🚀 How to Become a Meta Tech Provider

This guide walks you through the process of becoming a Tech Provider on the WhatsApp Business Platform in easy-to-understand steps.

Once approved, you’ll be able to:

• Onboard businesses onto WhatsApp Business Platform
• Provide WhatsApp messaging services directly
• Access customer WhatsApp data using APIs

👉 You can either:

• Operate independently, or
• Work with a Solution Partner (if so, you’ll need their App ID).

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📝 Step-by-Step Guide

✅ Step 1: Create a Business Portfolio

• Go to Meta Business Suite
• Sign in with your Facebook credentials
• This creates a Business Portfolio (your container for WhatsApp assets).
• If you already have one, skip this step.

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✅ Step 2: Register as a Meta Developer

• Go to Meta for Developers
• Click Get Started (top-right)
• Complete registration → this converts your account into a Developer Account.

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✅ Step 3: Create a Meta App

• Go to Meta Apps
• Click Create App → select Business App
• Choose your Business Portfolio in the dropdown
• Add:
  • App Name
  • Your email
  • Link it to your Business Portfolio

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✅ Step 4: Add Basic App Info

In the App Dashboard → Settings → Basic, add:

• App Icon
• Privacy Policy URL
• Category
• Platform

(Only these are required, but you can add more if you want.)

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✅ Step 5: Add the WhatsApp Product

• In the App Dashboard → Add Products
• Find WhatsApp → click Set Up

• Continue until you see the Quickstart Panel

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✅ Step 6: Become a Tech Provider

• In the Quickstart panel → go to Become a Tech Provider
• Click Start Onboarding

• Choose one:
  • Independent Tech Provider → if you’ll manage businesses yourself
  • Work with a Solution Partner → if you’re partnering (you’ll need their App ID)

• Accept Tech Provider Terms

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✅ Step 7: Verify Your Business

• In Quickstart → Onboarding, click Start Verification

• Submit business details (company name, legal docs, etc.)
• This may take a few days.
• You can track your verification at: Business Info Settings

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✅ Step 8: Create / Choose a Multi-Partner Solution (if working with a partner)

• Only needed if you selected Solution Partner in Step 6

• Add your partner’s App ID and name your solution

• Status will show as Pending (you can continue other steps meanwhile)

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✅ Step 9: Review App Settings

• In Quickstart → Onboarding, click Review App Settings

• Confirm info from Step 4 is correct

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✅ Step 10: Record Videos for App Review

You’ll need 2 short recordings for Meta’s App Review:

1. Sending a message from your app → received in WhatsApp client
2. Creating a message template in your app

➡️ For a step-by-step walkthrough, watch this guide.

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✅ Step 11: Submit for App Review

• In Quickstart → click Begin App Review

• Explain how your app uses:
  • whatsapp_business_messaging → attach video of sending a message
  • whatsapp_business_management → attach video of creating a template

• Submit request → Meta will update you by email or Developer Alerts

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✅ Step 12: Complete Access Verification

• In Quickstart → Onboarding, click Start Verification

• Provide basic info to confirm eligibility as a Tech Provider

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✅ Step 13: Confirm Status

• Once all steps are ✅ complete, Quickstart will show:

“Congratulations! You are now a Tech Provider.” 🎉

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📌 Summary

Becoming a Tech Provider involves:

1. Business Portfolio
2. Developer Account
3. Meta App + WhatsApp product
4. Verification + App Review
5. (Optional) Partner setup
6. Access Verification

Once approved, you can onboard businesses, manage WABAs, and provide full WhatsApp messaging services.

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📺 Helpful Video

For a step-by-step walkthrough, watch this guide:
➡️ Watch on YouTube

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