---
title: What is a WhatsApp quality rating? Meaning & examples
description: "The WhatsApp quality rating shows how customers have received your
  messages: High, Medium or Low. Learn what lowers it and why it matters for
  sending limits."
url: https://salemag.net/glossary/quality-rating
language: en
published: 2026-10-21
updated: 2026-10-21
author: SaleMag Team
tags:
  - quality rating
  - whatsapp business api
  - messaging limits
---

# What is a WhatsApp quality rating? Meaning & examples

> The quality rating is Meta's score for a WhatsApp Business Platform phone number, based on recent customer reactions to its messages, especially blocks and reports. It is shown as High (green), Medium (yellow) or Low (red), and a low rating can hold back or reduce your messaging limits.

## What is a quality rating?

Every phone number on the WhatsApp Business Platform has a **quality rating**. Meta calculates it from how customers have reacted to your messages over a recent period. The strongest negative signals are people **blocking** your number and **reporting** it, along with the reasons they give.

The rating has three levels:

| Rating | Colour | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| High | Green | Customers are happy with your messages. |
| Medium | Yellow | Complaints are rising; review what you send. |
| Low | Red | Many blocks or reports; your number is at risk. |

A number with a low rating may stop moving up to higher [messaging limits](https://salemag.net/glossary/messaging-limits), or have them reduced. Meta also tracks quality per template and can pause a template that customers dislike.

## Why does it matter for sellers in Bangladesh?

Your WhatsApp number is often your main sales line, printed on parcels and Facebook posts. If you broadcast an offer to everyone who ever ordered, including people who never agreed to promotions, blocks pile up fast. A falling rating can then limit the order updates you need to send. Protect it with [opt-in](https://salemag.net/glossary/opt-in), relevant segments and sensible frequency.

## Example

A shop sends three offers in one week to 5,000 past buyers. Many block the number, and the rating turns yellow. The shop pauses offers, sends the next one only to customers who replied YES to promotions, and the rating returns to green over the following weeks.

SaleMag shows each connected number's quality rating and messaging limit, updated from Meta's notifications. Plan sends with [WhatsApp broadcast](https://salemag.net/features/whatsapp-broadcast) audiences you can narrow.

## Related terms

Messaging limits, opt-in, marketing message, broadcast.

## FAQ

### Where can I see my quality rating?

In WhatsApp Manager under your phone numbers, and in software connected to your account that reads it from Meta.

### How do I raise a low rating?

Send fewer, more relevant messages, only to opted-in customers, with an easy way to opt out. The rating reflects recent feedback, so it can recover once complaints drop.

### Do templates have their own quality?

Yes. Meta also tracks how each template performs and can pause one that gets a lot of negative feedback.