WhatsApp error 131009
Invalid value in a message field
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Short answer
One or more values in the message are not valid, so WhatsApp would not send it. Meta's guidance for this code also covers how to add a phone number to a WhatsApp Business account.
Meta returns the same code for different reasons, and each one has a different fix. Match the English text you were shown against the cases below to find yours.
Case 1
Invalid value in a message field
One or more values in the message are not valid, so WhatsApp would not send it. Meta's guidance for this code also covers how to add a phone number to a WhatsApp Business account.
Review the values in the message fields and correct whatever WhatsApp will not accept.
Check that the phone number used is correct and has been added to the WhatsApp Business account.
Send again after correcting it.
Meta's official wording
One or more parameter values are invalid.
Suggested solution
See the endpoint's reference to determine which values are supported for each parameter, and see Phone Numbers to learn how to add a phone number to a WhatsApp Business account.
Case 2
One of the message values is not valid
A value in the message is not valid, so WhatsApp did not accept it. One or more of the values you filled in were refused. It is also possible that ad syncing is not yet complete.
Review the values you filled into the message and correct anything that is wrong, then send again.
If the values are all correct, wait 10 minutes for ad syncing to finish and send again.
If the message still fails after that, contact support.
Meta's official wording
(#131009) Parameter value is not valid. One or more parameter values are invalid.
Suggested solution
You may be using an invalid parameter. Verify that you are using a valid parameter and try again. Ad syncing may be incomplete. Wait 10 minutes and try again. If the issue persists, contact support.
One or more values in the message are not valid, so WhatsApp would not send it. Meta's guidance for this code also covers how to add a phone number to a WhatsApp Business account.
Can I just send the message again?
Not before the cause is addressed. Complete the steps above, then send again.
Is this a problem with my account?
You resolve this from your own account settings.
Still hitting this error?
Send us the code and a screenshot and we will read it with you. With LetsBot, the reason each message failed appears next to it in the campaign report instead of a bare number.
