How to Register for WhatsApp Business API: Requirements & Steps

Registering for WhatsApp Business API (WABA) is now instant. You sign up, log in, and land straight in the dashboard, activate your subscription and top up your balance, then connect your WhatsApp number yourself via Embedded Signup. The only thing that gates going live is Meta business verification, so it pays to prepare those documents up front.

What you need to register

• Business identity (NIB), NPWP, and your deed of establishment.
• A Meta Business Portfolio ID.
• An official business website that Meta's team can verify.

The stages and timeline

1. Sign up & log in, instant.
2. Activate the monthly subscription and top up your balance, instant.
3. Connect WhatsApp via Embedded Signup (Settings → Integration Settings → Login with Facebook), a few minutes.
4. Meta business verification, roughly 1-14 days, depending on the business type and Meta's review.

The first three steps are self-serve and happen right away. Going live then takes Meta business verification, the documents depend on your business type, and the review runs roughly 1-14 days. Once verified, you start on the 250/day tier and scale up as your quality holds. The blue tick is a further, optional step; even without it, WABA works, your business name shows as the sender, just without the badge.

After you're live

Once approved, you submit message templates for Meta's review, then send through the dashboard or the API. WhatsApp bills per message by category (Marketing, Utility, Authentication), and the rate depends on the destination country. From 1 October 2026, Service replies inside the 24-hour window are billed too, at the Utility/Authentication rate.

Zenziva, an official WhatsApp Business Solutions Partner, gives you instant access to the dashboard and API the moment you register. You connect your number through Embedded Signup and complete Meta business verification yourself in Meta Business Suite, using our step-by-step guides.