> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.photon.codes/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> Use Stable documentation by default. Honor an explicit Beta request or a URL under /docs/beta/. If the requested version conflicts with the installed CLI package or API origin, clarify the target before writing integration code.
> Pages under /docs/beta/ document Beta; other product pages document Stable. Keep the CLI package, commands, API origin, and credentials within the selected version. State the documentation version in your answer.
> For MCP search, always pass version: Stable or version: Beta. Unfiltered search mixes both versions. For filesystem reads, keep Beta queries under /beta/ and exclude /beta/ from Stable queries; discover paths before reading them.
> The public docs base is https://photon.codes/docs. Convert MCP page paths to public URLs under that base, preserving /beta/ when present. Read https://photon.codes/docs/skill.md for version selection and https://photon.codes/docs/llms.txt for the version indexes.

# WhatsApp

> Understand personal WhatsApp, its upcoming release, and how it differs from WhatsApp Business.

> [!WARNING]
>
> **Not yet released.** As of October 22, 2026, personal WhatsApp is in internal
> testing. We expect to release it in the coming weeks, but timing may change.
> Do not depend on this channel for a production integration yet.

Photon's **WhatsApp** channel is for personal WhatsApp accounts. It is separate
from [WhatsApp Business](https://docs.photon.codes/docs/beta/messaging/whatsapp-business.md), which uses the
WhatsApp Business connection flow. A connection to one does not enable the other.

## Personal WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business are separate channels

| Channel | Account type | Availability |
| - | - | - |
| WhatsApp | Personal WhatsApp account | In internal testing; not yet released. |
| WhatsApp Business | WhatsApp Business account | Has its own [connection guide](https://docs.photon.codes/docs/beta/messaging/whatsapp-business.md), separate from the personal WhatsApp release. |

Use the WhatsApp Business guide if you are connecting a business account. Its
setup steps do not connect a personal WhatsApp account.

## iMessage numbers are reserved for personal WhatsApp

The WhatsApp registration of Photon-provided iMessage numbers is reserved for
personal WhatsApp. You cannot register those numbers with WhatsApp Business,
through Photon or another provider. This reservation does not provide early
access to personal WhatsApp.

The [Photon SMS number setup flow](https://docs.photon.codes/docs/beta/messaging/whatsapp-business.md#connect-your-photon-number)
for WhatsApp Business is a different path; it does not apply to iMessage numbers.

## Verification codes are filtered

Photon filters one-time passcodes (OTPs) on personal WhatsApp lines. Do not plan
to use this channel to receive codes for third-party account registration, login
verification, or account recovery. Follow the third-party service's supported
authentication process and terms of service instead.


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