WhatsApp · WhatsApp Sandbox

Start a sandbox activation

Starts a sandbox activation.

POSThttps://api.pozy.ai/v1/whatsapp/sandbox/sessions
createWhatsAppSandboxSession

Guide: WhatsApp sandbox

Request

Send your API key as Authorization: Bearer pz_live_.... Read-only keys cannot call it. Keys with the messages resource group disabled get 403 resource_group_disabled. Authentication

Request body

application/json, required

  • phonestringrequired

Example

curl -X POST "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/whatsapp/sandbox/sessions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "phone": "+14155550123"
}'

Response

200 on success

  • sessionobject
    • idstringrequired
    • phoneE164stringrequired
    • statusstringrequired

      One of pending, active.

    • expiresAtstring (date-time)required
    • activatedAtstring (date-time)

      Can be null.

    • createdAtstring (date-time)

      Can be null.

  • sandboxNumberstring
200 response
{
  "session": {
    "id": "6bfebd43ddc270f6d2c56fc5",
    "phoneE164": "+14155550123",
    "status": "pending",
    "expiresAt": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z",
    "activatedAt": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z",
    "createdAt": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "sandboxNumber": "string"
}

Errors

Errors use one shape: { error, type, code, param?, details? }. The ones you are most likely to see here:

400invalid_request_errorA parameter or body field is missing or invalid. param names it.
401authentication_errorThe API key is missing, revoked or expired.
403permission_errorThe key is read-only, scoped to other profiles, or has this resource group disabled.
429rate_limit_errorToo many requests this minute. Wait for Retry-After seconds.

Every code is listed in Errors.

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