array | Phone numbers to check, in international E.164 format (e.g. `+14155552671`). Invalid formats are reported per-number without stopping the run. |

### Why use a WhatsApp number checker?

Verifying numbers against WhatsApp before you contact them saves time, money, and your sender reputation. Common use cases for this WhatsApp validator include:

- **Lead generation & data cleaning** — filter a raw phone list down to numbers that actually have WhatsApp, so your outreach reaches real, reachable people.
- **Marketing & WhatsApp campaigns** — validate audiences before a broadcast to cut bounce rates and avoid wasted message credits.
- **CRM hygiene & enrichment** — de-duplicate and enrich contact records with verified WhatsApp status and account type.
- **B2B lead enrichment from WhatsApp Business** — turn a phone number into a company's public **email, website, address, and opening hours**, ready for sales outreach or a directory.
- **Research & verification** — confirm whether a number is on WhatsApp and capture the public profile details a user has chosen to share.

### Frequently asked questions

#### How do I check if a phone number is on WhatsApp?

Add the number in E.164 format to the input and run the Actor. It returns `hasWhatsApp: true` or `false`, plus public profile data for registered numbers.

#### Can I validate WhatsApp numbers in bulk?

Yes. Pass an array of numbers and the Actor checks each one, returning a separate result row per number. Invalid numbers are skipped individually without stopping the run.

#### What data does the WhatsApp profile lookup return?

The public **profile picture URL**, the **about/status text**, the **account type** (personal or WhatsApp Business), and the full **business profile** for Business accounts (description, category, email, websites, address, opening hours).

#### Can it tell a WhatsApp Business account from a personal one?

Yes. Every registered number is tagged with an `accountType` of `business` or `personal`, and Business accounts also return a nested `business` object with the company's public details.

#### What WhatsApp Business details can it scrape?

For a WhatsApp Business account, the `business` object includes the **business description, category/vertical, contact email, website URLs, physical address, time zone, and opening hours** — everything the business has chosen to publish on its WhatsApp profile. Personal accounts return `business: null`.

#### In what formats can I export the results?

You can download the dataset as **JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML** from the Storage tab, or send it to Google Sheets, a database, or any service through Apify integrations.

# Actor input Schema

## `numbers` (type: `array`):

Phone numbers to check, in international E.164 format (e.g. +14155552671). Invalid formats are reported per-number without stopping the run. Up to 50 numbers per run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "numbers": [
    "+15558681494",
    "+353830648858"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per checked phone number.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "numbers": [
        "+15558681494",
        "+353830648858"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("veeronica/whatsapp-validator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "numbers": [
        "+15558681494",
        "+353830648858",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("veeronica/whatsapp-validator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "numbers": [
    "+15558681494",
    "+353830648858"
  ]
}' |
apify call veeronica/whatsapp-validator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=veeronica/whatsapp-validator",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "WhatsApp Profile Scraper - Picture, About, Business Data",
        "description": "Extract publicly available contact and business profile information from WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business. Retrieve profile details such as display name, phone number, business information, profile photo, status for automation, CRM enrichment, lead qualification, and business intelligence workflows.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "pbrJZw7NsUiYs4DWe"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/veeronica~whatsapp-validator/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-veeronica-whatsapp-validator",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/veeronica~whatsapp-validator/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-veeronica-whatsapp-validator",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/veeronica~whatsapp-validator/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-veeronica-whatsapp-validator",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "numbers"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "numbers": {
                        "title": "Phone numbers",
                        "maxItems": 50,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Phone numbers to check, in international E.164 format (e.g. +14155552671). Invalid formats are reported per-number without stopping the run. Up to 50 numbers per run.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```