---
title: "WhatsApp error 131056: what it means and how to fix it"
description: "Your number sent this one customer several messages close together, and Meta slowed it down. Wait a little and send again. Nothing else is wrong."
url: https://gopromotenow.com/help-centre/error-sending-too-fast
last_reviewed: 2026-10-10
---

Troubleshooting

# Not delivered: “Too many messages to this person in a short time.”

Your number sent this one customer several messages close together, and Meta slowed it down. Wait a little and send again. Nothing else is wrong.

Meta error code `131056` · [every code](https://gopromotenow.com/help-centre/whatsapp-error-codes)

**Last updated:** 10 October 2026

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