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Steps To Verify Facebook Business Manager [Nov 2024]
Steps To Verify Facebook Business Manager [Nov 2024]

Facebook Business Manager Verification to start using WhatsApp API with Spur. Follow these steps for quick verification.

Updated over a month ago

Why you need a Facebook Business Manager and why it should be verified?

Your WhatsApp account will be added as an asset in your Facebook Business Manager, and if your FBM is not verified, your daily limit for WhatsApp API would be 250 messages / day.


Prep before FBM Verification

Before you verify your Facebook Business Manager, make sure the following is done:

  1. You are not using a Paid Business Manager! If you buy a Business Manager, your WhatsApp account will be blocked as the WhatsApp Business Name and the Facebook Business Manager will be of different businesses.

  2. The Facebook Business Manager is atleast 1 month old and it has -

    1. A Facebook Page

    2. Domain

    3. Email with domain address

    4. Ad Account with Payment Method

    5. Ads that have run for a while

      (All of these send good signals to Meta & helps with verification)

  3. Your business should be a Registered Business and you should have registration docs, that contain Address as well as the Legal Business Name.

  4. Your legal business name should be written in the footer of your website or anywhere else, such that it can be easily found by searching it via "Ctrl+F" - if it is not there the verification will be rejected


Steps to Verify FBM

To get your Facebook Business Manager verified, follow these steps:

  1. Go to your Business Settings and select your business.

  2. Go to Security Center

  3. If the “Start Verification” button is grayed out or not visible, follow steps in this article to become eligible.

  4. Under the "Verification" section, click on the "Start Verification" button.

  5. Fill in all the details as they’re mentioned on your Business Registration Document.
    Note: You need to have documents that contain your Business Name along with the address and phone number you enter here.

  6. When it asks you to select your business, always select "My Business Isn't Listed"

  7. Always select email as your preferred verification method and make sure you have an email with your website's domain.

  8. When Facebook asks you to upload a document, upload a copy of your Business Registration Documents and make sure it has both your legal business name as well as the address you entered in the beginning.

  9. Complete the verification step and enter the verification code that you will receive and click on the "Continue" button.

Once you have completed these steps, Facebook will review your request to verify your Facebook Business Manager. If your request is approved, your FBM will be verified and you can continue to

💡 Sometime it takes up to 14 days to get approved perfectly.


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