---
title: "Get Official Business Account Status"
method: GET
path: "/{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/official_business_account"
tags: ["Official Business Account"]
---

# Get Official Business Account Status

`GET /{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/official_business_account`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://graph.facebook.com`
- URL: `https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/official_business_account`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Retrieve the Official Business Account (OBA) status and related information for a WhatsApp Business Account phone number.

**Use Cases:**
- Check current OBA verification status
- Monitor OBA application progress
- Retrieve status messages for business account verification
- Validate business credibility status

**Rate Limiting:**
Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff.

**Caching:**
OBA status information can be cached for moderate periods, but status may change
during verification processes. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies.

## Path parameters

- `Version` string, required
- `Phone-Number-ID` string, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string

## Headers

- `User-Agent` string
- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved Official Business Account status

- OfficialBusinessAccountStatus: Official Business Account status information for a WhatsApp Business Account phone number
  - `id` string, required: Unique identifier for the WhatsApp Business Account phone number
  - `oba_status` 'PENDING' | 'APPROVED' | 'REJECTED' | 'UNDER_REVIEW' | 'EXPIRED' | 'CANCELLED', required: Official Business Account appeal and verification status
  - `status_message` string, required: Human-readable message describing the current Official Business Account status

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request - Invalid parameters or malformed request
- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing access token
- `403`: Forbidden - Insufficient permissions or access denied
- `404`: Not Found - Phone number ID does not exist or is not accessible
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity - Request parameters are valid but cannot be processed
- `429`: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded
- `500`: Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/meta/apis/whatsapp-business-messaging.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/meta/apis/whatsapp-business-messaging/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/meta/apis/whatsapp-business-messaging/revisions/5c1973265369?raw)