Using Virtual Numbers on TimelinesAI

Using virtual phone numbers for WhatsApp is an alternative that you may have, to create WhatsApp accounts that will be used for your business. TimelinesAI allows you to use WhatsApp accounts with virtual numbers, which may be more convenient than the usual accounts, depending on your teams’ distribution.

In this article, we’ll review the benefits of using WhatsApp virtual numbers and what’s in it for your Sales, Account Management, or Customer Success Teams.

Buy a dedicated WhatsApp number from TimelinesAI

TimelinesAI Numbers provides a dedicated virtual number with incoming SMS in a browser inbox and SMS-to-email forwarding. It is intended mainly for registering a WhatsApp account without a physical SIM; it is not a SIM/eSIM data plan, an outbound-SMS tool, or a customer-accessible voice-verification service.

Choose a virtual number, or read the official setup and billing guide.

Keep the three setup steps separate

1. Buy the number: sign in to Numbers with an email magic link, choose an available number, and pay through Stripe.
2. Register it in WhatsApp: enter the purchased number in the official WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business mobile app and use the SMS code shown in the Numbers browser inbox.
3. Connect WhatsApp to TimelinesAI: generate a QR code in your TimelinesAI workspace and scan it through WhatsApp's Linked devices menu.

Inventory can change. The current countries are the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands, subject to the live picker. Prices are in USD and vary by number and country. Monthly checkout charges three months upfront plus the displayed setup fee, then renews monthly; yearly checkout charges ten times the monthly price for twelve months plus setup, then renews annually.

Buying the number does not register WhatsApp or connect it to TimelinesAI. Numbers and TimelinesAI are separate subscriptions: a number does not include a workspace seat, shared-inbox/CRM plan, or WABA messaging fees, and a TimelinesAI trial does not make the number free. The mobile-app route still needs a compatible internet-connected phone. WhatsApp acceptance and SMS delivery are not guaranteed. WABA uses separate Meta onboarding; the QR instructions above do not apply to WABA.

If you paid but received no number, or WhatsApp rejects it, contact support with the exact error. Do not pay again or release the number as a troubleshooting step. Releasing a number causes immediate, permanent loss, including during prepaid time.

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Why Get Virtual Numbers for WhatsApp?

This option is suitable for businesses with several team members, which may also be located in different countries worldwide. With WhatsApp accounts with virtual numbers, you’ll be able to have control over the WhatsApp accounts, which you can distribute to your team, without physical limitations.

Benefits:

• Create WhatsApp accounts on your end for all your team members;
• Bound by no borders: You may share these WhatsApp accounts with team members, no matter where they’re located;
• No need for SIM cards;
• You’ll have complete ownership/control of these accounts;
• Easy to transfer from one user to another;
• You may pick the numbers’ area code that best suits you.

TimelinesAI allows you to connect these WhatsApp accounts in one single place, so you and your team can collaborate via our Shared Inbox. TimelinesAI takes your teams to the next level with features such as Mass Messaging Campaigns, Integration and Automation, and more!

Feel free to contact us via our Chat Support or send us an email at hello@timelines.ai and we’ll provide you with more valuable information that will help your teams, and your business, reach new heights!