Activate WhatsApp Business API on your own number
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Verified businesses and businesses that have had their Cloud API are eligible for up to two 555 business phone numbers.
These numbers behave the same way as standard business phone numbers (display names must be reviewed and approved, subject to conversation-based pricing rules, impacted by quality ratings, etc.), with the following key differences:
Have a US country calling code (+1)
Have a 555 area code
Are verified automatically
Cannot be migrated to another WhatsApp Business Account, or used outside of the WhatsApp Business platform
If your business customers are eligible for 555 numbers and want to register one as an additional number, instruct them to go through your implementation of Embedded Signup again. When asked to select a business phone number, they will automatically be given the option to choose a 555 number: