Remove User from WhatsApp Business Account
Remove a user's access from the WhatsApp Business Account. This operation revokes all permissions and access rights for the specified user on the account.
Use Cases:
- Revoke user access when they leave the organization
- Remove temporary access grants
- Clean up user permissions for security compliance
- Manage user lifecycle and access control
Important Notes:
- This operation removes ALL permissions for the user on this WhatsApp Business Account
- The user will lose access to all account features and data
- This action cannot be undone - the user must be re-added if access is needed again
- Webhooks may be triggered to notify of user access changes
Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff.
Request
- Base URLhttps://graph.facebook.com
- URLhttps://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{WhatsApp-Business-Account-ID}/assigned_users
- AuthHTTP bearer
Path parameters
Graph API version to use for this request. Determines the API behavior and available features.
Your WhatsApp Business Account ID. This ID is provided when you create the account and can be found in your Business Manager or through account management APIs.
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.
Request body application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Example request
{
"user": "2345678901234567"
}Response
Successfully removed user from WhatsApp Business Account
Example response
{
"success": true
}Changes
No recorded changes to this operation across all 5 revisions of this API.