WhatsApp error 130472 Message not sent as part of an experiment

Transient — may succeed on retry Meta-side Sending and connection errors

Short answer

WhatsApp did not send this message as part of an experiment. Meta's entry for this code says nothing more about the experiment or about the message.

Checked against Meta docs on 2026-08-24 Official source

How to fix it

Meta does not publish a fix for this code; it only refers to its Marketing Message Experiment page.
Contact support if messages keep failing with this code.

Meta's official wording for this code

Description Message was not sent as part of an experiment. Meta's suggested solution See Marketing Message Experiment.

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Common questions about this code

What does WhatsApp error 130472 mean?

WhatsApp did not send this message as part of an experiment. Meta's entry for this code says nothing more about the experiment or about the message.

Can I just send the message again?

Yes. This error is transient, and the send may succeed on a retry with no changes.

Is this a problem with my account?

This sits with Meta; there is no direct action on your side.

Still hitting this error?

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