{"id":2018,"date":"2022-11-27T20:01:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T20:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alvochat.com\/blog\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2022-12-28T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T16:56:28","slug":"register-phone-number-whatsapp-business-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alvochat.com\/blog\/register-phone-number-whatsapp-business-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Register Phone Number with WhatsApp business API"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a previous article<\/a>, we got Meta free test number and Setup Alvochat instance, If you have finished the project, and you want to launch your project, you must add your own number to work with the WhatsApp API to send & receive WhatsApp messages through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you activate your number with the WhatsApp Business API, you will not be able to use the WhatsApp application from your phone.<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\nyou can add and activate a mobile number or the unified or landline number of the company.<\/strong><\/mark><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Add phone number<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to your Facebook Developers account<\/a> and click on your app :<\/p>\n\n\n

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Go to Whatsapp<\/strong> > Getting started<\/strong>, and click on the \u201cAdd phone number<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Step 2: Add WhatsApp Business display name<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now, this window will appear :<\/p>\n\n\n

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WhatsApp Business profile display name : <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WhatsApp Business display name is your business name that customers see on your WhatsApp Business profile, The name must match the name of your company registered in the business account on Facebook, or you can put your trademark, but you must have a document proving your ownership of this trademark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the business verification is completed and the display names for phone numbers are approved, you can start using this number for sending and receiving WhatsApp messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Category:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select a Category<\/strong> for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select Next<\/strong> to begin the phone number verification process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select your country code from the drop-down and enter the phone number you would like to register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not have a previously activated Facebook Business Account, Facebook will ask you for some information about your company, such as
1- Website.
2- Work E-mail.
3- The address of the company.
4- Documents (commercial register of the company, proof of address document).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

step 3: Check the status of the number before using<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After Register the Phone Number and the display name Approval usually takes from 1 hour to 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can go to Whatsapp manage using this link<\/a> to check the status of the number :<\/p>\n\n\n

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step 4: update \u201cPhone number ID<\/strong>\u201c and \u201cWhatsApp Business Account ID<\/strong>\u201c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to\u00a0Whatsapp<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Getting started<\/strong>, and select your number, Now, you see the\u00a0Phone number ID<\/strong>, and\u00a0WhatsApp Business Account ID<\/strong>, Keep them, we will use them later.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Go to your account in\u00a0Alvovhat<\/a>\u00a0and select your instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then click the \u201cauthentication<\/strong>\u201d Tab and paste the \u201cPhone number ID<\/strong>\u201c, \u201cWhatsApp Business Account ID<\/strong>\u201c, and \u201cToken<\/strong>\u201d then press the \u201csave\u201d button<\/p>\n\n\n

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