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WhatsApp Business Pre-Verified Phone Number Partners API

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API for retrieving partner businesses associated with a WhatsApp Business Pre-Verified Phone Number.
This endpoint allows authorized applications to retrieve the list of partner businesses
that have been granted access to a specific pre-verified phone number.

Base URL

https://graph.facebook.com

Endpoints


GET /{Version}/{Pre-Verified-Phone-Number-ID}/partners

Retrieve the list of partner businesses that have been granted access to a specific
WhatsApp Business Pre-Verified Phone Number.
Use Cases:
Monitor partner business relationships and access permissions
Verify which businesses have access to shared pre-verified phone numbers
Retrieve partner business information for operational purposes
Validate partnership configurations before business operations
Rate Limiting:
Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff.
Caching:
Partner information can be cached for moderate periods, but partnership relationships
may change. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies.

Request Syntax

GET /{Version}/{Pre-Verified-Phone-Number-ID}/partners
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curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Pre-Verified-Phone-Number-ID}/partners' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <Token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
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{
  "multiple_partners": {
    "summary": "Multiple partner businesses with full details",
    "value": {
      "data": [
        {
          "id": "1234567890123456",
          "name": "Partner Business Solutions Inc",
          "verification_status": "verified",
          "created_time": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z",
          "updated_time": "2023-06-20T14:45:30Z",
          "primary_page": "9876543210987654",
          "timezone_id": 1,
          "two_factor_type": "admin_required"
        },
        {
          "id": "2345678901234567",
          "name": "Global Commerce Partners LLC",
          "verification_status": "verified",
          "created_time": "2023-03-10T08:15:00Z",
          "updated_time": "2023-07-05T16:20:45Z",
          "primary_page": "8765432109876543",
          "timezone_id": 1,
          "two_factor_type": "admin_required"
        }
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {
          "after": "MTAxNTExOTQ1MjAwNzI5NDE=",
          "before": "MAZDZD"
        },
        "next": "https://graph.facebook.com/v23.0/1234567890123456/partners?after=MTAxNTExOTQ1MjAwNzI5NDE%3D"
      }
    }
  },
  "single_partner": {
    "summary": "Single partner business with minimal details",
    "value": {
      "data": [
        {
          "id": "1234567890123456",
          "name": "Partner Business Solutions Inc"
        }
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {
          "after": "MTAxNTExOTQ1MjAwNzI5NDE=",
          "before": "MAZDZD"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "empty_partners": {
    "summary": "No partner businesses found",
    "value": {
      "data": [],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {}
      }
    }
  }
}
Header Parameters
User-Agentstring
The user agent string identifying the client software making the request.
Authorizationstring·required
Bearer token for API authentication. This should be a valid access token obtained through the appropriate OAuth flow or system user token.
Path Parameters
Versionstring·required
Graph API version to use for this request. Determines the API behavior and available features.
Pre-Verified-Phone-Number-IDstring·required
Your Pre-Verified Phone Number ID. This ID is provided when the pre-verified phone number
is created and can be found in your WhatsApp Business Account management interface.
Query Parameters
fieldsstring
Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response. If not specified,
default fields will be returned (id, name). Available fields: id, name, created_time,
updated_time, verification_status, primary_page, timezone_id, two_factor_type
limitinteger [min: 1, max: 100]
Maximum number of partner businesses to return per page. Default is 25, maximum is 100.
afterstring
Cursor for pagination. Use the 'after' cursor from a previous response to get the next page.
beforestring
Cursor for pagination. Use the 'before' cursor from a previous response to get the previous page.
Responses
Retrieve the list of partner businesses that have been granted access to a specific
WhatsApp Business Pre-Verified Phone Number.
Use Cases:
Monitor partner business relationships and access permissions
Verify which businesses have access to shared pre-verified phone numbers
Retrieve partner business information for operational purposes
Validate partnership configurations before business operations
Rate Limiting:
Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff.
Caching:
Partner information can be cached for moderate periods, but partnership relationships
may change. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies.
200
Successfully retrieved partner businesses for the pre-verified phone number
Content Type: application/json
Schema: WhatsAppBusinessPreVerifiedPhoneNumberPartnersResponse
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WhatsAppBusinessPreVerifiedPhoneNumberPartnersResponse

dataarray of BusinessPartner·required
List of partner businesses with access to the pre-verified phone number
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data[]BusinessPartner
Business entity that has partner access to the pre-verified phone number
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idstring·required
Unique identifier for the partner business

namestring·required
Name of the partner business

created_timestring (date-time)
ISO 8601 timestamp when the business was created

updated_timestring (date-time)
ISO 8601 timestamp when the business was last updated

verification_statusOne of "not_verified", "pending", "verified"
Business verification status

primary_pagestring
Primary Facebook Page ID associated with the business

timezone_idinteger
Timezone identifier for the business location

two_factor_typeOne of "none", "admin_required"
Two-factor authentication method configured for the business

pagingCursorPaging
Cursor-based pagination information
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cursorsobject
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beforestring
Cursor pointing to the start of the page of data that has been returned

afterstring
Cursor pointing to the end of the page of data that has been returned

