> ## 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 account api # WhatsApp Business Account API Copy for LLM [View as Markdown](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/whatsapp-business-account/whatsapp-business-account-api/v23.0.md/) Version v23.0 API for managing WhatsApp Business Account details and configuration. This endpoint allows businesses to retrieve and manage their WhatsApp Business Account information, including account details, status, and configuration settings. This is essential for managing WhatsApp Business messaging capabilities and account lifecycle. ## Base URL \| [https://graph.facebook.com](https://graph.facebook.com) | ## Endpoints \| GET | [/{Version}/{WABA-ID}](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/whatsapp-business-account/whatsapp-business-account-api#get-version-waba-id) | \| POST | [/{Version}/{WABA-ID}](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/whatsapp-business-account/whatsapp-business-account-api#post-version-waba-id) | *** ## GET /{Version}/{WABA-ID} Retrieve comprehensive details about a WhatsApp Business Account, including its configuration, status, and settings. Use Cases: Retrieve WhatsApp Business Account configuration and details Monitor account status and verification state Check account ownership and business information Validate account state before messaging operations Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Caching: Account details can be cached for moderate periods, but verification status may change. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies. ### Request Syntax **GET**/{Version}/{WABA-ID} Select language cURLJavaScriptPython *** ``` curl --request GET \   --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{WABA-ID}' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{}' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "verified_account": {     "summary": "Verified WhatsApp Business Account with full details",     "value": {       "id": "1234567890123456",       "name": "My Business WhatsApp Account",       "timezone_id": "1",       "message_template_namespace": "ba30dd89_2ebd_41e4_b805_f2c05ae04cc9",       "account_review_status": "APPROVED",       "business_verification_status": "VERIFIED",       "country": "US",       "ownership_type": "SELF_OWNED",       "primary_business_location": "US"     }   },   "basic_account": {     "summary": "Basic WhatsApp Business Account with minimal details",     "value": {       "id": "2345678901234567",       "name": "Test Business Account",       "timezone_id": "1",       "account_review_status": "PENDING",       "business_verification_status": "UNVERIFIED"     }   } } ``` 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. WABA-IDstring·required Your WhatsApp Business Account ID. This ID is provided when you create the account and can be found in your WhatsApp 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, name). Available fields: id, name, timezone\_id, message\_template\_namespace, account\_review\_status, business\_verification\_status, country, ownership\_type, primary\_business\_location Responses *** Retrieve comprehensive details about a WhatsApp Business Account, including its configuration, status, and settings. Use Cases: Retrieve WhatsApp Business Account configuration and details Monitor account status and verification state Check account ownership and business information Validate account state before messaging operations Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Caching: Account details can be cached for moderate periods, but verification status may change. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies. 200 Successfully retrieved WhatsApp Business Account details Content Type: application/json Schema: WhatsAppBusinessAccount Show child attributes *** WhatsAppBusinessAccount *** idstring·required Unique identifier for the WhatsApp Business Account *** namestring·required Human-readable name of the WhatsApp Business Account *** timezone\_idstring Timezone identifier for the WhatsApp Business Account *** message\_template\_namespacestring Message template namespace for the WhatsApp Business Account *** account\_review\_statusWhatsAppBusinessAccountReviewStatus Review status of the WhatsApp Business Account *** business\_verification\_statusWhatsAppBusinessAccountVerificationStatus Business verification status of the WhatsApp Business Account *** countrystring Country code for the WhatsApp Business Account *** ownership\_typeWhatsAppBusinessAccountOwnershipType Ownership type of the WhatsApp Business Account *** primary\_business\_locationstring Primary business location for the WhatsApp Business Account 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 - WhatsApp Business Account 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}/{WABA-ID}' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{}' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "verified_account": {     "summary": "Verified WhatsApp Business Account with full details",     "value": {       "id": "1234567890123456",       "name": "My Business WhatsApp Account",       "timezone_id": "1",       "message_template_namespace": "ba30dd89_2ebd_41e4_b805_f2c05ae04cc9",       "account_review_status": "APPROVED",       "business_verification_status": "VERIFIED",       "country": "US",       "ownership_type": "SELF_OWNED",       "primary_business_location": "US"     }   },   "basic_account": {     "summary": "Basic WhatsApp Business Account with minimal details",     "value": {       "id": "2345678901234567",       "name": "Test Business Account",       "timezone_id": "1",       "account_review_status": "PENDING",       "business_verification_status": "UNVERIFIED"     }   } } ``` *** ## POST /{Version}/{WABA-ID} Update configuration and settings for a WhatsApp Business Account. Use Cases: Update WhatsApp Business Account name and configuration Modify account settings and preferences Update business information and verification details Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. ### Request Syntax **POST**/{Version}/{WABA-ID} Select language cURLJavaScriptPython *** ``` curl --request POST \   --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{WABA-ID}' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{   "name": "Updated Business Name" }' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "success": true } ``` 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. WABA-IDstring·required Your WhatsApp Business Account ID. This ID is provided when you create the account and can be found in your WhatsApp Manager or through business management APIs. Request BodyRequired *** Content Type: application/json Schema: object Show child attributes *** namestring Updated name for the WhatsApp Business Account *** timezone\_idstring Updated timezone identifier for the WhatsApp Business Account Responses *** Update configuration and settings for a WhatsApp Business Account. Use Cases: Update WhatsApp Business Account name and configuration Modify account settings and preferences Update business information and verification details Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. 200 Successfully updated WhatsApp Business Account Content Type: application/json Schema: object Show child attributes *** successboolean 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 - WhatsApp Business Account 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}/{WABA-ID}' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{   "name": "Updated Business Name" }' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "success": true } ``` ## 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) ***