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New numbers start at 250 unique users per 24 hours and can scale to unlimited throughput, though all outbound template messages require prior WhatsApp approval and opt-in from recipients.", "capabilities": { "supported_actions": [ "send_template_message", "send_session_message", "send_text", "send_media (image, audio, video, document, sticker)", "send_interactive_buttons", "send_interactive_list", "send_interactive_flow", "send_product_message", "send_catalog_message", "send_location", "send_contacts", "send_reaction", "send_call_permission_request", "inbound_webhooks", "message_status_callbacks", "template_management (create, modify, bulk)", "phone_number_registration", "phone_number_management", "whatsapp_flows", "catalog_products", "payments_api (Brazil, India payment gateway)", "conversion_measurement", "click_event_tracking", "deep_linking", "typing_indicators", "read_receipts", "group_management", "business_account_management" ], "supported_regions": [ "global (businesses in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk are not eligible)", "Türkiye re-enabled as of May 15 2024", "local data storage options available for data residency control", "Meta data centers with multi-region disaster recovery" ], "supported_languages": [], "input_types": [ "text", "template", "image", "audio", "video", "document", "sticker", "interactive buttons", "interactive list", "interactive flow", "product", "catalog", "location", "contacts", "reaction" ], "output_types": [ "message_status (accepted / held_for_quality_assessment / paused)", "delivered status", "read receipts", "inbound message webhook", "message status and pricing notification webhook", "account status change webhook", "template quality score change webhook", "conversation analytics", "conversion measurement events", "flow completion webhooks", "payment status updates (via webhook)" ], "webhooks_supported": true, "sandbox_available": true, "sdk_languages": [ "Node.js" ], "mcp_server_available": false }, "integration": { "api_style": "rest", "base_url": "https://graph.facebook.com", "api_version": "v21.0", "versioning_scheme": "url", "stability": "ga", "deprecation_policy_url": "https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/guides/versioning/", "auth_methods": [ "oauth2", "api_key" ], "auth_docs_url": "https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/access-tokens/", "idempotency_supported": false, "error_format": "vendor-specific", "webhook_signing": "X-Hub-Signature-256", "webhook_events_url": "https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/webhooks/overview/", "rate_limit_requests": 80, "rate_limit_window": "second", "sdk_packages": [ { "package": "whatsapp", "language": "Node.js", "official": true, "repo_url": "https://github.com/WhatsApp/WhatsApp-Nodejs-SDK" } ], "mcp_url": null, "quickstart_url": "https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/get-started/" }, "pricing": { "pricing_model": "usage_based", "has_published_pricing": true, "starting_price_usd": null, "price_basis": "per message", "free_tier_available": false, "free_tier_limit": "Service conversations (user-initiated) are free for all businesses (unlimited, effective November 1, 2024)", "free_tier_details": "No $0 platform plan exists - Meta charges only per delivered template message. Service conversations (user-initiated, replied within 24-hour customer service window) are free and unlimited for all businesses effective November 1, 2024 (the former cap of 1,000 free service conversations/month was removed). Utility template messages sent within an open customer service window are also free. All non-template (session) messages are free within the 24-hour window. Messages sent within a 72-hour free entry point window (from Click to WhatsApp Ads or Facebook Page CTA) are free across all template types. 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Throughput: up to 1,000 messages/second (Cloud API). Per-user rate: 1 message per 6 seconds to the same WhatsApp user. Quality rating (Green/Yellow/Red) gates tier advancement; Yellow freezes tier, Red can cut limit or pause number.", "known_restrictions": [ "Requires Meta Business Account (WABA) setup and phone number registration before sending", "Business-initiated messages outside the 24-hour customer service window must use pre-approved Message Templates", "All message templates must be approved by WhatsApp before use; WhatsApp reserves the right to review, approve, pause, or reject any template", "Opt-in required: businesses can only send messages to users who have opted in", "Businesses in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk are not eligible", "Business Verification required to unlock higher messaging tiers and Official Business Account status", "Quality rating (based on block/report rates) controls messaging tier; low quality can reduce or pause messaging capability", "Per-user marketing template message limits apply (per-user frequency capping)", "24-hour customer service window governs free-form messaging; only templates allowed outside window", "No commercially available SLA for uptime or latency (99.9% uptime and <5s p99 latency documented as consistent performance, not contractual)", "The official Node.js SDK is archived (read-only) since June 2023; no official replacement SDK exists", "Charges apply only when a template message is delivered (per-message billing effective July 1, 2025)" ] }, "developer": { "docs_url": "https://developers.facebook.com/docs", "api_reference_url": null, "openapi_spec_url": null, "postman_collection_url": null, "changelog_url": null, "status_page_url": null, "llms_txt_url": "https://developers.facebook.com/llms.txt", "markdown_docs_url": null, "rendering": "static" }, "adoption": { "launched_at": "2021-11-01", "ga_date": "2022-05-19", "github_stars": null, "github_stars_at": null, "notable_customers": [ "BMW", "KLM Royal Dutch Airlines", "Vodafone", "iFood", "Bank Mandiri", "Iberia Airlines", "Itau Brazil", "Coppel" ] }, "scores": { "agent_friendliness": 45, "pricing_transparency": 60, "setup_speed": 65, "docs_quality": 25, "procurement_friction": 75, "trust_readiness": 55, "best_for": [ "AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)", "Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box" ], "avoid_if": [ "You want to try it free before paying" ] }, "sources": [ { "field": "vendor_description", "url": "https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/", "excerpt": "The Cloud API, hosted by Meta, allows you to implement WhatsApp Business APIs without the cost of hosting your own servers and also allows you to more easily scale your business messaging.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "pricing_model / has_published_pricing", "url": "https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/pricing", "excerpt": "Rates vary based on the template's category and the recipient WhatsApp phone number's country calling code.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "free_tier_available / free_tier_details", "url": "https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing/updates-to-pricing/", "excerpt": "Utility template messages sent in response to a user's message (thus within an open customer service window) will become free. All non-template messages are free.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "soc2", "url": "https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises/sunset", "excerpt": "enterprise-grade security features and certifications, including GDPR and LGPD compliance, SOC2 and SOC3 certification", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "gdpr", "url": "https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises/sunset", "excerpt": "enterprise-grade security features and certifications, including GDPR and LGPD compliance, SOC2 and SOC3 certification.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "hipaa", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/business/business-messaging/compliance/whatsapp-soc2", "excerpt": "La API de la nube, alojada por Meta, está certificada conforme a la SOC 2. 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