WhatsApp Business API in Doha
Local numbers
Qatar has no area codes: every number is +974 followed by eight digits, landline or mobile, so a Doha business verifies a mobile as readily as a fixed line. The document Meta asks for is the MOCI commercial registration, or the QFC licence for a Qatar Financial Centre entity — the two are not interchangeable and submitting the wrong one is declined. Doha's hospitality and events sector (the Corniche hotels, Lusail, the stadiums that stayed busy after 2022) sends ticketing, transfer and check-in messages; those are utility, and Arabic first with English second is the norm for Qatari customers even in English-speaking venues.
+974
Who regulates this
Commercial messaging to Qatari numbers falls under the Communications Regulatory Authority, and Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar both apply sender registration on their side. Meta's business verification asks for the MOCI commercial registration; a QFC-licensed entity submits its QFC licence instead. Opt-out must be honoured within the same channel it was requested in.
Support hours
Sunday to Thursday, 09:00–18:00 AST
Common questions
- Which numbers can I use in Doha?
- Qatar has no area codes: every number is +974 followed by eight digits, landline or mobile, so a Doha business verifies a mobile as readily as a fixed line. The document Meta asks for is the MOCI commercial registration, or the QFC licence for a Qatar Financial Centre entity — the two are not interchangeable and submitting the wrong one is declined. Doha's hospitality and events sector (the Corniche hotels, Lusail, the stadiums that stayed busy after 2022) sends ticketing, transfer and check-in messages; those are utility, and Arabic first with English second is the norm for Qatari customers even in English-speaking venues. Landline numbers here begin +974.