131005
WhatsApp error 131005 Permission not granted or was removed
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Sending and connection errors
Short answer
The permission required for this action was either never granted or has since been removed, so the action did not go through. Meta's fix is to check the permissions granted to the connected app, not settings on your own account.
Checked against Meta docs on
2026-08-24
Official source
How to fix it
- Contact support: Meta's only fix for this code is to verify the permissions granted to the connected app, which is done on the platform side and not from your account.
Meta's official wording for this code
Description
Permission is either not granted or has been removed.
Meta's suggested solution
Use the access token debugger to verify that your app has been granted the permissions required by the endpoint. See Authentication and authorization errors.
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Common questions about this code
What does WhatsApp error 131005 mean?
The permission required for this action was either never granted or has since been removed, so the action did not go through. Meta's fix is to check the permissions granted to the connected app, not settings on your own account.
Can I just send the message again?
Not before the cause is addressed. Complete the steps above, then send again.
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