# WhatsApp Business API

**Provider:** WhatsApp Business
**Category:** social
**Base URL:** `http://whatsapp.local`
**Auth:** bearer — `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN`
**Rate Limit:** 1,000 free business-initiated conversations/month
**Free Tier:** Yes — available
**Pricing:** Enterprise / contact sales (subscription)
**Docs:** http://whatsapp.local

## Description

See https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| POST | `http://whatsapp.local/account` | Request-Code |
| POST | `http://whatsapp.local/account/shards` | Set-Shards |
| POST | `http://whatsapp.local/account/verify` | Register-Account |
| POST | `http://whatsapp.local/certificates/external` | Upload-Certificate |
| GET | `http://whatsapp.local/certificates/external/ca` | Download-CA-Certificate |
| DELETE | `http://whatsapp.local/certificates/webhooks/ca` | Delete Webhook CA Certificate |
| GET | `http://whatsapp.local/certificates/webhooks/ca` | Download Webhook CA Certificate |
| POST | `http://whatsapp.local/certificates/webhooks/ca` | Upload Webhook CA Certificate |

## Authentication

Bearer token in the Authorization header

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN
```

## Sample Request

```bash
curl -X GET 'http://whatsapp.local/account' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'
```

## Sample Response

```json
{}
```

## Pricing Details

Free with Meta developer account. Conversation-based pricing from $0.005–$0.08/conversation.

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*Source: [API Map](https://apimap.dev/apis/whatsapp-business/) — CC BY 4.0*