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Meta has reinstated the ChatGPT chatbot from OpenAI on the WhatsApp messaging app, six months after it was removed.

On January 15, 2026, Meta amended the WhatsApp Business API rules, banning the use of third-party chatbots within the app. That completely disabled the use of ChatGPT inside the app.

Now ChatGPT is available again on WhatsApp in the European Economic Area, and the feature is gradually being made available to users in other countries based on the country code associated with their WhatsApp number.

A post on ChatGPT's official account on X on Monday read: "ChatGPT is available again on WhatsApp in the EEA, part of our work to make AI accessible in the apps people already use every day."

ChatGPT is available again on WhatsApp in the EEA, part of our work to make AI accessible in the apps people already use every day.

Message the verified 1-800-CHATGPT contact to ask questions, upload images, send voice notes, create images, and use ChatGPT in many languages.… pic.twitter.com/BpJC3tBxQ8

— ChatGPT (@ChatGPTapp) July 13, 2026

To access ChatGPT on WhatsApp, simply message the verified contact "1-800-CHATGPT" to ask questions, upload images, send voice notes, create images, and use ChatGPT in many languages, according to the tweet.

Meta's previous move to block third-party chatbots on WhatsApp is believed to have been a strategic plan to limit competition and boost the use of its own AI assistant, Meta AI, on WhatsApp.

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