Business verification
Business verification is Meta's process of confirming that a business is a real legal entity, using documents such as registration records and a verifiable business address or phone number.
It gates higher WhatsApp messaging limits and several other capabilities. The timeline is Meta's and no vendor controls it, so any platform promising a fast turnaround is describing a hope. Starting verification early, before you need the limits, is the only reliable way to avoid it becoming a blocker.
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- Messaging limits
- Messaging limits are Meta's cap on how many unique customers a WhatsApp number may start conversations with in a rolling 24-hour period.
- Official Business Account
- An Official Business Account is a WhatsApp status, shown to customers as a badge beside the business name, that Meta grants to notable and authentic brands on request.
- WhatsApp Business Account
- A WhatsApp Business Account, usually abbreviated WABA, is the container inside a Meta business that holds your WhatsApp phone numbers, message templates, and messaging settings.