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Green Tick Verification for your business

You can apply for the Green Tick verification directly from your own WhatsApp Manager, and this is free. Check out our guide below.

How to apply for Green Tick Verification on your own (without any fees)?

  1. Navigate to your Facebook Business Setting --> WhatsApp Accounts --> WhatsApp Manager
  1. On the left navigation, navigate to Account Tools --> Phone Numbers
  2. Click on the "Settings" icon
  3. Under Profile, click on "Submit Request" under the "Official Business Account" section
  1. Fill in the required details with press/media article links and Submit the request

Pre-requisites for Green Tick Approval:

  • You must be using a WhatsApp API Approved Business Account
  • You must enable 2 Step Authentication for the number
  • The Facebook Business Manager should be verified by Facebook
  • The display name should be approved by Facebook.
  • Must be a business (Individuals are not allowed as of now)
  • Must be a notable and reputed brand with a Good number of Press Media Articles that are featured on Google News
  • Recommended you are in Tier 2 (10k Messages/24 hours) or above the messaging limit.

Will the Green Tick verification guaranteed?

Please note WhatsApp Green Tick Verification is different from WhatsApp API Verification. A business may be approved for using WhatsApp APIs, but may not be approved for a Green Tick.

To be able to submit the Green Tick verification request, you’d have to fulfill all prerequisites first.

WhatsApp typically grants Green Tick or an Official Business account to very limited and highly reputed businesses with a well-known, often searched brand or entity. This process is solely on WhatsApp, not Wati.

More: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/overview/business-accounts#official-business-account

If your request is rejected, you can submit a new request after 30 days. Businesses can continue to grow their presence and wait during this period before submitting another Official Business Account request. It may take time to build the business's presence in news articles as described above.

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