Register a WhatsApp Business API number via the WhatsApp Cloud API

1. Introduction

This guide walks you through third-party registration of a WhatsApp Business API number via SaleSmartly, ensuring compliance with Meta’s requirements while streamlining setup for efficient customer communication.

2. Step-by-Step Guide

Preparation:

• Your brand display name
• Your company's legal name
• Your company's official address
• Log in with your FB account and use that account to configure your WhatsApp business account
• A mobile number that is not registered with WhatsApp is used to receive the code

Note: You need to prepare your own credit card payment

2.1. Go to [Integration] - [WhatsApp API]  - [Registration Number]-【Start the authorization registration for Facebook】

2.2. Click to continue logging in as xxxx

2.3. Click [Get Started]

2.4. Select your Meta business account. If you don’t have one, you can directly select Create/New

2.5. Fill in the business account name and display name. Select other for type

2.6. Enter the number you have never registered with WhatsApp, select the verification method and continue

2.7. Enter the received verification code and continue

2.8. Click [Add payment method], the system will automatically jump to the BM page

2.9. Select [Payment Methods] in the menu bar and click [Add Payment Method]

2.10. Finally, add your credit card information

Congratulations! You have completed the self-service registration process for the WhatsApp API number. Just wait for Facebook to review the number. The official review time is 24 hours. Please refer to the official review of Facebook, not SaleSmartly.

2.11. Check Facebook audit results