In Embedded Sign-Up the phone number is verified with an OTP delivered by SMS or voice call. The OTP arrives a few minutes after Verify Number is clicked and is valid for 24 hours.

Checked 2026-10-02

The OTP initiates a few minutes after clicking Verify Number and is valid within 24 hours.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Webex Connect
Subsystem
WhatsApp Embedded Sign-Up
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-10-02
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Setting up WhatsApp as a Webex Contact Center channel: source note wxcc-whatsapp-channel-setup-otp-sms-or-voice-24h. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/wxcc-whatsapp-channel-setup-otp-sms-or-voice-24h

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-wxcc-whatsapp-channel-setup-otp-sms-or-voice-24h,
  title  = {Setting up WhatsApp as a Webex Contact Center channel: source note wxcc-whatsapp-channel-setup-otp-sms-or-voice-24h},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/wxcc-whatsapp-channel-setup-otp-sms-or-voice-24h},
  note   = {Source note wxcc-whatsapp-channel-setup-otp-sms-or-voice-24h, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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