whatsapp.com
Number 48 of the Top 100 · Tranco rank 54
whatsapp.com is WhatsApp's website and the home of WhatsApp Web, run by Meta.
Can whatsapp.com be forged?
Can whatsapp.com be forged?
No. Receivers that check DMARC refuse mail that forges whatsapp.com or its subdomains.
- The exact name
- reject · subdomains reject · no reports asked for
- Names that copy
- 68 registered lookalikes can send mail. DMARC never sees them. See them →
Senders it names Proofpoint, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace
- Proofpoint include:spf-00082601.pphosted.com
- Microsoft 365 include:spf.protection.outlook.com
- Google Workspace include:_spf.google.com· DKIM key found
- Proofpoint runs its mail hosts
These are the services the records name. A record can name a service no longer used, and a sender can sign without being named.
SPF-all · 6 of 10 lookups · 559 thousand addresses
Refuses others · 6 of 10 lookups · 0 of 2 void lookups · 558,858 IPv4 addresses · 15 IPv6 blocks · Includes of its senders
Every term and include
DKIM2 keys found
- google._domainkey · rsa 1024· Google Workspace
- mail._domainkey · rsa 1024
We look under the selectors of the services the records name. A domain can have keys we do not find.
Sending names 10 names, 10 at reject
| Name | Policy | SPF lookups | Reports to |
|---|---|---|---|
| account.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
| api.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
| blog.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
| chat.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
| event.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
| faq.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
| help.whatsapp.com | reject | 1 | nowhere |
| storage.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
| web.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
| www.whatsapp.com | reject (inherited) | 1 | — |
Reportsnowhere, on every name
Aggregate reports (rua) go to mailto:a@dmarc.facebookmail.com. No failure reports are asked for.
Transport MTA-STS none · TLS-RPT none · BIMI none
MTA-STS asks senders to deliver to whatsapp.com over encrypted connections only. TLS-RPT asks for reports when they cannot. BIMI shows a logo beside mail that passes DMARC at quarantine or reject.
Read on Oct 28, 2026. Check it again yourself →
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