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On the phone for , open WhatsApp → Linked devices → Link with phone number, then enter:
The group to monitor. Only groups this account is in.
Shown in the group filter. Optional.
The sheet must be shared with the service account as an Editor.
Required. Matched digits-only, so formatting does not matter.
Optional, but the join/leave values below need it.
Exactly what goes in the Status cell. Can be "1", "Yes", anything.
Only used for counting the Pending tile. Blank is allowed.
Currently paired as –. Changing this deletes the current session — a WhatsApp session belongs to the account that authorised it and cannot be moved. You will need to enter a new pairing code on the new phone, and until you do, nothing is monitored.
Digits only, including the country code. No “+”, spaces or dashes.
Reference only — Settings offers these same groups as a
dropdown. Copying a JID by hand is for editing
groups.json directly, which is still the only way to monitor
more than one group.
Joined the group, but no row carries their number.
WhatsApp gave no phone number for these members.
Queued or given up. Fix the cause, then retry.
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