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How to choose a WhatsApp Business API provider, market by market Guides

Short, honest guides for business owners: what the WhatsApp Business API is, what to ask a provider and what it costs to run.

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HumAI is a business solutions company and a Meta Tech Provider in Egypt and the Gulf. We build on the official WhatsApp Business Platform only.

We publish no prices. Meta’s message charges change by country and category, so each guide points you to Meta’s current rate card.

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WhatsApp setup & safety

A WhatsApp Business account or the WhatsApp API: what does your business actually need?

If a small team answers from one phone and its linked devices, with no system connections or big campaigns, a free WhatsApp Business account is enough. Once a whole team shares the number, chats must reach your CRM or booking system, or you want opt-in campaigns, you need the WhatsApp API (Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform).

10 min readWhatsApp setup & safety

WhatsApp Business API requirements for companies in Saudi Arabia

To use the WhatsApp Business API, a Saudi company needs a Meta Business portfolio, a number it owns, an approved display name and business verification with a document such as its commercial registration (CR). It also needs a website with a privacy policy, customer opt-in and a payment method.

8 min readWhatsApp setup & safety

Moving your number from the WhatsApp Business app to the WhatsApp API

You can move a WhatsApp Business app number to the API by deleting the app account and registering the number, losing the old chats and the app on that number. The other route Meta documents is onboarding through a Solution Partner or Tech Provider that offers Meta's option to keep the app.

8 min read