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WhatsApp Business Pre-Verified Phone Numbers API

Copy for LLM View as Markdown Version v23.0 API for retrieving pre-verified phone numbers associated with a WhatsApp Business Account. This endpoint allows businesses to retrieve information about pre-verified phone numbers that are available for use with their WhatsApp Business Account.

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Base URL

| https://graph.facebook.com |

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Endpoints

| GET | ///preverified_numbers |

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GET ///preverified_numbers

Retrieve pre-verified phone numbers available for use with the specified business. This endpoint provides information about phone numbers that have been pre-verified and are ready for immediate use with WhatsApp Business messaging operations. Use Cases: Retrieve available pre-verified phone numbers for business messaging setup Check verification status and availability of phone numbers Monitor pre-verified phone number inventory Validate phone number options before WhatsApp Business Account configuration Facilitate quick business messaging setup with pre-verified numbers Filtering and Pagination: Results can be filtered by verification status, availability, and country Cursor-based pagination is supported for large result sets Default page size is 25 items, maximum is 100 items per page Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Caching: Phone number information can be cached for short periods, but availability status may change frequently. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies.

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Request Syntax

GET///preverified_numbers Try it Select language cURLJavaScriptPython 
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Business-ID}/preverified_numbers' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <Token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
Select status code 200400401403404422429500 
\{
  "basic_response": {
    "summary": "Basic response with pre-verified phone numbers",
    "value": {
      "data": [\
        {\
          "id": "1234567890123456",\
          "display_phone_number": "+1 (555) 123-4567",\
          "country_prefix": 1,\
          "verification_status": "VERIFIED",\
          "availability_status": "AVAILABLE",\
          "created_time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",\
          "last_updated": "2024-01-20T14:45:00Z",\
          "supported_features": [\
            "MESSAGING",\
            "BUSINESS_PROFILE",\
            "WEBHOOKS"\
          ],\
          "country_code": "US",\
          "region": "North America"\
        },\
        {\
          "id": "2345678901234567",\
          "display_phone_number": "+44 20 1234 5678",\
          "country_prefix": 44,\
          "verification_status": "VERIFIED",\
          "availability_status": "AVAILABLE",\
          "created_time": "2024-01-10T08:15:00Z",\
          "last_updated": "2024-01-18T16:20:00Z",\
          "supported_features": [\
            "MESSAGING",\
            "TEMPLATES",\
            "ANALYTICS"\
          ],\
          "country_code": "GB",\
          "region": "Europe"\
        }\
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {
          "after": "QVFIUjJ5WjBpMGpJWXprYzVYaVhabW9PVks4ZD0"
        },
        "next": "https://graph.facebook.com/v23.0/1234567890123456/preverified_numbers?after=QVFIUjJ5WjBpMGpJWXprYzVYaVhabW9PVks4ZD0"
      }
    }
  },
  "filtered_response": {
    "summary": "Filtered response by country and status",
    "value": {
      "data": [\
        {\
          "id": "1234567890123456",\
          "display_phone_number": "+1 (555) 123-4567",\
          "country_prefix": 1,\
          "verification_status": "VERIFIED",\
          "availability_status": "AVAILABLE",\
          "country_code": "US",\
          "region": "North America"\
        }\
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {}
      }
    }
  },
  "empty_response": {
    "summary": "Empty response when no phone numbers are available",
    "value": {
      "data": [],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {}
      }
    }
  }
}
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 for which to retrieve pre-verified phone numbers. This ID can be found in your Meta Business Manager 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, display_phone_number, verification_status). Available fields: id, display_phone_number, country_prefix, verification_status, availability_status, created_time, last_updated, supported_features, country_code, region limitinteger [min: 1, max: 100] Maximum number of phone numbers to return per page. Default is 25, maximum is 100. afterstring Cursor for pagination. Use this to retrieve the next page of results. This value is provided in the ‘paging’ object of previous responses. beforestring Cursor for pagination. Use this to retrieve the previous page of results. This value is provided in the ‘paging’ object of previous responses. verification_statusPhoneNumberVerificationStatus Filter results by verification status. Only phone numbers with the specified verification status will be returned. availability_statusPhoneNumberAvailabilityStatus Filter results by availability status. Only phone numbers with the specified availability status will be returned. country_codestring Filter results by country code. Only phone numbers from the specified country will be returned. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. Responses
