diff --git a/funnel/views/api/__init__.py b/funnel/views/api/__init__.py
index ebadd6087..60df96480 100644
--- a/funnel/views/api/__init__.py
+++ b/funnel/views/api/__init__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
     shortlink,
     sms_events,
     support,
+    whatsapp_events,
 )
diff --git a/funnel/views/api/whatsapp_events.py b/funnel/views/api/whatsapp_events.py
index 6b7a85512..c39335e61 100644
--- a/funnel/views/api/whatsapp_events.py
+++ b/funnel/views/api/whatsapp_events.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from flask import current_app, request
+from flask import current_app, jsonify, request
 
 from baseframe import statsd
 
@@ -12,13 +12,34 @@
 from ...utils import abort_null
 
 
+@app.route('/api/1/whatsapp/meta_event', methods=['GET'])
+def process_whatsapp_webhook_verification():
+    """Meta requires to verify the webhook URL by sending a GET request with a token."""
+    verify_token = app.config['WHATSAPP_WEBHOOK_VERIFY_CODE']
+    mode = request.args.get("hub.mode")
+    token = request.args.get("hub.verify_token")
+    challenge = request.args.get("hub.challenge")
+
+    if mode and token:
+        if mode == "subscribe" and token == verify_token:
+            return challenge, 200
+        return "Forbidden", 403
+    return "Success", 200
+
+
 @app.route('/api/1/whatsapp/meta_event', methods=['POST'])
 def process_whatsapp_event() -> ReturnView:
     """Process WhatsApp callback event."""
     # Register the fact that we got a WhatsApp event.
     # If there are too many rejects, then most likely a hack attempt.
     statsd.incr('phone_number.event', tags={'engine': 'whatsapp', 'stage': 'received'})
-    whatsapp_to = abort_null(request.form.get('display_phone_number', ''))
+    whatsapp_to = abort_null(
+        request.json.get("entry", [{}])[0]
+        .get("changes", [{}])[0]
+        .get("value", {})
+        .get("statuses", [{}])[0]
+        .get("recipient_id")
+    )
     if not whatsapp_to:
         return {'status': 'eror', 'error': 'invalid_phone'}, 422
     # Exotel sends back 0-prefixed phone numbers, not plus-prefixed intl. numbers
@@ -26,6 +47,8 @@ def process_whatsapp_event() -> ReturnView:
         whatsapp_to = '+' + whatsapp_to[2:]
     elif whatsapp_to.startswith('0'):
         whatsapp_to = '+91' + whatsapp_to[1:]
+    elif whatsapp_to.startswith('91'):
+        whatsapp_to = '+' + whatsapp_to
     try:
         whatsapp_to = canonical_phone_number(whatsapp_to)
     except PhoneNumberError:
@@ -33,14 +56,26 @@ def process_whatsapp_event() -> ReturnView:
 
     whatsapp_message = PhoneNumber.query.filter_by(number=whatsapp_to).one_or_none()
 
-    if request.form['status'] == 'delivered':
+    status = (
+        request.json.get("entry", [{}])[0]
+        .get("changes", [{}])[0]
+        .get("value", {})
+        .get("statuses", [{}])[0]
+        .get("status")
+    )
+
+    if status == 'sent':
+        whatsapp_message.msg_wa_sent_at = sa.func.utcnow()
+    if status == 'delivered':
         whatsapp_message.msg_wa_delivered_at = sa.func.utcnow()
+    if status == 'failed':
+        whatsapp_message.msg_wa_failed_at = sa.func.utcnow()
     db.session.commit()
 
     current_app.logger.info(
         "WhatsApp event for phone: %s %s",
         whatsapp_to,
-        request.form['status'],
+        status,
     )
 
     statsd.incr(
@@ -48,7 +83,7 @@ def process_whatsapp_event() -> ReturnView:
         tags={
             'engine': 'whatsapp',
             'stage': 'processed',
-            'event': request.form['status'],
+            'event': status,
         },
     )
-    return {'status': 'ok', 'message': 'whatsapp_notification_processed'}
+    return jsonify({"status": "ok"}), 200