---
title: "Get WhatsApp Business Bot Details"
method: GET
path: "/{Version}/{WABA-Bot-ID}"
tags: ["WhatsApp Business Bot"]
---

# Get WhatsApp Business Bot Details

`GET /{Version}/{WABA-Bot-ID}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://graph.facebook.com`
- URL: `https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{WABA-Bot-ID}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Retrieve comprehensive details about a WhatsApp Business Bot, including its prompts,
commands, and welcome message configuration.


**Use Cases:**
- Retrieve bot configuration and automated response settings
- Monitor available bot commands and their descriptions
- Check welcome message enablement status
- Validate bot state before implementing automation
- Audit bot configuration for business compliance


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


**Caching:**
Bot details can be cached for moderate periods, but configuration may change
when bot settings are updated. Implement appropriate cache invalidation strategies.

## Path parameters

- `Version` string, required
- `WABA-Bot-ID` string, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string

## Headers

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

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved WhatsApp Business Bot details

- WhatsAppBusinessBot: WhatsApp Business Bot configuration and details
  - `id` string, required: Unique identifier for the WhatsApp Business Bot
  - `prompts` string[]: List of bot prompts and automated responses
  - `commands` WhatsAppBusinessBotCommand[]: List of available bot commands and their descriptions
    - `command_name` string, required: Name of the bot command
    - `command_description` string, required: Description of what the command does
  - `enable_welcome_message` boolean: Whether the welcome message is enabled for this bot

## 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 - Bot 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)