Integration guide to setup whatsapp notifications on meta using Whatsapp Cloud API.
Create/add your business app on meta developers console
Create app
button, then select Other
on the next screen of “What do you want your app to do?”Setup WhatsApp Cloud API
WhatsApp
” product, scroll down and click “Set up
” on WhatsApp. You will be redirected to the WhatsApp get started page, here you can “create a business account” or use an existing one.Continue
. You’ll land on the app dashboard.Send a test message
API Setup
” from the left navigation menu. Here you’ll see a temporary access token
, Phone number ID
and a curl to send the message.Add your personal phone number in the “to” field to send a test message on your mobile number.Add a valid business phone number
Phone number ID
and WhatsApp Business Account ID
corresponding to this phone number shown in Step 1 of API SetupGenerate access token
Create an admin user
Employee
” accessAssigning assets to the new user
Generate token
whatsapp_business_management
and whatsapp_business_messaging
.Change App Mode to Live
Get App ID
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Form Field | Obligation | Description |
---|---|---|
Nickname | mandatory | You can give any name which may help you to identify this account easily |
Phone number ID | mandatory | Phone number ID linked to your WhatsApp business number. You can get this from App dashboard (WhatsApp -> API Setup). Refer above step for more details. |
Access token | mandatory | Access token for authenticating the WhatsApp API request. You can generate a new access token by following the step above. |
WhatsApp Business Account ID | mandatory | WABA ID linked to your WhatsApp business number. This will be needs to automate the template approval process for your account. You can get this from App dashboard (WhatsApp -> API Setup). Refer above step for more details. |
App ID | mandatory | App ID linked to your WhatsApp business account. This is used to auto approve your WhatsApp templates. You can get this from App dashboard. Refer step 7 for more details. |
Price per notification | optional | This is the amount you pay per WhatsApp notification to Meta. It helps us to calculate, estimate and optimise your cost spent on notifications. |