131016
WhatsApp error 131016 A WhatsApp service is temporarily unavailable
Transient — may succeed on retry
Meta-side
Sending and connection errors
Short answer
The message was not sent because one of the WhatsApp services was temporarily unavailable.
Checked against Meta docs on
2026-08-24
Official source
How to fix it
- Check the WhatsApp Business Platform status page before trying again.
- Send again once the service is back.
Meta's official wording for this code
Description
A service is temporarily unavailable.
Meta's suggested solution
Check the WhatsApp Business Platform Status page to see API status information before trying again.
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Common questions about this code
What does WhatsApp error 131016 mean?
The message was not sent because one of the WhatsApp services was temporarily unavailable.
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?
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.