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WhatsApp Business Management API - Owned WhatsApp Business Accounts

Copy for LLM View as Markdown Version v23.0 API for retrieving WhatsApp Business Accounts owned by a specific business. This endpoint allows businesses to retrieve comprehensive information about their owned WhatsApp Business Accounts, including account details, status, and configuration.

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Base URL

| https://graph.facebook.com |

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Endpoints

| GET | ///owned_whatsapp_business_accounts |

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GET ///owned_whatsapp_business_accounts

Retrieve WhatsApp Business Accounts owned by the specified business. This endpoint provides comprehensive information about all WABAs owned by the business, including account details, configuration, and status information. Use Cases: Retrieve all WhatsApp Business Accounts owned by a business Filter accounts by business type Find specific accounts by ID Monitor business portfolio of WhatsApp Business Accounts Manage account access and permissions across multiple WABAs Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Caching: Account information can be cached for short periods, but status and configuration may change frequently. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies.

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Request Syntax

GET///owned_whatsapp_business_accounts Select language cURLJavaScriptPython 
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Business-ID}/owned_whatsapp_business_accounts' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <Token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
Select status code 200400401403404422429500 
\{
  "multiple_accounts": {
    "summary": "Multiple owned WhatsApp Business Accounts",
    "value": {
      "data": [\
        {\
          "id": "104996122399160",\
          "name": "Lucky Shrub",\
          "message_template_namespace": "58e6d318_b627_4112_b9c7_2961197553ea",\
          "timezone_id": "1"\
        },\
        {\
          "id": "102290129340398",\
          "name": "Test WhatsApp Business Account",\
          "message_template_namespace": "ba30dd89_2ebd_41e4_b805_f2c05ae04cc9",\
          "timezone_id": "1"\
        }\
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {
          "after": "QVFIUjBrRUs5QVJuUDhDSmZARMlc2dXRYNXBmMjMtRUt3SmFlbk9PRk43azdiN1VQaW1HcnRkejFzZATNoNDdTdGVWMDhjamVvY25HWnI4WjIzX0hYSk40NHhB",
          "before": "QVFIUnpPVXRnY3BPN19rTVItOG51T291YURjV3BaeXRXU29adDVreS04ekhSNl9YWTlfdmN3SHlyTEk1a2FRdnlWanBqM1FuQm1uZAHhfYl9UMTNCYjM3MWV3"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "single_account": {
    "summary": "Single owned WhatsApp Business Account",
    "value": {
      "data": [\
        {\
          "id": "104996122399160",\
          "name": "Lucky Shrub",\
          "message_template_namespace": "58e6d318_b627_4112_b9c7_2961197553ea",\
          "timezone_id": "1"\
        }\
      ]
    }
  },
  "empty_result": {
    "summary": "No owned accounts found",
    "value": {
      "data": []
    }
  }
}
Header Parameters
User-Agentstring The user agent string identifying the client software making the request. Authorizationstring·required Bearer token for API authentication. This should be a valid access token obtained through the appropriate OAuth flow or system user token. Path Parameters
Versionstring·required Graph API version to use for this request. Determines the API behavior and available features. Business-IDstring·required Your Business ID. This ID represents the business portfolio that owns the WhatsApp Business Accounts and can be found in your Business Manager settings. Query Parameters
business_typearray of WhatsAppBusinessType Filter accounts by business type. Can specify multiple types as comma-separated values. Use this to filter between enterprise and small-medium business accounts. afterstring Cursor for forward pagination. Use the cursor from the previous response to get the next page of results. firstinteger [min: 1, max: 100] Number of results to return in forward pagination. Maximum value is 100. Use with ‘after’ cursor for forward pagination. beforestring Cursor for backward pagination. Use the cursor from the previous response to get the previous page of results. lastinteger [min: 1, max: 100] Number of results to return in backward pagination. Maximum value is 100. Use with ‘before’ cursor for backward pagination. findstring Find a specific WhatsApp Business Account by ID within the owned accounts. Use this to quickly locate a specific account. Responses
Retrieve WhatsApp Business Accounts owned by the specified business. This endpoint provides comprehensive information about all WABAs owned by the business, including account details, configuration, and status information. Use Cases: Retrieve all WhatsApp Business Accounts owned by a business Filter accounts by business type Find specific accounts by ID Monitor business portfolio of WhatsApp Business Accounts Manage account access and permissions across multiple WABAs Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Caching: Account information can be cached for short periods, but status and configuration may change frequently. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies. 200 Successfully retrieved owned WhatsApp Business Accounts Content Type: application/json Schema: WhatsAppBusinessAccountsConnection Show child attributes
WhatsAppBusinessAccountsConnection
dataarray of WhatsAppBusinessAccount·required Array of owned WhatsApp Business Account records Show child attributes
data[]WhatsAppBusinessAccount WhatsApp Business Account owned by the business Show child attributes
idstring·required Unique identifier for the WhatsApp Business Account
namestring·required Human-readable name of the WhatsApp Business Account
message_template_namespacestring·required Namespace identifier for message templates associated with this account
timezone_idstring·required Timezone identifier for the WhatsApp Business Account
pagingCursorPaging Cursor-based pagination information Show child attributes
cursorsobject Show child attributes
beforestring Cursor pointing to the start of the page of data that has been returned
afterstring Cursor pointing to the end of the page of data that has been returned
nextstring URL for the next page of results
previousstring URL for the previous page of results 400 Bad Request - Invalid parameters or malformed request Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes
GraphAPIError
errorobject·required Show child attributes
messagestring·required Human-readable error message
typestring·required Error category type
codeinteger·required Numeric error code
error_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available
fbtrace_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta
is_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried
error_user_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes
error_user_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 401 Unauthorized - Invalid or missing access token Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes
GraphAPIError
errorobject·required Show child attributes
messagestring·required Human-readable error message
typestring·required Error category type
codeinteger·required Numeric error code
error_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available
fbtrace_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta
is_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried
error_user_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes
error_user_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 403 Forbidden - Insufficient permissions or access denied Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes
GraphAPIError
errorobject·required Show child attributes
messagestring·required Human-readable error message
typestring·required Error category type
codeinteger·required Numeric error code
error_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available
fbtrace_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta
is_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried
error_user_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes
error_user_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 404 Not Found - Business ID does not exist or is not accessible Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes
GraphAPIError
errorobject·required Show child attributes
messagestring·required Human-readable error message
typestring·required Error category type
codeinteger·required Numeric error code
error_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available
fbtrace_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta
is_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried
error_user_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes
error_user_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 422 Unprocessable Entity - Request parameters are valid but cannot be processed Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes
GraphAPIError
errorobject·required Show child attributes
messagestring·required Human-readable error message
typestring·required Error category type
codeinteger·required Numeric error code
error_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available
fbtrace_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta
is_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried
error_user_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes
error_user_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 429 Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes
GraphAPIError
errorobject·required Show child attributes
messagestring·required Human-readable error message
typestring·required Error category type
codeinteger·required Numeric error code
error_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available
fbtrace_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta
is_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried
error_user_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes
error_user_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 500 Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes
GraphAPIError
errorobject·required Show child attributes
messagestring·required Human-readable error message
typestring·required Error category type
codeinteger·required Numeric error code
error_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available
fbtrace_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta
is_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried
error_user_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes
error_user_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes Select language cURLJavaScriptPython 
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Business-ID}/owned_whatsapp_business_accounts' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <Token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
Select status code 200400401403404422429500 
\{
  "multiple_accounts": {
    "summary": "Multiple owned WhatsApp Business Accounts",
    "value": {
      "data": [\
        {\
          "id": "104996122399160",\
          "name": "Lucky Shrub",\
          "message_template_namespace": "58e6d318_b627_4112_b9c7_2961197553ea",\
          "timezone_id": "1"\
        },\
        {\
          "id": "102290129340398",\
          "name": "Test WhatsApp Business Account",\
          "message_template_namespace": "ba30dd89_2ebd_41e4_b805_f2c05ae04cc9",\
          "timezone_id": "1"\
        }\
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {
          "after": "QVFIUjBrRUs5QVJuUDhDSmZARMlc2dXRYNXBmMjMtRUt3SmFlbk9PRk43azdiN1VQaW1HcnRkejFzZATNoNDdTdGVWMDhjamVvY25HWnI4WjIzX0hYSk40NHhB",
          "before": "QVFIUnpPVXRnY3BPN19rTVItOG51T291YURjV3BaeXRXU29adDVreS04ekhSNl9YWTlfdmN3SHlyTEk1a2FRdnlWanBqM1FuQm1uZAHhfYl9UMTNCYjM3MWV3"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "single_account": {
    "summary": "Single owned WhatsApp Business Account",
    "value": {
      "data": [\
        {\
          "id": "104996122399160",\
          "name": "Lucky Shrub",\
          "message_template_namespace": "58e6d318_b627_4112_b9c7_2961197553ea",\
          "timezone_id": "1"\
        }\
      ]
    }
  },
  "empty_result": {
    "summary": "No owned accounts found",
    "value": {
      "data": []
    }
  }
}

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Authentication

| Scheme | Type | Location | | bearerAuth | HTTP Bearer | Header: Authorization |

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Usage Examples

bearerAuth: Include Authorization: Bearer your-token-here in request headers

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Global Authentication Requirements

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