131056
WhatsApp error 131056 Too many messages to the same recipient
Transient — may succeed on retry
You fix this
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Short answer
Your message was not delivered because too many messages were sent from your number to this same recipient in a short period of time. Sending to that one number is paused for now; your other recipients are not affected.
Checked against Meta docs on
2026-08-24
Official source
- Sara Delivered
- Karl Failed 131056Too many messages to the same recipient
How to fix it
- Wait a while, then send to this recipient again.
- Keep sending to other numbers meanwhile — they do not need to wait.
Meta's official wording for this code
Description
Too many messages sent from the sender phone number to the same recipient phone number in a short period of time.
Meta's suggested solution
Wait and retry the operation, if you intend to send messages to the same phone number. You can still send messages to a different phone number without waiting.
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Common questions about this code
What does WhatsApp error 131056 mean?
Your message was not delivered because too many messages were sent from your number to this same recipient in a short period of time. Sending to that one number is paused for now; your other recipients are not affected.
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?
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.