# How To Validate WhatsApp Phone Numbers

Before you add your phone numbers database to the system, it is <mark style="background-color:yellow;">**recommended**</mark> to validate whether all of your phone numbers database are valid WhatsApp phone numbers or not.

To do this validation, go to this link: [<mark style="background-color:yellow;">**https://wasapmatic.com/validate/**</mark>](https://wasapmatic.com/validate/)&#x20;

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To get the secret ID (API Key) and WhatsApp Unique ID, you can check on this tutorial: [API Keys (Secret ID) and WhatsApp Unique ID](/whatsapp/api-keys-secret-id-and-whatsapp-unique-id.md).&#x20;

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**IMPORTANT!**

To use this validate form, make sure when you are creating the API Key, you choose the **validate\_wa\_phone** permission.&#x20;
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Then, paste the IDs and all the phone numbers that you want to validate (one number per line) into the form. Make sure to put phone numbers with country codes. For Malaysia, the country code is +6 or 6.&#x20;

As an example:

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Click the **Validate Numbers** button to check the result. Then you will see the status of each number that you validate. In this case, valid means that the phone number is an active WhatsApp number. You also can export your validation result into a TXT file or XLS file.&#x20;

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