Complete Facebook Business Verification Process

Complete Facebook Business Verification Process

Get Your Facebook Business Verified

Understanding Facebook Business Manager Verification

Verifying your Facebook Business Manager is a way to prove to Meta that your business is real.

Remember, your Facebook Business Page is not the same as your Facebook Business Manager. Your Business Page is where you showcase your brand, while the Business Manager controls all your Facebook-related business tools, like your Page, Instagram account, ad pixels, and more.

Why Verify Your Facebook Business Manager?


The main reason to verify your business is to fully access the official WhatsApp Business API.

Limits for Unverified Facebook Business Managers:

- Send template messages to a maximum of 250 different people every day.
- Answer unlimited messages started by users.

Limits for Verified Facebook Business Managers:

- Send template messages to up to 1,000 different people every day.
- Answer unlimited messages started by users.
- Potential to further increase messaging limits up to 100,000 or even 1 million conversations daily.
- Opportunity to apply for the Green Tick Badge.

Verified FB Business Manager:


You're all set to integrate and use the WhatsApp Business API features.

Unverified FB Business Manager:


You'll see it marked as "unverified."

What You Need for Business Verification:

- Access to your Business Manager.
- Two documents to confirm your business's legal name, address, email, contact number, GST number, etc.

Warning

Important Points:

- The documents must show the same business name, address, email, and contact details in the exact format.
-All Documents to be submitted needs to be verified and signed.
- Your legal business name in Facebook Business Manager must match the name on your documents.
- One document must clearly show your business phone number.
-You should have FB account ownership to apply for the Verification
- The phone number on the document must be added to your Facebook Business Manager.
- The address must be exactly the same on both documents.
- Your business name, as per your documents, should also appear on your website's About Us, Terms and Conditions, Shipping Policy, etc.
-2factor Auth Should be enabled.
-Payment Method Should be added.



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Examples of Documents:

- GST Certificate (good for address verification)
- Trademark Certificate
- MSME Certificate (Udyam Registration) (good for phone number verification)
- Phone Bill (good for phone number verification)
- Landline Bill (good for phone number verification)
- Electricity Bill, etc.

Here's How to Start your verification process :

Step 1 Complete Info Details

2. Choose the right Business Manager to verify (you'll use this for your WhatsApp Business API Number).
3. From the left menu, click on 'Business Info'.
4. On the right, scroll down to 'My Info' and make sure your email is verified. If it's not, edit and verify it.
5. Click 'Edit' at the top right and enter your Business Name (it must match your documents).
6. Optionally, add a primary page.
7. In 'Business Details', edit and add your Legal Business Name again.
8. Enter the exact same address as on your documents.
9. Add the phone number that's on your verification document.
10. Include your website link.
11. In the 'Tax ID' section, enter your GST Number.

Finally, click on 'Business verification Status' and then 'View Details'. Hit the 'Start Verification' button (if the button isn't clickable, refer to this guide).

Step 2 Start Verification

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Click on 'Business verification Status' and then 'View Details'. Hit the 'Start Verification' button (if the button isn't clickable, refer to this guide).

Click on Start Verification



Get Started >> Select Country 



Add/Verify all details >> Click Next 



Select Best Option to Verify your details (Recommended - OTP Method)
You will receive an OTP on the number added.




Upload respective Documents.
For Example: Upload GST document in above 
For verify Phone Number : Upload MSME Certificate/Phone Bill/Landline Bill,etc



Continue and you will receive an OTP. Add the OTP 


Process Complete. You will receive an update if application was rejected or approved on your email.
Or you can bookmark the page to get back to recheck.

Once Applicated is reviewed you will be informed directly via Meta on your registered Email.

Application APPROVED:

  1. Once your business manager is approved, Facebook will automatically increase your limit from 250 Messages every 24-hour to 1000 messages every 24-hr.
  2. You will also become eligible for Green Tick verification badge.

Application REJECTED:

WarningIf your Business manager is rejected, it can be due to following reasons.You may take the needful action and re-apply for verification.

  1. The Legal Business name added in Facebook does not matches the Legal Business name in your Documents or on your website.
  2. The Legal Business Address added in Facebook does not matches the Legal Business Address in your Documents or on your Website.
  3. The Contact Number added in Facebook Does not matches the one in Documents (vice versa)
  4. Both the Documents Added does not have same address
  5. Parent company or sub company is different(documents are not correct)
  6. You have uploaded self-filed document
  7. Document is not viewable
If any of the above is applicable kindly review and re-apply for verification.