---
title: "Subscribe to presence"
method: POST
path: "/presences/{EntryID}"
tags: ["Presences"]
---

# Subscribe to presence

`POST /presences/{EntryID}`

## Path parameters

- `EntryID` union, required
  - string — Contact ID
  - string — Chat ID

## Response `200`

OK

- CheckContactResponse
  - `contacts` CheckContact[]
    - `input` string — The value you sent in the contacts field of the JSON request.
    - `status` 'valid' | 'invalid' — Status of the user.
    - `wa_id` string — WhatsApp user identifier that can be used in other API calls. Only returned if the status is valid.

## Other responses

- `400` — Wrong request parameters
- `401` — Need channel authorization to subscribe to presence
- `402` — Trial version limit exceeded
- `404` — Specified contact not found in whatsapp
- `409` — Specified contact presence already subscribed
- `500` — Internal Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/whapi/apis/whatsapp-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/whapi/apis/whatsapp-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/whapi/whatsapp-api/versions/40ab05abffdb/schema)