nextstring
Graph API endpoint URL for the next page of results

previousstring
Graph API endpoint URL for the previous page of results
400
Bad Request - Invalid parameters or malformed request
Content Type: application/json
Schema: GraphAPIError
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GraphAPIError

errorobject·required
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messagestring·required
Human-readable error message

typestring·required
Error category type

codeinteger·required
Numeric error code

error_subcodeinteger
More specific error subcode when available

fbtrace_idstring
Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta

is_transientboolean
Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried

error_user_titlestring
User-friendly error title for display purposes

error_user_msgstring
User-friendly error message for display purposes
401
Unauthorized - Invalid or missing access token
Content Type: application/json
Schema: GraphAPIError
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GraphAPIError

errorobject·required
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messagestring·required
Human-readable error message

typestring·required
Error category type

codeinteger·required
Numeric error code

error_subcodeinteger
More specific error subcode when available

fbtrace_idstring
Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta

is_transientboolean
Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried

error_user_titlestring
User-friendly error title for display purposes

error_user_msgstring
User-friendly error message for display purposes
403
Forbidden - Insufficient permissions or access denied
Content Type: application/json
Schema: GraphAPIError
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GraphAPIError

errorobject·required
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messagestring·required
Human-readable error message

typestring·required
Error category type

codeinteger·required
Numeric error code

error_subcodeinteger
More specific error subcode when available

fbtrace_idstring
Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta

is_transientboolean
Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried

error_user_titlestring
User-friendly error title for display purposes

error_user_msgstring
User-friendly error message for display purposes
404
Not Found - Pre-Verified Phone Number ID does not exist or is not accessible
Content Type: application/json
Schema: GraphAPIError
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GraphAPIError

errorobject·required
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messagestring·required
Human-readable error message

typestring·required
Error category type

codeinteger·required
Numeric error code

error_subcodeinteger
More specific error subcode when available

fbtrace_idstring
Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta

is_transientboolean
Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried

error_user_titlestring
User-friendly error title for display purposes

error_user_msgstring
User-friendly error message for display purposes
422
Unprocessable Entity - Request parameters are valid but cannot be processed
Content Type: application/json
Schema: GraphAPIError
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GraphAPIError

errorobject·required
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messagestring·required
Human-readable error message

typestring·required
Error category type

codeinteger·required
Numeric error code

error_subcodeinteger
More specific error subcode when available

fbtrace_idstring
Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta

is_transientboolean
Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried

error_user_titlestring
User-friendly error title for display purposes

error_user_msgstring
User-friendly error message for display purposes
429
Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded
Content Type: application/json
Schema: GraphAPIError
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GraphAPIError

errorobject·required
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messagestring·required
Human-readable error message

typestring·required
Error category type

codeinteger·required
Numeric error code

error_subcodeinteger
More specific error subcode when available

fbtrace_idstring
Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta

is_transientboolean
Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried

error_user_titlestring
User-friendly error title for display purposes

error_user_msgstring
User-friendly error message for display purposes
500
Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error
Content Type: application/json
Schema: GraphAPIError
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GraphAPIError

errorobject·required
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messagestring·required
Human-readable error message

typestring·required
Error category type

codeinteger·required
Numeric error code

error_subcodeinteger
More specific error subcode when available

fbtrace_idstring
Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta

is_transientboolean
Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried

error_user_titlestring
User-friendly error title for display purposes

error_user_msgstring
User-friendly error message for display purposes
Select language

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Pre-Verified-Phone-Number-ID}/partners' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <Token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'
Select status code

{
  "multiple_partners": {
    "summary": "Multiple partner businesses with full details",
    "value": {
      "data": [
        {
          "id": "1234567890123456",
          "name": "Partner Business Solutions Inc",
          "verification_status": "verified",
          "created_time": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z",
          "updated_time": "2023-06-20T14:45:30Z",
          "primary_page": "9876543210987654",
          "timezone_id": 1,
          "two_factor_type": "admin_required"
        },
        {
          "id": "2345678901234567",
          "name": "Global Commerce Partners LLC",
          "verification_status": "verified",
          "created_time": "2023-03-10T08:15:00Z",
          "updated_time": "2023-07-05T16:20:45Z",
          "primary_page": "8765432109876543",
          "timezone_id": 1,
          "two_factor_type": "admin_required"
        }
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {
          "after": "MTAxNTExOTQ1MjAwNzI5NDE=",
          "before": "MAZDZD"
        },
        "next": "https://graph.facebook.com/v23.0/1234567890123456/partners?after=MTAxNTExOTQ1MjAwNzI5NDE%3D"
      }
    }
  },
  "single_partner": {
    "summary": "Single partner business with minimal details",
    "value": {
      "data": [
        {
          "id": "1234567890123456",
          "name": "Partner Business Solutions Inc"
        }
      ],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {
          "after": "MTAxNTExOTQ1MjAwNzI5NDE=",
          "before": "MAZDZD"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "empty_partners": {
    "summary": "No partner businesses found",
    "value": {
      "data": [],
      "paging": {
        "cursors": {}
      }
    }
  }
}

Authentication

Scheme
Type
Location
bearerAuth
HTTP Bearer
Header: Authorization

Usage Examples

bearerAuth:
Include Authorization: Bearer your-token-here in request headers

Global Authentication Requirements

All endpoints require:
bearerAuth