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# Get a WhatsApp Business Profile

> Returns the public business profile for a WhatsApp phone number, including about text, address, description, contact email, websites, and vertical. The profile is visible to customers in the WhatsApp chat header.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /platforms/whatsapp/phone-numbers/{id}/business-profile
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  description: >-
    Unified social media inbox API. Read and respond to comments, DMs, reviews,
    and mentions across Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Google Business Profile,
    TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube through a single REST API. X/Twitter and
    Trustpilot coming soon.
  title: SocialAPI.AI
  contact:
    name: SocialAPI.AI Support
    email: support@social-api.ai
  license:
    name: MIT
  version: '1.0'
servers:
  - url: https://api.social-api.ai/v1
security: []
paths:
  /platforms/whatsapp/phone-numbers/{id}/business-profile:
    get:
      tags:
        - WhatsApp
      summary: Get a WhatsApp Business Profile
      description: >-
        Returns the public business profile for a WhatsApp phone number,
        including about text, address, description, contact email, websites, and
        vertical. The profile is visible to customers in the WhatsApp chat
        header.
      parameters:
        - example: '106540352242922'
          description: WhatsApp phone number platform ID (numeric ID, not the E.164 number)
          name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Business profile
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.WhatsAppBusinessProfile'
        '401':
          description: Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Phone number not owned by caller or not connected
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorResponse'
        '502':
          description: WhatsApp/Meta upstream error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    api_endpoints.WhatsAppBusinessProfile:
      type: object
      properties:
        about:
          description: About is the profile tagline shown in the chat header.
          type: string
          example: Reach us 9-5 weekdays.
        address:
          description: Address is the business address (max 256 characters).
          type: string
          example: 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
        description:
          description: Description is the business description.
          type: string
          example: Acme Corp customer support.
        email:
          description: Email is the contact email.
          type: string
          example: support@acme.com
        messaging_product:
          description: MessagingProduct is always "whatsapp".
          type: string
          example: whatsapp
        profile_picture_url:
          description: >-
            ProfilePictureURL is the public URL of the current profile picture
            (read-only; use profile_picture_handle to update).
          type: string
          example: https://cdn.example.com/logo.png
        vertical:
          description: Vertical is the business category.
          type: string
          enum:
            - OTHER
            - AUTO
            - BEAUTY
            - APPAREL
            - EDU
            - ENTERTAIN
            - EVENT_PLAN
            - FINANCE
            - GROCERY
            - GOVT
            - HOTEL
            - HEALTH
            - NONPROFIT
            - PROF_SERVICES
            - RETAIL
            - TRAVEL
            - RESTAURANT
            - ALCOHOL
          example: RETAIL
        websites:
          description: Websites lists the business websites (max 2).
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
            - https://acme.com
    api_endpoints.ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorBody'
    api_endpoints.ErrorBody:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: resource.not_found
        message:
          type: string
          example: Account not found
        meta:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: {}
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      description: >-
        Prefix your API key with "Bearer ". Example: `Authorization: Bearer
        sapi_key_...`
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header

````