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WhatsApp Business Pre-Verified Phone Number Sharing API

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API for sharing WhatsApp Business Pre-Verified Phone Numbers between business entities,

enabling collaborative phone number management and partnership workflows.

This endpoint allows authorized businesses to share pre-verified phone numbers with

partner businesses, facilitating multi-business WhatsApp integrations while maintaining

proper access controls and ownership boundaries. Shared phone numbers can be used by

partner businesses for WhatsApp Business messaging operations.

Base URL

| | | | https://graph.facebook.com |

Endpoints

| | | | POST | /{Version}/{Business-ID}/share_preverified_numbers |


POST /{Version}/{Business-ID}/share_preverified_numbers

Share a pre-verified phone number with another business entity, granting specified

permissions for collaborative WhatsApp Business messaging operations.

Use Cases:

  • Enable partner businesses to use your pre-verified phone numbers for messaging
  • Share phone number resources between parent and subsidiary businesses
  • Facilitate multi-business WhatsApp integrations with shared phone number access
  • Establish temporary or permanent phone number sharing relationships

Business Logic:

  • Only businesses with appropriate ownership or sharing rights can share phone numbers
  • Shared phone numbers maintain original ownership while granting usage permissions
  • Multiple businesses can have access to the same phone number with different permission levels
  • Sharing relationships can be time-limited with automatic expiration

Rate Limiting:

Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff.

Validation:

  • Pre-verified phone number must exist and be accessible to the requesting business
  • Target business must be a valid and accessible business entity
  • Requested permissions must be valid and within the scope of allowed sharing permissions
  • Sharing operation must comply with business relationship and access control policies

Request Syntax

POST /{Version}/{Business-ID}/share_preverified_numbers

Try it

Select language

cURLJavaScriptPython


curl --request POST \  
  --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Business-ID}/share_preverified_numbers' \  
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <Token>' \  
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \  
  --data '{  
  "preverified_id": "1234567890123456",  
  "partner_business_id": "9876543210987654"  
}'

Select status code

200400401403404422500


{  
  "successful_sharing": {  
    "summary": "Successful phone number sharing operation",  
    "value": {  
      "success": true  
    }  
  }  
}

Header Parameters


User-Agentstring

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

Authorizationstring·required

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

Path Parameters


Versionstring·required

Graph API version to use for this request. Determines the API behavior and available features.

Business-IDstring·required

Your Business ID that owns or has sharing rights to the pre-verified phone number.

This ID can be found in your Meta Business Manager or through business management APIs.

Request BodyRequired


Phone number sharing configuration and target business details

Content Type: application/json

Schema: PreVerifiedPhoneNumberShareRequest

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PreVerifiedPhoneNumberShareRequest


preverified_idstring·required

Unique identifier of the pre-verified phone number to be shared.

Must be a valid phone number ID that the requesting business owns or has sharing rights to.


partner_business_idstring·required

Business ID of the partner business that will receive access to the pre-verified phone number.

Must be a valid business entity accessible to the requesting app.

Responses


Share a pre-verified phone number with another business entity, granting specified

permissions for collaborative WhatsApp Business messaging operations.

Use Cases:

  • Enable partner businesses to use your pre-verified phone numbers for messaging
  • Share phone number resources between parent and subsidiary businesses
  • Facilitate multi-business WhatsApp integrations with shared phone number access
  • Establish temporary or permanent phone number sharing relationships

Business Logic:

  • Only businesses with appropriate ownership or sharing rights can share phone numbers
  • Shared phone numbers maintain original ownership while granting usage permissions
  • Multiple businesses can have access to the same phone number with different permission levels
  • Sharing relationships can be time-limited with automatic expiration

Rate Limiting:

Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff.

