WhatsApp (whatsapp)

APIs for the WhatsApp messaging platform, enabling businesses to communicate with customers through the world's most popular messaging app.

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Scope

• Type: Index

Timestamps

• Created: 2024-01-15
• Modified: 2026-05-19

APIs

WhatsApp Business Platform API

The Cloud API and On-Premises API that enables medium and large businesses to communicate with customers at scale.

• Human URL: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp
• Base URL: https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0

Tags

• Business
• Chat
• Communications
• Messaging

Properties

• Documentation
• OpenAPI — OpenAPI Specification
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0
• Authentication
• Documentation
• AsyncAPI — AsyncAPI Specification
• JSON Schema — JSON Schema
• Reference
• Getting Started
• Pricing
• Rate Limits
• Status Page
• Changelog
• Error Codes
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Node.js S D K
• Sandbox
• Migration Guide
• Media Reference
• Phone Numbers Reference
• Business Profiles Reference
• Two- Step Verification
• Versioning

WhatsApp Business Account Management API

API for managing WhatsApp Business Accounts, phone numbers, and messaging templates.

• Human URL: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/business-management-api
• Base URL: https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0

Tags

• Accounts
• Business
• Management
• Templates

Properties

• Documentation
• OpenAPI — OpenAPI Specification
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0
• Authentication
• JSON Schema — JSON Schema
• Getting Started
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Reference
• Changelog
• Error Codes
• Rate Limits

WhatsApp Flows API

API for creating structured, interactive forms and multi-step flows within WhatsApp conversations, enabling appointment booking, surveys, lead capture, and other guided experiences using a JSON-based screen definition format.

• Human URL: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/flows
• Base URL: https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0

Tags

• Flows
• Forms
• Interactive
• Messaging

Properties

• Documentation
• OpenAPI — OpenAPI Specification
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0
• Reference
• JSON Schema — JSON Schema
• Changelog
• Error Codes
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• GitHub Repository
• Getting Started
• Authentication

WhatsApp On-Premises API

The self-hosted version of the WhatsApp Business API that allowed businesses to run the API on their own infrastructure. This API was deprecated on October 23, 2025, and all users must migrate to the Cloud API.

• Human URL: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises
• Base URL: https://localhost:443

Tags

• Deprecated
• Messaging
• On-Premises
• Self-Hosted

Properties

• Documentation
• Getting Started
• Deprecation Notice
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Migration Guide
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0

Common Properties

• Arazzo Workflows — Arazzo Specification
• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy
• Commerce Policy
• Developer Portal
• Getting Started
• Authentication
• Best Practices
• Use Cases
• Changelog
• Status Page
• Blog
• Support
• Console
• GitHub Organization
• Community
• Stack Overflow
• Security
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Pricing
• JSON-LD — JSON-LD
• JSON Schema — JSON Schema
• Node.js S D K
• A P I Examples
• Business Messaging Policy
• Meta Terms
• F A Q
• Sandbox
• Versioning
• Migration Guide
• Rate Limits
• Error Codes
• Features
• Use Cases
• Integrations
• Solutions

Maintainers

FN: Kin Lane Email: kin@apievangelist.com