> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://whatsapp-docs.kap.so/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Whatsapp business accounts api # WhatsApp Business Accounts API Copy for LLM [View as Markdown](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/business/whatsapp-business-accounts-api/v23.0.md/) Version v23.0 API for managing WhatsApp Business Accounts under a business portfolio. This endpoint allows businesses to retrieve and create WhatsApp Business Accounts (WABAs) for messaging and business communication purposes. WABAs can be associated with the specified business portfolio and configured with the provided parameters. ## Base URL \| [https://graph.facebook.com](https://graph.facebook.com) | ## Endpoints \| GET | [/{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp\_business\_accounts](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/business/whatsapp-business-accounts-api#get-version-business-id-whatsapp-business-accounts) | \| POST | [/{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp\_business\_accounts](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/business/whatsapp-business-accounts-api#post-version-business-id-whatsapp-business-accounts) | *** ## GET /{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp\_business\_accounts Retrieve a list of WhatsApp Business Accounts owned by the specified business portfolio. This endpoint provides information about WhatsApp Business Accounts that are owned by the business, including their configuration, status, and core properties. This corresponds to the GraphBusinessWhatsAppBusinessAccountsEdge functionality. Use Cases: Retrieve list of owned WhatsApp Business Accounts Monitor WABA status and configuration Verify WABA details for business integrations Manage business WhatsApp messaging setups Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Caching: WABA information can be cached for moderate periods, but status information may change frequently. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies. ### Request Syntax **GET**/{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp\_business\_accounts Try it Select language cURLJavaScriptPython *** ``` curl --request GET \   --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp_business_accounts' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{}' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "multiple_accounts": {     "summary": "Multiple WhatsApp Business Accounts",     "value": {       "data": [\         {\           "id": "1234567890123456",\           "name": "Primary Business WABA",\           "account_review_status": "APPROVED",\           "currency": "USD",\           "country": "US",\           "timezone_id": "1",\           "business_verification_status": "VERIFIED",\           "is_enabled_for_insights": true,\           "message_template_namespace": "business_namespace_123"\         },\         {\           "id": "2345678901234567",\           "name": "Secondary Business WABA",\           "account_review_status": "PENDING",\           "currency": "EUR",\           "country": "DE",\           "timezone_id": "5",\           "business_verification_status": "PENDING",\           "is_enabled_for_insights": false,\           "message_template_namespace": "business_namespace_456"\         }\       ],       "paging": {         "cursors": {           "after": "QVFIUjNpUWpVWmRBd0Rn"         },         "next": "https://graph.facebook.com/v23.0/1234567890/whatsapp_business_accounts?after=QVFIUjNpUWpVWmRBd0Rn"       }     }   },   "single_account": {     "summary": "Single WhatsApp Business Account",     "value": {       "data": [\         {\           "id": "1234567890123456",\           "name": "My Business WABA",\           "account_review_status": "APPROVED",\           "currency": "USD",\           "country": "US",\           "timezone_id": "1",\           "business_verification_status": "VERIFIED",\           "is_enabled_for_insights": true,\           "message_template_namespace": "business_namespace_123"\         }\       ]     }   },   "empty_response": {     "summary": "No WhatsApp Business Accounts",     "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 portfolio ID. This ID can be found in the Meta Business Suite or through business management APIs. Query Parameters *** fieldsstring Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response. If not specified, default fields will be returned (id, name, currency, timezone\_id). Available fields: id, name, account\_review\_status, purchase\_order\_number, currency, timezone\_id, business\_verification\_status, country, on\_behalf\_of\_business\_info, is\_enabled\_for\_insights, message\_template\_namespace business\_typearray of One of "ENTERPRISE", "SMB" Filter results by WhatsApp Business Account type limitinteger \[min: 1, max: 100] Maximum number of WhatsApp Business Accounts to return per page. Default is 25, maximum is 100. afterstring Cursor for pagination. Use this to get the next page of results. beforestring Cursor for pagination. Use this to get the previous page of results. findstring Find a specific WhatsApp Business Account by ID Responses *** Retrieve a list of WhatsApp Business Accounts owned by the specified business portfolio. This endpoint provides information about WhatsApp Business Accounts that are owned by the business, including their configuration, status, and core properties. This corresponds to the GraphBusinessWhatsAppBusinessAccountsEdge functionality. Use Cases: Retrieve list of owned WhatsApp Business Accounts Monitor WABA status and configuration Verify WABA details for business integrations Manage business WhatsApp messaging setups Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Caching: WABA information can be cached for moderate periods, but status information may change frequently. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies. 200 Successfully retrieved WhatsApp Business Accounts Content Type: application/json Schema: WhatsAppBusinessAccountsResponse Show child attributes *** WhatsAppBusinessAccountsResponse *** dataarray of WhatsAppBusinessAccount Array of WhatsApp Business Accounts Show child attributes *** data\[]WhatsAppBusinessAccount WhatsApp Business Account details and configuration Show child attributes *** idstring·required Unique identifier for the WhatsApp Business Account *** namestring·required Human-readable name of the WhatsApp Business Account *** account\_review\_statusAccountReviewStatus Review status of the WhatsApp Business Account *** purchase\_order\_numberstring Purchase order number associated with the account *** currencystring Currency code for the WABA (ISO 4217 format) *** timezone\_idstring Timezone identifier for the WABA *** business\_verification\_statusBusinessVerificationStatus Verification status of the business associated with the WABA *** countrystring Country code where the WABA is registered *** on\_behalf\_of\_business\_infoOnBehalfOfBusinessInfo Information about the business on whose behalf the WABA operates Show child attributes *** idstring Business ID *** namestring Business name *** is\_enabled\_for\_insightsboolean Whether insights are enabled for this WABA *** message\_template\_namespacestring Namespace for message templates *** pagingCursorPaging Cursor-based pagination information Show child attributes *** cursorsobject Show child attributes *** beforestring Cursor pointing to the start of the page of data *** afterstring Cursor pointing to the end of the page of data *** previousstring URL for the previous page of results *** nextstring URL for the next 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}/whatsapp_business_accounts' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{}' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "multiple_accounts": {     "summary": "Multiple WhatsApp Business Accounts",     "value": {       "data": [\         {\           "id": "1234567890123456",\           "name": "Primary Business WABA",\           "account_review_status": "APPROVED",\           "currency": "USD",\           "country": "US",\           "timezone_id": "1",\           "business_verification_status": "VERIFIED",\           "is_enabled_for_insights": true,\           "message_template_namespace": "business_namespace_123"\         },\         {\           "id": "2345678901234567",\           "name": "Secondary Business WABA",\           "account_review_status": "PENDING",\           "currency": "EUR",\           "country": "DE",\           "timezone_id": "5",\           "business_verification_status": "PENDING",\           "is_enabled_for_insights": false,\           "message_template_namespace": "business_namespace_456"\         }\       ],       "paging": {         "cursors": {           "after": "QVFIUjNpUWpVWmRBd0Rn"         },         "next": "https://graph.facebook.com/v23.0/1234567890/whatsapp_business_accounts?after=QVFIUjNpUWpVWmRBd0Rn"       }     }   },   "single_account": {     "summary": "Single WhatsApp Business Account",     "value": {       "data": [\         {\           "id": "1234567890123456",\           "name": "My Business WABA",\           "account_review_status": "APPROVED",\           "currency": "USD",\           "country": "US",\           "timezone_id": "1",\           "business_verification_status": "VERIFIED",\           "is_enabled_for_insights": true,\           "message_template_namespace": "business_namespace_123"\         }\       ]     }   },   "empty_response": {     "summary": "No WhatsApp Business Accounts",     "value": {       "data": []     }   } } ``` *** ## POST /{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp\_business\_accounts Create a new WhatsApp Business Account under the specified business portfolio. This endpoint creates a new WABA with the provided configuration and associates it with the business portfolio. The account will be set up with the specified payment method and business settings. Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Account creation may have additional rate limits to prevent abuse. Business Logic: Account name must be unique within the business portfolio Payment method must be valid and active Business must have appropriate permissions for WABA creation Created account will be in pending state until verification is complete ### Request Syntax **POST**/{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp\_business\_accounts Try it Select language cURLJavaScriptPython *** ``` curl --request POST \   --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp_business_accounts' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{   "name": "My Business WhatsApp Account",   "currency": "USD",   "timezone_id": 1 }' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "successful_creation": {     "summary": "Successful WABA creation",     "value": {       "id": "1234567890123456",       "payment_account_id": "9876543210987654"     }   } } ``` 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 portfolio ID. This ID can be found in the Meta Business Suite or through business management APIs. Request BodyRequired *** Content Type: application/json Schema: WhatsAppBusinessAccountCreationRequest Show child attributes *** WhatsAppBusinessAccountCreationRequest *** namestring·required Human-readable name for the WhatsApp Business Account *** primary\_funding\_idstring ID of the primary funding source (credit card or extended credit) *** purchase\_order\_numberstring Purchase order number for billing reference *** currencystring Currency code for billing (ISO 4217 format) *** timezone\_idinteger Timezone ID for the account *** business\_typeWhatsAppBusinessType Type of WhatsApp Business Account *** on\_behalf\_of\_business\_idstring Business ID when creating account on behalf of another business Responses *** Create a new WhatsApp Business Account under the specified business portfolio. This endpoint creates a new WABA with the provided configuration and associates it with the business portfolio. The account will be set up with the specified payment method and business settings. Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Account creation may have additional rate limits to prevent abuse. Business Logic: Account name must be unique within the business portfolio Payment method must be valid and active Business must have appropriate permissions for WABA creation Created account will be in pending state until verification is complete 200 Successfully created WhatsApp Business Account Content Type: application/json Schema: WhatsAppBusinessAccountCreationResponse Show child attributes *** WhatsAppBusinessAccountCreationResponse *** idstring·required Unique identifier for the created WhatsApp Business Account *** payment\_account\_idstring·required ID of the associated payment account for billing 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 POST \   --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Business-ID}/whatsapp_business_accounts' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{   "name": "My Business WhatsApp Account",   "currency": "USD",   "timezone_id": 1 }' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "successful_creation": {     "summary": "Successful WABA creation",     "value": {       "id": "1234567890123456",       "payment_account_id": "9876543210987654"     }   } } ``` ## Authentication \| **Scheme** | **Type** | **Location** | \| bearerAuth | HTTP Bearer | Header: Authorization | ### Usage Examples bearerAuth: Include Authorization: Bearer your-token-here in request headers ### Global Authentication Requirements All endpoints require: bearerAuth Did you find this page helpful? ![Thumbs up icon](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/yR/r/OEXJ0_DJeZv.svg) ![Thumbs down icon](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/yb/r/qKPgNVNeatU.svg) ***