After you[setup your WhatsApp Cloud API](https://help.botbiz.io/articles/how-to-setup-whatsapp-business-api-with-botbiz-45b410-34671), you can immediately start using our tool for sending and receiving messages. But until you****verify your business****and get your[Display Name approved](https://help.botbiz.io/articles/display-name-approval-45b410-50ac2),****WhatsApp restricts you****to sending only up to****250 messages per day****.  
  
You can increase this limit to 1,000 messages per day by completing these two steps. In this article, we’re going to see how to get your business verified.

## ****Requirements****

To verify your business with WhatsApp, you need the following two documents:  
  
****1\. Business legal name document****: for this, you can use either your GST certificate, EIN documentation, certificate of incorporation or formation, or your business license.

****2\. Business address and****or formation,****phone number document****: for this, you can use any of your MSME Udyog Aadhar, utility bill (water, electricity, etc.), bank statement, or business license.

## Verify Your Business with WhatsApp

Follow the instructions below to verify your business:  
  
****1\.****[Click here](https://business.facebook.com/settings/security)to go to the****Security Center****page in the Meta Business Settings. If it asks you to select a business, select the one you used during the setup of the APIs.

****2.****From the****Verification****section, click on****Start verification****. If it shows some other button there, click on that.  
![](https://wanotifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/verify-business.png)

****3.****You’ll now see a popup with the title****Verify your organization****. Click on****Get Started****at the bottom.

****4.****On the next screen,****Select the****with the****country****where your organization is located and click on****Next****.

****5.****Now on the next screen, enter your****organization details****as shown in your legal documents.

****Organization name and address****: enter these details exactly as written in your legal documents.

****Phone number****: enter your business phone number that you have on at least one of your legal documents or utility bills. This number can be different from the one you set up with the APIs. Note that you should be able to receive an OTP or call this number for verification.

****Website:****If your brand name and legal business name are the same, put that business website URL in this field. If your brand name is different from your legal business name, put the website URL of your brand instead. The brand website must have your legal name written in it's footer.

![Verify BM](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/click-connector-staging.appspot.com/o/45b410_verify-your-meta-business-account-wanotifier-helpdesk.1695277484492.png?alt=media)

****6\.****Click on the****Next****button. That'll take you to the****Select a contact Method****Contact page. In this, select the****Text message (SMS)****option (as that's the fastest) and then click on****Next****.

****7\.****Now on the next screen, if your business is already in Meta's database, they'll show that to you. Your can select it and proceed. If your business is not found by them, they'll ask you to****Add supporting documents****to verify your business name and address. In****Verify legal organisation name****, upload a document with your legal name. If you're an Indian business, upload your GST certificate here. If it asks you to****Verify phone number****, upload a legal document with your business number. This business number is the same that you entered in step 5 earlier. After this click on****Next****.

****8\.****You’ll now see popup to****confirm/verify the contact method****you selected in step 6. Go through the verification process and enter the details it asks for.

****9\.****After this is done you’ll see the following confirmation screen:  
![](https://wanotifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/business-verification-info-submitted.png)  
  
It usually takes****less than 1 working day****to review your business details. They might send you request for more details about your business if they require them. Please keep an eye in your****email Inbox****or the****notifications section****on the Meta portal for their response.

## Next Step: Display Name Approval

After the business verification is done, the next step is to get your[Display Name approved](https://help.wanotifier.com/en/article/display-name-approval-1p3u79a/)so that WhatsApp can increase your daily messaging limit to 1,000 per day.

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