WhatsApp Business Profile API

Get and update WhatsApp Business profile information

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GET /{phone-number-id}/whatsapp_business_profile WhatsApp Get Business Profile #

POST /{phone-number-id}/whatsapp_business_profile WhatsApp Update Business Profile #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: WhatsApp Cloud Business Profile API
  description: The WhatsApp Cloud API enables businesses to send and receive messages, manage media, configure business profiles, and handle phone number registration through Meta's cloud-hosted infrastructure. All endpoints operate on the Meta Graph API.
  version: '21.0'
  contact:
    name: Meta Platform Support
    url: https://developers.facebook.com/support/
  termsOfService: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/business-terms
servers:
- url: https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
  description: Meta Graph API Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Business Profile
  description: Get and update WhatsApp Business profile information
paths:
  /{phone-number-id}/whatsapp_business_profile:
    get:
      operationId: getBusinessProfile
      summary: WhatsApp Get Business Profile
      description: Retrieves the WhatsApp Business profile for a phone number.
      tags:
      - Business Profile
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PhoneNumberId'
      - name: fields
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Comma-separated fields to return
        schema:
          type: string
          examples:
          - about,address,description,email,profile_picture_url,websites,vertical
        example: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Business profile retrieved
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessProfile'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: updateBusinessProfile
      summary: WhatsApp Update Business Profile
      description: Updates the WhatsApp Business profile for a phone number.
      tags:
      - Business Profile
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PhoneNumberId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateBusinessProfileRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Business profile updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    SuccessResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
    BusinessProfile:
      type: object
      properties:
        about:
          type: string
          maxLength: 139
          example: example_value
        address:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 512
          example: example_value
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          example: example_value
        profile_picture_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://example.com/image.jpg
        websites:
          type: array
          maxItems: 2
          items:
            type: string
            format: uri
        vertical:
          type: string
          enum:
          - UNDEFINED
          - OTHER
          - AUTO
          - BEAUTY
          - APPAREL
          - EDU
          - ENTERTAIN
          - EVENT_PLAN
          - FINANCE
          - GROCERY
          - GOVT
          - HOTEL
          - HEALTH
          - NONPROFIT
          - PROF_SERVICES
          - RETAIL
          - TRAVEL
          - RESTAURANT
          - NOT_A_BIZ
          example: UNDEFINED
        messaging_product:
          type: string
          example: example_value
    UpdateBusinessProfileRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - messaging_product
      properties:
        messaging_product:
          type: string
          enum:
          - whatsapp
          example: whatsapp
        about:
          type: string
          maxLength: 139
          example: example_value
        address:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 512
          example: example_value
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          example: example_value
        websites:
          type: array
          maxItems: 2
          items:
            type: string
            format: uri
        vertical:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        profile_picture_handle:
          type: string
          description: Handle of uploaded profile picture
          example: example_value
  parameters:
    PhoneNumberId:
      name: phone-number-id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Phone Number ID from the WhatsApp Business Account
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: System User Token or User Access Token with whatsapp_business_messaging permission
externalDocs:
  description: WhatsApp Cloud API Documentation
  url: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api

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