Update Business Profile

POST https://graph.facebook.com/{{Version}}/{{Phone-Number-ID}}/whatsapp_business_profile

Update the business profile information such as the business description, email or address. To update your profile, make a POST call to /{{Phone-Number-ID}}/whatsapp_business_profile. In your request, you can include the parameters listed below.

It is recommended that you use Resumable Upload - Create an Upload Session to obtain an upload ID. Then use this upload ID in a call to Resumable Upload - Upload File Data to obtain the picture handle. This handle can be used for the profile_picture_handle.

Request Parameters

NameDescription
messaging_productRequired.
The messaging service used for the request. Always set the value to "whatsapp" if you are using WhatsApp for Business API.
addressOptional.
The address of the business. The maximum character limit for the string is 256.
descriptionOptional.
The description of the business. The maximum character limit for the string is 256.
verticalOptional.
The industry type of the business. This can be either an empty string or one of the accepted values.

Values: UNDEFINED, OTHER, AUTO, BEAUTY, APPAREL, EDU, ENTERTAIN, EVENT_PLAN, FINANCE, GROCERY, GOVT, HOTEL, HEALTH, NONPROFIT, PROF_SERVICES, RETAIL, TRAVEL, RESTAURANT, or NOT_A_BIZ.
aboutOptional.
The text to display in business profile's About section. The max length for the string is 139 characters. The minimum length for the string is 1 character.

Rendered emojis are supported however their unicode values are not. Emoji unicode values must be Java- or JavaScript-escape encoded.
emailOptional.
The contact email address (in valid email format) of the business. The maximum character limit for the string is 128 characters.
websitesOptional.
The URLs associated with the business. For instance, a website, Facebook Page, or Instagram. You must include the http:// or https:// portion of the URL. There is a maximum of 2 websites with a maximum of 256 characters each.
profile_picture_handleOptional.
The handle of the profile picture generated from a call to Resumable Upload - Upload File Data. For more information, see Resumable Upload API.

Delete Business Profile

To delete your business profile, you must delete your phone number.

Request Body

{"messaging_product"=>"whatsapp", "address"=>"<business-address>", "description"=>"<business-description>", "vertical"=>"<business-industry>", "about"=>"<profile-about-text>", "email"=>"<business-email>", "websites"=>["<https://website-1>", "<https://website-2>"], "profile_picture_handle"=>"<IMAGE_HANDLE_ID>"}

HEADERS

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
Content-Typestring

RESPONSES

status: OK

{&quot;data&quot;:[{&quot;business_profile&quot;:{&quot;messaging_product&quot;:&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;address&quot;:&quot;\u003cbusiness-address\u003e&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;\u003cbusiness-description\u003e&quot;,&quot;vertical&quot;:&quot;\u003cbusiness-industry\u003e&quot;,&quot;about&quot;:&quot;\u003cprofile-about-text\u003e&quot;,&quot;email&quot;:&quot;\u003cbusiness-email\u003e&quot;,&quot;websites&quot;:[&quot;https://website-1&quot;,&quot;https://website-2&quot;],&quot;profile_picture_url&quot;:&quot;https://pps.whatsapp.net/...&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;\u003cbusiness-profile-id\u003e&quot;},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;\u003cphone-number-id\u003e&quot;}]}