Does the WhatsApp Business API have a monthly fee?
Updated 30 September 2026
Meta lists no monthly fee for the API. It charges per message delivered. Your provider may add its own monthly fee, which Meta doesn't publish.
- Meta's pricing page shows per-message charges only. It shows no subscription or platform fee.
- Messages customers send you are free. You pay for messages delivered to them.
- From 1 October 2026, replies are charged too, after 1,000 free a month per number.
- Add a payment method to your WhatsApp Business account. Without one, replies stop after the free 1,000 a month.
- Providers set their own fees. Ask for the full monthly price in writing before you sign.
Run the WhatsApp API on your own number
Menuthere runs the WhatsApp Business API on your own number for ordering and order updates. Meta bills its per-message fee to your own account, and Menuthere takes no cut of it.
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Sources (2)
- Pricing on the WhatsApp Business Platform, Meta for Developers, updated 28 September 2026
- About Business Solution Providers, WhatsApp Help Center, read 30 September 2026
