---
title: "Get WhatsApp Business Profile"
method: GET
path: "/{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/whatsapp_business_profile"
tags: ["WhatsApp Business Profile"]
---

# Get WhatsApp Business Profile

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

## Request

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

Retrieve comprehensive information about a WhatsApp Business Profile, including
business details, contact information, and profile settings.


**Use Cases:**
- Retrieve current business profile information
- Check business contact details and settings
- Verify business vertical and website information
- Get profile picture URL and about section


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


**Caching:**
Business profile information can be cached for moderate periods, but should be
refreshed periodically to ensure accuracy.

## Path parameters

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

## Query parameters

- `fields` string

## Headers

- `User-Agent` string
- `Authorization` string, required
- `Content-Type` 'application/json' | 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' | 'multipart/form-data', required

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved WhatsApp Business Profile information

- WhatsAppBusinessProfileResponse: Response containing business profile information
  - `data` object[]
    - `business_profile` WhatsAppBusinessProfile: WhatsApp Business Profile information and settings
      - `messaging_product` 'whatsapp', required: The messaging service used for the request
      - `about` string: The text to display in business profile's About section
      - `address` string: The address of the business
      - `description` string: Description of the business
      - `email` string, email: The contact email address of the business
      - `profile_picture_url` string, uri: URL of the business profile picture
      - `websites` string[]: URLs associated with the business
      - `vertical` 'OTHER' | 'AUTO' | 'BEAUTY' | 'APPAREL' | 'EDU' | 'ENTERTAIN' | 'EVENT_PLAN' | 'FINANCE' | 'GROCERY' | 'GOVT' | 'HOTEL' | 'HEALTH' | 'NONPROFIT' | 'PROF_SERVICES' | 'RETAIL' | 'TRAVEL' | 'RESTAURANT' | 'ALCOHOL' | 'ONLINE_GAMBLING' | 'PHYSICAL_GAMBLING' | 'OTC_DRUGS': The industry type of the business

## 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

---

[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)