Is it necessary to have a Facebook business account to set up a WhatsApp business account?

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  You may switch your profile to a business account: Go to your profile and tap  in the upper right corner. Tap Settings. For some accounts, the Switch to Professional Account option will be listed directly under Settings. Tap Account. Tap Switch to ...

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• How can we apply for an Official WhatsApp Business Account (Green Tick)?

  We offer a complimentary one-time application for each of your WhatsApp numbers for every 12-month subscription. Note that WhatsApp business verification is currently limited to a small number of businesses participating in a pilot program. Please ...

• Do I need to save the WhatsApp number before sending message to the business account?

  No. It is not necessary to save the number to send messages to any WhatsApp number. You can send messages via the wa.me link (https://wa.me/{WhatsApp number with country code}, i.e. https://wa.me/85268227287). Click here for more details. 

• How can a user tell the difference between a WhatsApp Business and a WhatsApp Business API-setup?

  WhatsApp does not have many differentiators to distinguish a WhatsApp Business API-integration from a WhatsApp Business client so it is difficult for a user to find out that the integration is with the WhatsApp Business API. The only visual way to ...