Validation:

  • Pre-verified phone number must exist and be accessible to the requesting business
  • Target business must be a valid and accessible business entity
  • Requested permissions must be valid and within the scope of allowed sharing permissions
  • Sharing operation must comply with business relationship and access control policies

200

Successfully shared pre-verified phone number with target business

Content Type: application/json

Schema: PreVerifiedPhoneNumberShareResponse

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PreVerifiedPhoneNumberShareResponse


successboolean·required

Indicates whether the sharing operation was successful

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or malformed request

Content Type: application/json

Schema: GraphAPIError

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GraphAPIError


errorobject·required

Show child attributes


messagestring·required

Human-readable error message


typestring·required

Error category type


codeinteger·required

Numeric error code


error_subcodeinteger

More specific error subcode when available


fbtrace_idstring

Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta


is_transientboolean

Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried


error_user_titlestring

User-friendly error title for display purposes


error_user_msgstring

User-friendly error message for display purposes

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing access token

Content Type: application/json

Schema: GraphAPIError

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GraphAPIError


errorobject·required

Show child attributes


messagestring·required

Human-readable error message


typestring·required

Error category type


codeinteger·required

Numeric error code


error_subcodeinteger

More specific error subcode when available


fbtrace_idstring

Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta


is_transientboolean

Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried


error_user_titlestring

User-friendly error title for display purposes


error_user_msgstring

User-friendly error message for display purposes

403

Forbidden - Insufficient permissions or access denied

Content Type: application/json

Schema: GraphAPIError

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GraphAPIError


errorobject·required

Show child attributes


messagestring·required

Human-readable error message


typestring·required

Error category type


codeinteger·required

Numeric error code


error_subcodeinteger

More specific error subcode when available


fbtrace_idstring

Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta


is_transientboolean

Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried


error_user_titlestring

User-friendly error title for display purposes


error_user_msgstring

User-friendly error message for display purposes

404

Not Found - Resource does not exist or is not accessible

Content Type: application/json

Schema: GraphAPIError

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GraphAPIError


errorobject·required

Show child attributes


messagestring·required

Human-readable error message


typestring·required

Error category type


codeinteger·required

Numeric error code


error_subcodeinteger

More specific error subcode when available


fbtrace_idstring

Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta


is_transientboolean

Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried


error_user_titlestring

User-friendly error title for display purposes


error_user_msgstring

User-friendly error message for display purposes

422

Unprocessable Entity - Request parameters are valid but cannot be processed

Content Type: application/json

Schema: GraphAPIError

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GraphAPIError


errorobject·required

Show child attributes


messagestring·required

Human-readable error message


typestring·required

Error category type


codeinteger·required

Numeric error code


error_subcodeinteger

More specific error subcode when available


fbtrace_idstring

Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta


is_transientboolean

Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried


error_user_titlestring

User-friendly error title for display purposes


error_user_msgstring

User-friendly error message for display purposes

500

Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error

Content Type: application/json

Schema: GraphAPIError

Show child attributes


GraphAPIError


errorobject·required

Show child attributes


messagestring·required

Human-readable error message


typestring·required

Error category type


codeinteger·required

Numeric error code


error_subcodeinteger

More specific error subcode when available


fbtrace_idstring

Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta


is_transientboolean

Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried


error_user_titlestring

User-friendly error title for display purposes


error_user_msgstring

User-friendly error message for display purposes

Select language

cURLJavaScriptPython


curl --request POST \  
  --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Business-ID}/share_preverified_numbers' \  
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <Token>' \  
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \  
  --data '{  
  "preverified_id": "1234567890123456",  
  "partner_business_id": "9876543210987654"  
}'

Select status code

200400401403404422500


{  
  "successful_sharing": {  
    "summary": "Successful phone number sharing operation",  
    "value": {  
      "success": true  
    }  
  }  
}

Authentication

| | | | Scheme | Type | Location | | bearerAuth | HTTP Bearer | Header: Authorization |

Usage Examples

bearerAuth:

Include Authorization: Bearer your-token-here in request headers

Global Authentication Requirements

All endpoints require:

bearerAuth

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