# Groups API Error Codes and Troubleshooting | Developer Documentation

<div id="bkmrk-groups-api-error-cod">## Groups API Error Codes and Troubleshooting

<div><span>Updated: Oct 31, 2025</span></div><div id="bkmrk-error-codes"><div id="bkmrk-error-codes-1"><div>### Error Codes

</div></div></div><div><table><thead><tr><th><span>Code </span></th><th><span>Description </span></th><th><span>HTTP Status Code </span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><div><div>`131020`</div><div>Bad Group</div></div></td><td><div><div>Cannot send messages to single member groups.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131041`</div><div>Group unknown</div></div></td><td><div><div>The group was not found, either because it doesn’t exist or you are not a member.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131059`</div><div>Invalid cursor</div></div></td><td><div><div>The cursor has either expired or become corrupted. Start pagination from the beginning again.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131201`</div><div>Request partially succeeded</div></div></td><td><div><div>Not all participant-level operations in the request succeeded.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`206`</div><div>Partial Content Success</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131202`</div><div>Duplicate participant</div></div></td><td><div><div>Duplicate participants in the participant array input.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131204`</div><div>Participant overlimit</div></div></td><td><div><div>Group participant size exceeds limit.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131207`</div><div>Group suspended</div></div></td><td><div><div>The group violates platform policies.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`403`</div><div>Forbidden</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131208`</div><div>Group Rate Limit Hit</div></div></td><td><div><div>Group operation failed because there were too many group operations from this phone number in a short period.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`429`</div><div>Too many requests</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131209`</div><div>Invalid Group Profile Picture Aspect Ratio</div></div></td><td><div><div>Width and height of the image must be equal.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131210`</div><div>Image is Too Small to Process</div></div></td><td><div><div>Image width and height must be greater than 192px.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131211`</div><div>Group create limit reached</div></div></td><td><div><div>Reached the limit for the maximum number of groups that can be created for this number.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131212`</div><div>Participant is not a part of the group.</div></div></td><td><div><div>Participant is not a part of the group.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131213`</div><div>Group join request does not exist.</div></div></td><td><div><div>Group join request does not exist.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131214`</div><div>Group creation is temporarily disabled</div></div></td><td><div><div>Group creation is temporarily disabled due to excessive marketing messages sent by the WABA in customer service window over the past 7 days.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`131215`</div><div>This phone number is not eligible to access Groups APIs</div></div></td><td><div><div>Groups APIs are only available for eligible phone numbers. Please check eligibility for Groups APIs in our documentation - /documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/get-started</div></div></td><td><div><div>`400`</div><div>Bad Request</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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