Yes, you can run the WhatsApp Business Platform on a virtual number. Buy an Edesy number or bring one you own and connect it with Meta Embedded Signup or your own WABA credentials. On the manual path, Meta's verification call is forwarded to your phone so you can enter the code. Then reply from a shared inbox or the API.
No SIM needed for verification
Meta Embedded Signup
Shared team inbox
What you get when you put WhatsApp on an Edesy number
| Item | WhatsApp on an Edesy number |
|---|---|
| Numbers | Buy an Edesy virtual number, or use a number you already own |
| Number rent | Mobile Rs 499 / month, landline Rs 449 / month, no setup fee |
| Verification | On the bring-your-own-WABA path, Meta's verification call reaches the virtual number and is forwarded to your phone, and you type the 6-digit code into the portal. Embedded Signup numbers skip this step |
| Connecting to Meta | Meta Embedded Signup (log in with Facebook), or bring your own WABA ID, phone number ID and access token |
| Shared inbox | Assign, close and reopen conversations; reply with text or an image |
| Message templates | Create, sync with Meta and see the rejection reason |
| Number health | Messaging limit and quality rating |
| Webhooks | message.received and message.status |
| API | POST https://voice-api.edesy.in/v1/whatsapp/messages |
| Verification for numbers | KYC with PAN and Aadhaar before buying a number; review about 24 hours |
| Taxes | Edesy prices exclude 18% GST. No Edesy per-message charge; Meta's conversation charges apply |
Five steps in the wa-connect portal
Use your Edesy login at wa-connect.edesy.in and complete KYC with PAN and Aadhaar if you are buying a number.
Buy an Edesy virtual number by region, or add a number you already own.
Log in with Facebook through Meta Embedded Signup, or paste your own WABA ID, phone number ID and access token.
With Embedded Signup there is nothing more to do. If you connected your own WABA credentials, enter the phone you want Meta's verification call forwarded to; Meta calls the virtual number, Edesy forwards the call, and you type the 6-digit code into the portal.
Create and sync templates, reply from the shared inbox, and send messages from your systems through the API and webhooks.
Run WhatsApp for your team, not from one person's phone
On the bring-your-own-WABA path, Meta's code call arrives on the virtual number and is forwarded to your phone, so a landline-style number with no SIM can still be verified.
Connect your WhatsApp Business Account by logging in with Facebook, without copying IDs and tokens by hand.
Already set up with Meta? Add your WABA ID, phone number ID and permanent access token instead, and verify by forwarded voice call.
See every conversation in one place. Assign, close, reopen and mark read, and reply with text or an image.
Create templates, sync them with Meta and see the rejection reason when one is not approved.
Check the number's messaging limit and quality rating before you send at volume.
Get message.received and message.status events at your own URL.
Send messages from your app or CRM with POST /v1/whatsapp/messages, using your Edesy API key.
Pay for numbers from a prepaid INR wallet topped up with Razorpay, with a GST invoice for every top-up.
A business number that belongs to the business
Keep staff's personal numbers out of customer chats
Use a landline-style number that can't receive SMS codes
The number stays with the company when people change roles
One number your whole team can answer from
Webhooks for incoming messages and delivery status
One REST endpoint to send messages
Same Edesy login, wallet and API keys as voice
Templates managed in one portal
Rent an Edesy number, or bring your own. Edesy adds no per-message charge; Meta's conversation charges apply. Prices exclude 18% GST.
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Tell us which number you want on WhatsApp and how your team will use it. We reply within one working day with a setup plan.
Pick a number and connect it to Meta with Embedded Signup or your own WABA. Prices exclude 18% GST.