Deregister WhatsApp Business Phone Number
Deregister a WhatsApp Business phone number from the Facebook Hosted System. This operation removes the phone number from the WhatsApp Business Platform and makes it available for re-registration if needed.
Important Notes:
- Phone number must be currently linked in Facebook Hosted System
- Phone number must be registered on the WhatsApp Business Platform
- Cannot deregister phone numbers associated with SMB accounts
- Rate limiting is enforced to prevent abuse
- Deregistration triggers activity logging for audit purposes
Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply with additional restrictions for registration operations. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff.
Caching: Deregistration status changes are immediate and should not be cached.
Request
- Base URLhttps://graph.facebook.com
- URLhttps://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/deregister
- AuthHTTP bearer
Path parameters
Graph API version to use for this request. Determines the API behavior and available features.
The ID of the phone number to deregister. This ID is provided when you register the phone number and can be found in your WhatsApp Business Account settings.
Headers
The user agent string identifying the client software making the request.
Bearer token for API authentication. This should be a valid access token obtained through the appropriate OAuth flow or system user token.
Response
Successfully deregistered the phone number
Example response
{
"success": true
}Changes
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