diff --git a/src/api/all.dto.ts b/src/api/all.dto.ts
index fb9ea39d..f319fc1a 100644
--- a/src/api/all.dto.ts
+++ b/src/api/all.dto.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export class SessionQuery {
     sessionName: string = WHATSAPP_DEFAULT_SESSION_NAME;
 }
 
+export class CheckNumberStatusQuery extends SessionQuery {
+    @IsString()
+    phone: string
+}
+
 export class MessageTextQuery extends SessionQuery {
     @IsString()
     phone: string
diff --git a/src/api/chatting.controller.ts b/src/api/chatting.controller.ts
index ca043549..581be2f6 100644
--- a/src/api/chatting.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/chatting.controller.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {Body, Controller, Get, NotImplementedException, Post, Query} from '@nest
 import {ApiOperation, ApiTags} from "@nestjs/swagger";
 import {
     ChatRequest,
+    CheckNumberStatusQuery,
     MessageContactVcard,
     MessageFile,
     MessageImage,
@@ -19,6 +20,20 @@ export class ChattingController {
     constructor(private whatsappSessionManager: WhatsappSessionManager) {
     }
 
+    @Get('/checkNumberStatus')
+    @ApiOperation({summary: 'Check number status'})
+    async checkNumberStatus(
+        @Query() request: CheckNumberStatusQuery,
+    ) {
+        const whatsapp = this.whatsappSessionManager.getSession(request.sessionName)
+        try {
+            const result = await whatsapp.checkNumberStatus(ensureSuffix(request.phone))
+            return {numberExists: result['numberExists']}
+        } catch (e) {
+            return {numberExists: false}
+        }
+    }
+
     @Post('/sendContactVcard')
     sendContactVcard(@Body() message: MessageContactVcard) {
         const whatsapp = this.whatsappSessionManager.getSession(message.sessionName)