# WhatsApp On-Premises API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/on-premises-api/  
**Provider:** WhatsApp — https://apis.io/providers/whatsapp/  
**Base URL:** https://localhost:443  
**Documentation:** https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises

WhatsApp On-Premises API is one of 17 APIs that [WhatsApp](https://apis.io/providers/whatsapp/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Deprecated, Messaging, On-Premises, and Self-Hosted. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a getting-started guide.

The self-hosted version of the WhatsApp Business API that allowed businesses to run the API on their own infrastructure. This API was deprecated on October 23, 2025, and all users must migrate to the Cloud API.

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **Documentation** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises/get-started/installation
- **Deprecation Notice** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises
- **PostmanCollection** — https://www.postman.com/meta/whatsapp-business-platform/collection/vdi189b/whatsapp-on-premises-api-deprecated
- **Migration Guide** — https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/migrate-to-cloud-api

## Other WhatsApp APIs (12)

- [WhatsApp Flows API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/flows-api/)
- [WhatsApp Analytics API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-analytics-api/)
- [WhatsApp Assets API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-assets-api/)
- [WhatsApp Assigned Users API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-assigned-users-api/)
- [WhatsApp Business Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-business-accounts-api/)
- [WhatsApp Business Profile API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-business-profile-api/)
- [WhatsApp Lifecycle API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-lifecycle-api/)
- [WhatsApp Media API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-media-api/)
- [WhatsApp Message Templates API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-message-templates-api/)
- [WhatsApp Messages API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-messages-api/)
- [WhatsApp Phone Numbers API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-phone-numbers-api/)
- [WhatsApp Product Catalogs API](https://apis.io/apis/whatsapp/whatsapp-product-catalogs-api/)

## Tags

Deprecated, Messaging, On-Premises, Self-Hosted

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