Retrieve pre-verified phone numbers available for use with the specified business. This endpoint provides information about phone numbers that have been pre-verified and are ready for immediate use with WhatsApp Business messaging operations. Use Cases: Retrieve available pre-verified phone numbers for business messaging setup Check verification status and availability of phone numbers Monitor pre-verified phone number inventory Validate phone number options before WhatsApp Business Account configuration Facilitate quick business messaging setup with pre-verified numbers Filtering and Pagination: Results can be filtered by verification status, availability, and country Cursor-based pagination is supported for large result sets Default page size is 25 items, maximum is 100 items per page Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Caching: Phone number information can be cached for short periods, but availability status may change frequently. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies. 200 Successfully retrieved pre-verified phone numbers Content Type: application/json Schema: PreVerifiedPhoneNumbersResponse Show child attributes
PreVerifiedPhoneNumbersResponse
dataarray of PreVerifiedPhoneNumber·required List of pre-verified phone numbers Show child attributes
data[]PreVerifiedPhoneNumber Pre-verified phone number details and status information Show child attributes
idstring·required Unique identifier for the pre-verified phone number
display_phone_numberstring·required Formatted display version of the phone number
country_prefixinteger [min: 1, max: 999] Country code prefix for the phone number
verification_statusPhoneNumberVerificationStatus Current verification status of the pre-verified phone number
availability_statusPhoneNumberAvailabilityStatus Current availability status of the pre-verified phone number
created_timestring (date-time) Timestamp when the phone number was pre-verified
last_updatedstring (date-time) Timestamp when the phone number information was last updated
supported_featuresarray of WhatsAppBusinessFeature List of WhatsApp Business features supported by this phone number Show child attributes
supported_features[]WhatsAppBusinessFeature WhatsApp Business features supported by the phone number
country_codestring ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the phone number
regionstring Geographic region or area for the phone number
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 Graph API endpoint URL for the next page of results
previousstring Graph API endpoint 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 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}/preverified_numbers' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <Token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
Select status code 200400401403404422429500 
\{
  "basic_response": {
    "summary": "Basic response with pre-verified phone numbers",
    "value": {
      "data": [\
        {\
          "id": "1234567890123456",\
          "display_phone_number": "+1 (555) 123-4567",\
          "country_prefix": 1,\
          "verification_status": "VERIFIED",\
          "availability_status": "AVAILABLE",\
          "created_time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",\
          "last_updated": "2024-01-20T14:45:00Z",\
          "supported_features": [\
            "MESSAGING",\
            "BUSINESS_PROFILE",\
            "WEBHOOKS"\
          ],\
          "country_code": "US",\
          "region": "North America"\
        },\
        {\
          "id": "2345678901234567",\
          "display_phone_number": "+44 20 1234 5678",\
          "country_prefix": 44,\
          "verification_status": "VERIFIED",\
          "availability_status": "AVAILABLE",\
          "created_time": "2024-01-10T08:15:00Z",\
          "last_updated": "2024-01-18T16:20:00Z",\
          "supported_features": [\
            "MESSAGING",\
            "TEMPLATES",\
            "ANALYTICS"\
          ],\
          "country_code": "GB",\
          "region": "Europe"\
        }\
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {
          "after": "QVFIUjJ5WjBpMGpJWXprYzVYaVhabW9PVks4ZD0"
        },
        "next": "https://graph.facebook.com/v23.0/1234567890123456/preverified_numbers?after=QVFIUjJ5WjBpMGpJWXprYzVYaVhabW9PVks4ZD0"
      }
    }
  },
  "filtered_response": {
    "summary": "Filtered response by country and status",
    "value": {
      "data": [\
        {\
          "id": "1234567890123456",\
          "display_phone_number": "+1 (555) 123-4567",\
          "country_prefix": 1,\
          "verification_status": "VERIFIED",\
          "availability_status": "AVAILABLE",\
          "country_code": "US",\
          "region": "North America"\
        }\
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {}
      }
    }
  },
  "empty_response": {
    "summary": "Empty response when no phone numbers are available",
    "value": {
      "data": [],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {}
      }
    }
  }
}

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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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