✅ WHATSApp Cloud API – Complete Step-by-Step Setup (Developer + Business Manager)

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⭐ STEP 1 — Create a Meta Developer Account

1. Go to: https://developers.facebook.com/
2. Log in using your Facebook account.
3. Accept all terms.
4. Click “Create App”.

⭐ STEP 2 — Create Your App (Choose Correct Type)

1. Select “Other” → Continue
2. Choose “Business” type → Continue
3. App Name:
   👉 Anjok WhatsApp API / Client Name WhatsApp API
4. App Contact Email → continue
5. Connect to your Meta Business Manager
6. Click Create App

⭐ STEP 3 — Add WhatsApp Product to Your App

1. Inside your app dashboard → Left sidebar
2. Click Add Product
3. Find WhatsApp
4. Click Set Up

⭐ STEP 4 — Select Your Business Account

• You will see a dropdown:
  ✔ Choose your Business Manager (Anjok Technologies)
• Click Continue

⭐ STEP 5 — Get Temporary Access Token (for testing)

• Go to: WhatsApp → API Setup
• You will see:
  ✔ Temporary token
  ✔ Test phone number
  ✔ Example cURL API

👉 This is for testing only. Token valid for 24 hours.

⭐ STEP 6 — Add a Real Phone Number

1. Go to: WhatsApp → API Setup → Phone Numbers
2. Click Add Phone Number
3. Enter:
   • Business Display Name
   • Business Info
4. Verify using OTP (SMS/Call)

Once verified → Your Official WhatsApp API Number is ready.

⭐ STEP 7 — Set Up Payment (VERY IMPORTANT for Sending Messages)

Inside Meta Business Manager:

1. Go to: business.facebook.com
2. Settings → Billing
3. Add:
   ✔ Debit/Credit Card
   ✔ UPI auto-debit (India)
4. Your WhatsApp API is now ready for paid usage.

India rates:

• ₹0.35 – ₹0.55 per conversation (utility, marketing etc.)

⭐ STEP 8 — Create a Permanent Access Token

Temporary tokens expire in 24 hours.
So you must generate a system user + permanent token.

Steps:

1. Go to: Business Settings → Users → System Users
2. Click Add
3. Name: Anjok-API-SystemUser
4. Role = Admin
5. Click Add Assets
6. Select your WhatsApp App
   → Give full access
7. Now click Generate Access Token
8. Select:
   • App
   • Permissions:
     ✔ whatsapp_business_management
     ✔ whatsapp_business_messaging

👉 Copy your Permanent Token (long-term token).

⭐ STEP 9 — Configure Webhooks (Incoming Messages)

1. In your App → Left sidebar
2. Click Webhooks
3. Subscribe to whatsapp_business_account

4. Add your callback URL:

    

   https://yourdomain.com/webhook.php 

5. Add Verify Token (your custom string)

You must handle:

• Incoming messages
• Delivery updates
• Status updates
  Inside webhook.php

⭐ STEP 10 — Connect Your Backend (PHP, Node, Python, Django)

Example simple PHP sending message:

$token = "YOUR_PERMANENT_TOKEN"; $phone_number_id = "YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER_ID"; $url = "https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/$phone_number_id/messages"; $data = [  "messaging_product" => "whatsapp",  "to" => "919xxxxxxx",  "type" => "text",  "text" => ["body" => "Hello from Anjok Technologies!"] ]; $ch = curl_init($url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [    "Authorization: Bearer $token",    "Content-Type: application/json" ]); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data)); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); $response = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); echo $response;

⭐ STEP 11 — Add Message Templates (For Marketing + Notifications)

1. Go to: Business Manager → WhatsApp → Message Templates
2. Create template
3. Add:
   • Variables
   • Buttons
   • Header image/video (optional)
4. Submit for Approval
5. Use template ID to send messages via API.

⭐ STEP 12 — Production Ready

✔ Billing enabled
✔ Real number added
✔ Permanent token generated
✔ Templates approved
✔ Webhook connected
✔ Backend API working

Your WhatsApp Cloud API is now fully live.

⭐ Want me to create:

✅ A full setup checklist (PDF)
✅ API code for PHP, Python, Node, Django
✅ Admin panel to send WhatsApp messages
✅ Multi-user WhatsApp tool (like MessageBox / Interakt)
➡ I can create your entire product.

Just tell me: Which part you need next?

You said:

Search by phone number or name Country Filter by country ​ Filter by phone status ​ Filter by status ​ Phone number Name Status Quality rating WhatsApp ‎+91 88705 77517 🇮🇳 India Anjok Technologies Pending Pending

ChatGPT said:

Here is the meaning of each field and what you must do now to move your WhatsApp API number from Pending → Approved.

✅ Your Current Status (Explained)

You are seeing:

🚨 Why status is PENDING?

Meta manually checks:

1. Display Name Matches Business Name
2. Business Verification is completed
3. Phone Number not registered on normal WhatsApp or Business App
4. No policy violation

If ANY one is missing → status will show Pending.

✅ How to Fix & Approve the Number (Step-by-Step)

Step 1 — Make Sure Number Is Not Already Registered

Go to the phone → uninstall WhatsApp completely:

✔ Delete WhatsApp
✔ Delete WhatsApp Business
✔ Restart phone

Step 2 — Verify Your Business in Business Manager

Go to:
business.facebook.com/settings → Business Info → Business Verification

You must upload:

• GST certificate
• PAN
• Address Proof
• Phone number
• Website URL (anjoktechnologies.in)
• Verification link email

If Business Verification is Not Done → Number will stay Pending.

Step 3 — Check Display Name Rules

Your display name: Anjok Technologies

✔ Must match your legal business name
✔ Website must show the same name
✔ No missing words
✔ No abbreviations

This is OK because your company already uses this name.

Step 4 — Re-submit Display Name

Inside WhatsApp Manager:

1. Go to:
   📍 WhatsApp Manager → Phone Numbers
2. Click your number (+91 88705 77517)
3. Click Remove Display Name
4. Add again: Anjok Technologies
5. Submit

This refreshes the approval.

Step 5 — Connect to your WhatsApp App

In developers.facebook.com → Your App → WhatsApp → API Setup

Check:

✔ Phone Number is linked
✔ WABA is connected
✔ System user permissions added
✔ Payment method is added

If anything is missing → Approval gets delayed.

Step 6 — Wait for Meta Review

Usually takes:

• 1–2 hours (if business verification is done)
• Up to 48 hours (if verification is newly submitted)
• Up to 7 days (if documents mismatch)

⏳ What happens after approval?

You will see: