MEmeta

Get Group Info

Retrieve metadata about a single group

get/{Version}/{group_id}

Request

  • Base URL
    https://graph.facebook.com
  • URL
    https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{group_id}
  • Auth
    HTTP bearer

Path parameters

Versionstring required
group_idstring required

Group ID

Query parameters

fieldsstring

Comma-separated list of fields to return

Headers

User-Agentstring
Example:Meta-Business-Messaging-OpenAPI/1.0.0;spec=2025-10-21

The user agent string identifying the client software making the request.

Authorizationstring required
Example:Bearer EAABwzLixnjYBOzYmNMJJGfHq9DgNh...

Bearer token for API authentication. This should be a valid access token obtained through the appropriate OAuth flow or system user token.

Response

Group information

idstring

Group ID

messaging_productstring
join_approval_mode'approval_required' | 'auto_approve'

Join approval mode for the group

subjectstring

Group subject

descriptionstring

Group description

suspendedboolean

Returns true if the group has been suspended by WhatsApp

creation_timestampinteger

UNIX timestamp in seconds at which the group was created

total_participant_countinteger

Total number of participants in the group, excluding your business

Example response

{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "subject": "Artificial Intelligence Insights",
  "description": "Explore AI developments, share knowledge, and discuss the future of artificial intelligence with fellow enthusiasts and experts.",
  "creation_timestamp": 683731200,
  "total_participant_count": 6
}

Changes

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