How do I get the blue tick on WhatsApp Business?
Updated 30 September 2026
Two routes: pay for Meta Verified on the Business app (from US$14.99 a month, where offered), or get Official Business Account status on the API, which needs a verified business and 30 days on the platform.
- Meta Verified costs US$14.99 (Standard) to US$499.99 (Max) a month; Meta One business plans also bundle the badge. Not available in every country.
- Paying doesn't guarantee the tick. Meta must verify your business first; that can take up to three business days, sometimes longer.
- Official Business Account (API) needs a verified Meta business portfolio, 30+ days on the Platform, two-step verification on and an approved display name.
- WhatsApp Business app numbers can't get Official Business Account status. That route is only for API numbers.
- Meta business verification on its own gives no badge. It is one step that the Official Business Account route requires.
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Sources (4)
- Meta Verified for Business, Meta, read 30 September 2026
- About verified business accounts, WhatsApp Help Center, read 30 September 2026
- Official Business Accounts, Meta for Developers, updated 19 September 2026
- Business verification in Meta Business Suite, Meta Business Help Center, read 30 September 2026