# MessageBird (Bird): Issue impacting whatsapp channels - ability to send and receive whatsapp messages

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2023-08-04 03:45 UTC · Resolved: 2023-08-04 07:42 UTC · Duration: 4.0 h
- Updates: 1
- [Vendor status page: https://status.bird.com/incidents/ggtltvxx916g](https://status.bird.com/incidents/ggtltvxx916g)
- [Company: MessageBird (Bird)](https://rewindex.com/company/messagebird-bird.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **resolved** 2023-08-04 07:42 UTC: Meta has rolled out a fix and confirmed that it is deployed and the messing service is back up. Our engineering team has confirmed that WhatsApp messaging is fully operational.

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