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Aug 19, 2026
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Aug 20, 2026
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August 19, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging adds app login and a beta onboarding guide for coexistence customers without a Facebook account.

Added WhatsApp Business app login, a beta guide for onboarding coexistence customers without a Facebook account.
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Aug 17, 2026
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Aug 17, 2026

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Aug 18, 2026
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August 17, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging documents user_id and parent_user_id on user_preferences webhooks and clarifies parent BSUID behavior.

Documented user_id and parent_user_id on the user_preferences webhook, and clarified that preferences are never applied at the parent BSUID level.
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Aug 11, 2026
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Aug 11, 2026

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Aug 13, 2026
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August 11, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging adds the user_changed_user_id system message and updates BSUID change notification docs.

Added the user_changed_user_id system message and corrected BSUID change notification documentation — user_id_update is not a subscribable webhook field.
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Aug 5, 2026
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Aug 5, 2026

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Aug 19, 2026
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August 5, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging adds control over whether the max price template experience appears in WhatsApp Manager.

You can now control whether the max price template experience appears in WhatsApp Manager for a WhatsApp Business Account.
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Aug 4, 2026
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Aug 4, 2026

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Aug 5, 2026
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August 4, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging adds Standby Webhooks documentation for passively observing conversation activity when Meta Business Agent is active.

Added Standby Webhooks documentation for passively observing conversation activity when Meta Business Agent is the active handler.
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Aug 3, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026

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Aug 6, 2026
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August 3, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging documents incoming product messages in the interactive messages webhook.

Documented incoming product messages in the interactive messages webhook.
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026

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Aug 19, 2026
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July 31, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging expands max price feature allowlisting to 100 end-businesses in Limited Beta.

Solution Partners can now allowlist up to 100 end-businesses for the max price feature during the Limited Beta period, increased from 15.
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Jul 31, 2026
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Aug 1, 2026
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July 31, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging now supports Direct Send utility messaging in general availability.

WhatsApp Direct Send utility messaging is now generally available.
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Jul 20, 2026
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Jul 24, 2026
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July 20, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging adds instructions for requesting review of marketing-flagged Direct Send templates.

Added instructions for requesting a review of a Direct Send template flagged as marketing.
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Jul 17, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026

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Aug 19, 2026
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July 17, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging now supports duplicating approved marketing templates to run identical content at a different max price.

You can now duplicate an approved marketing template to run identical content at a different max price.
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Jul 15, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026

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Jul 16, 2026
WhatsApp Business Messaging by Meta

July 15, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging adds Phone Number First flow to a subset of business customers in the default Embedded Signup flow.

Added the Phone Number First flow to a subset of business customers in the default Embedded Signup flow.
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Jul 3, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

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Aug 5, 2026
WhatsApp Business Messaging by Meta

July 3, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging documents In-App Signup API geographic availability and where it's not available.

Documented geographic availability for the In-App Signup API, including the regions where it is not available.
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Jun 30, 2026
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Jun 30, 2026

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Jul 5, 2026
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June 30, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging adds call recording and transcription for the WhatsApp Business Calling API.

Added call recording and transcription for the WhatsApp Business Calling API.
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Jun 29, 2026
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Jun 29, 2026

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Jul 5, 2026
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June 29, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging goes live with username reservation and adoption, while BSUID message-send support and contact-request button shift to July 2026.

Username reservation and adoption go live June 29, 2026; BSUID message-send support and the contact-request button move to July 2026.
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Jun 28, 2026
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Jun 28, 2026

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Aug 19, 2026
WhatsApp Business Messaging by Meta

June 28, 2026

WhatsApp Business Messaging adds end_business_name to allowlist GET responses, reducing the need for separate lookups for Solution Partners.

The GET response for listing allowlisted end-businesses now includes end_business_name, the display name of each enrolled end-business, so Solution Partners no longer need a separate lookup per ID.
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