# Facebook Business Manager Account Verification

### Why Facebook Business Manager Account verification is necessary?

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For using the WhatsApp Business API, your **Business Manager Account verification** is necessary because it allows you to **access** all the feature of WA API. 

If it not verified there are **high chances** that your WhatsApp Display name may not get **approved** and you will not be able to **use messages**. 

Also, your WhatsApp business API message **limit** for 24 hours will only be 250 messages.

### How to check if the business is verified?

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On your Facebook Business account **navigate** to the following steps written below: 

* **Go** to the ([https://business.facebook.com/overview](<https://business.facebook.com/overview>)).
* Then on the top left click on the drop down and **select** your business account, setting icon.
* Then click on the “**Business Settings**” option.
* Then on left side you will see “**Business Info**”.
* On this page you will see the “**business verification status**”.

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### What documents you need to get you account verified?

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* **Legal details** of your business (business name, address, contact info).
* **A legal document** containing the Legal Name of the Business and Legal Address, preferably a GST, Business PAN Card or Business Bank Account Statement.
* **A working website**. The website must mention at its footer the exact Legal Business Name (as cited in the documents).

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* **Recommended for OTP verification** -> Proof of access to the business such as an official Business email (email with the same domain of your website). **For Example - <abc@neodove.com>.**

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### Steps to apply for Facebook Business Manager Account verification.&#x20;

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**Refer to this video:-** <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UEuTdrya3j0nIRSxfSBnLPlh11j25UOG/view?usp=sharing>

**Note:**

* At the step of **Document uploadation**, please make sure that both the documents you are uploading have the same Legal Name and Legal Address.&#x20;
* At the step of **OTP verification email** with your website verification is recommended by META and has high chance of getting **verified**.
* Verification of Facebook Business Manager Account is solely **dependent** on META. NeoDove is **not responsible** for any non-verification. However, we’ll work closely with you to **help raise ticket** with META for verification.

### How it is related with your Website?

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The website **establishes** the existence of your business on internet.&#x20;

The legal name of your business should be **mentioned** on the copyright line on the footer of your website.&#x20;

This is **proof** that the website belongs to you.


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