WhatsApp Lifecycle API

Publish and deprecate flows

Documentation

Specifications

Schemas & Data

Other Resources

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Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/messages
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Pricing
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing
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StatusPage
https://metastatus.com/
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ChangeLog
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/changelog
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ErrorCodes
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/support/error-codes
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PostmanCollection
https://www.postman.com/meta/whatsapp-business-platform/collection/wlk6lh4/whatsapp-cloud-api
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Node.js SDK
https://github.com/WhatsApp/WhatsApp-Nodejs-SDK
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Sandbox
https://business.whatsapp.com/developers/developer-hub
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Migration Guide
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/migrate-to-cloud-api
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Media Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/media
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Phone Numbers Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/phone-numbers
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Business Profiles Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/business-profiles
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Two-Step Verification
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/two-step-verification
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Versioning
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/guides/versioning
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PostmanCollection
https://www.postman.com/meta/whatsapp-business-platform/collection/3kru5r6/whatsapp-business-management-api
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Reference
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/business-management-api/message-templates
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ChangeLog
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/business-management-api/changelog

OpenAPI Specification

whatsapp-lifecycle-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: WhatsApp Business Management Analytics Lifecycle API
  description: The WhatsApp Business Management API enables programmatic management of WhatsApp Business Accounts, phone numbers, message templates, analytics, user assignments, product catalogs, and webhook subscriptions through 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: Lifecycle
  description: Publish and deprecate flows
paths:
  /{flow-id}/publish:
    post:
      operationId: publishFlow
      summary: WhatsApp Publish Flow
      description: Publishes a draft flow, making it available for use in messages. The flow must have a valid uploaded flow JSON with no validation errors.
      tags:
      - Lifecycle
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FlowId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Flow published
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /{flow-id}/deprecate:
    post:
      operationId: deprecateFlow
      summary: WhatsApp Deprecate Flow
      description: Deprecates a published flow. Deprecated flows remain visible in history but cannot be sent to customers.
      tags:
      - Lifecycle
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FlowId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Flow deprecated
          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
  parameters:
    FlowId:
      name: flow-id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Flow ID
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: System User Token with whatsapp_business_management permission
externalDocs:
  description: WhatsApp Business Management API Documentation
  url: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/business-management-api