---
title: "Update WhatsApp Business Profile"
method: POST
path: "/{Version}/{WhatsApp-Business-Profile-ID}"
tags: ["WhatsApp Business Profiles"]
---

# Update WhatsApp Business Profile

`POST /{Version}/{WhatsApp-Business-Profile-ID}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://graph.facebook.com`
- URL: `https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{WhatsApp-Business-Profile-ID}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Update the WhatsApp Business Profile information such as business description, email, address,
and other profile details. This operation corresponds to the GraphWhatsAppBusinessProfilePost functionality.


**Use Cases:**
- Update business profile information and metadata
- Modify contact details and business description
- Change business vertical classification
- Update website URLs and profile picture
- Maintain current business profile information


**Profile Picture Upload:**
It is recommended to use the Resumable Upload API to obtain an upload ID, then use this
upload ID to obtain the picture handle for the `profile_picture_handle` field.


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

## Path parameters

- `Version` string, required
- `WhatsApp-Business-Profile-ID` string, required

## Headers

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

## Request body

- WhatsAppBusinessProfileUpdateRequest: Request payload for updating WhatsApp Business Profile
  - `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_handle` string: The handle of the profile picture generated from Resumable Upload API
  - `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

## Response `200`

Successfully updated WhatsApp Business Profile

- WhatsAppBusinessProfileUpdateResponse: Response after updating business profile
  - `success` boolean: Indicates whether the update was successful

## 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 - WhatsApp Business Profile 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)