Prepare input
Keep the source identifier, use one record per row and verify the format with a small sample before a larger task.
WhatsApp Screening for Account presence & Activity signal
Use NumSift to screen opt-in service and sales contact lists for account presence, recent activity and usable profile signals. Keep country codes in E.164 form, preserve the source number and separate consumer, business and unresolved account signals before export.
✓Account presence✓Activity signal✓Profile availability
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Account presence
Activity signal
Profile availability
Business-account signal
PRODUCT SCOPE
What WhatsApp screening is designed to do
WhatsApp number screening for screen opt-in service and sales contact lists for account presence, recent activity and usable profile signals.
Choose signals
This page focuses on Account presence, Activity signal, Profile availability, Business-account signal, rather than applying unrelated fields from another product.
Keep context
Export task time, unknown values and exception states so the result remains reviewable.
SUPPORTED CAPABILITIES
Screening capabilities covered for WhatsApp
Fields can vary by task. Select only the capabilities the workflow needs and validate a small batch before submitting a full dataset.
WhatsApp Account presence
Classify available account-presence signals, unresolved records and task exceptions without treating them as phone validity.
Result groupaccount status, unresolved state and task status
WhatsApp Activity signal
Keep the task timestamp beside any available activity signal so teams can judge how current the result is.
Result groupactivity band, observation time and unknown value
WhatsApp Profile availability
Organize returned profile fields while preserving empty and unknown values for later review.
Result groupavailable profile fields and empty-field state
WhatsApp Business-account signal
Separate available business-account or organization signals from personal and unresolved records.
Result groupbusiness indicator and organization-related fields
RESULT GROUPS
What the output should make clear
Every result group should remain linked to its source record. Unknown, empty and task-exception values should stay separate instead of being converted into a negative result.
WhatsApp Account presence
account status, unresolved state and task status
WhatsApp Activity signal
activity band, observation time and unknown value
WhatsApp Profile availability
available profile fields and empty-field state
WhatsApp Business-account signal
business indicator and organization-related fields
THREE-STEP WORKFLOW
From source data to reviewed WhatsApp results
Prepare and sample
Preserve source values, normalize obvious format differences, remove exact duplicates and prepare a small sample.
Select the required capabilities
Choose the required items from Account presence, Activity signal, Profile availability, Business-account signal; avoid adding fields the decision will not use.
Review and export
Check field meaning, task time, unknown values and exceptions before importing structured output into another system.
PRACTICAL USE
Where WhatsApp screening fits
Cross-border customer support
Create a dedicated WhatsApp dataset for cross-border customer support, with source identifiers and task timestamps kept beside every result.
Decide how to prioritize contacts that currently use WhatsApp
Use account presence, activity signal, profile availability, business-account signal as separate review fields so one missing value does not erase the rest of the record.
Prepare WhatsApp exports for downstream review
Export the original identifier, selected result fields, unknown values and exception states together so another team can reproduce the decision.
FAQ
WhatsApp screening questions
What does the WhatsApp number screening page cover?+
It explains how to screen opt-in service and sales contact lists for account presence, recent activity and usable profile signals, including the supported signal groups, input preparation, result interpretation and review boundaries.
What input should I prepare for WhatsApp screening?+
Prepare authorized phone or account records. Keep one source record per row, preserve the original value and normalize obvious formatting differences before a larger task.
Which WhatsApp results can be organized?+
This product page covers account presence, activity signal, profile availability, business-account signal. The exact fields available depend on the selected task and may include unknown or empty values.
How should I use WhatsApp screening results?+
Use them to prioritize contacts that currently use WhatsApp. Check task time, field meaning and exception states before importing results into another system.
Does WhatsApp screening prove consent or identity?+
No. Screening organizes returned technical or account signals. It does not prove a person's identity, create marketing consent or replace the rules that apply to the source data.