WhatsApp Restricted Your Number From Sending? What to Do
When WhatsApp restricts your number from sending, Blueticks can't override it. Here is what the failed-message card says, what you can do, and what not to do.
Maya Cohen4 min read
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If your scheduled messages fail with "WhatsApp has temporarily restricted this account", WhatsApp, not Blueticks, is blocking sends from your number. Blueticks cannot lift it. Wait for it to clear, and do not keep retrying the same messages.
What does the restriction message say?
A message that fails because of this restriction shows this text on its card:
"WhatsApp has temporarily restricted this account from sending messages until [date and time, in UTC]. This limit was applied by WhatsApp and lifts on its own. Messages to your recent conversations may still go out in the meantime."
The "until" part appears when Blueticks knows the lift time. When it does not, the card leaves it out.
That last sentence matters. You may see most sends to new contacts fail while messages to people you chat with often still go through. That mix can be a sign of this restriction rather than a flaky connection.
Is it a connection problem?
No. The connection can read Connected the whole time. The send reached WhatsApp and WhatsApp refused it. If every message fails, including to your usual contacts, see Blueticks WhatsApp connection offline? How to reconnect instead.
What should I do while it lifts?
- Read the card on a failed message and note the "until" time if it shows one.
- Do not click Retry Send over and over. Blueticks does not retry these sends automatically, and a restricted account is not helped by repeated attempts.
- Hold new bulk or first-contact sends until the time passes.
- After the lift time, use Retry Send on the messages that matter, or reschedule them.
Is it the same as a temporary rate limit?
No. Blueticks shows a different message when WhatsApp declines a single send: "Not sent — WhatsApp declined this message before the send window expired. The engine was connected; this is a WhatsApp-side limit (often a temporary rate limit on your number), not a connection problem." That one concerns the individual send. The restriction message above concerns the whole account.
Does this mean my number is banned?
The message says "temporarily restricted", and that is the wording to rely on. It also says the limit lifts on its own. We cannot tell from this message why WhatsApp applied it or whether further action follows, so check WhatsApp's own notices on your phone.
For how sending behaviour and volume relate to WhatsApp's limits, see what actually gets you banned when you broadcast at volume. For all the failure reasons and what each means, see why scheduled WhatsApp messages don't send.
Other failures name the recipient instead: see a number that is not on WhatsApp and a group that refuses the send.
FAQ
Can Blueticks remove the restriction?
No. WhatsApp applied it to your account, and it lifts on its own.
Will my scheduled messages send after it lifts?
Messages that already failed stay failed. Use Retry Send on them, or reschedule.
Why do some messages still go out?
The card says messages to your recent conversations may still go out in the meantime.
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