Understanding WhatsApp LID (@lid)

✨ What Is @lid?

LID (Link ID) is a new identifier used by WhatsApp to hide a user's phone number.

Instead of:

56985037389@s.whatsapp.net

you may now see:

15230822099072@lid

Key points

• LID is created by WhatsApp, not ChatDaddy.

• It is assigned per WhatsApp account, NOT per group.

• The same user will always show the same LID across chats.

• It is part of WhatsApp's ongoing privacy update.

📍 Where Does @lid Appear?

WhatsApp now shows @lid in:

1. Group Chats & Communities

This happens when:

• Admins enable “Hide phone numbers”, or

• The conversation is part of a Community with stricter privacy.

2. Individual Chats (New WhatsApp Behavior)

WhatsApp recently began masking phone numbers in 1:1 chats, even with:

• Existing contacts

• Saved numbers

• Previously normal conversations

👉 This is entirely controlled by WhatsApp, not by ChatDaddy.

🔒 Why Is WhatsApp Using LIDs?

WhatsApp is upgrading privacy protections. When a phone number is hidden:

• WhatsApp replaces the number with a LID

• Only WhatsApp’s system and the contact owner can see the real number

• ChatDaddy receives the same masked data that WhatsApp sends

Because the data comes from WhatsApp already masked, it cannot be unmasked or corrected from our side.

📌 Important: This Does NOT Affect Your ChatDaddy Operations

• You can still message @lid users normally

• Messages still deliver successfully

• Automation, inbox assignment, and replies all work

• Only the displayed identifier is affected

This is not an error, but WhatsApp returning restricted or “corrupted” placeholder data during their rollout.

🖼 Example of How It Looks in ChatDaddy

This is expected behavior during WhatsApp's privacy update rollout.

🛠 Can ChatDaddy Fix This?

Unfortunately no — because:

• WhatsApp is deliberately masking the numbers

• The LID is generated and enforced by WhatsApp

• ChatDaddy cannot override or modify WhatsApp’s returned data

We are monitoring the rollout, but this behavior is controlled fully by WhatsApp.

📘 Summary

• @lid is a new, privacy-focused identifier from WhatsApp

• It appears in both group chats and individual chats

• It does not cause message or automation failures

• It cannot be removed or fixed from ChatDaddy’s side