WhasApp Access Token

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Steps to Get a Permanent Access Token

1. Access Business Settings:
   
   • Go to Business Settings.
2. Navigate to System Users:
   
   • Under Users, click on System Users.

3. Create a System User:
   
   • Click the Add button.
   • Provide a name for the system user.
   • Select a role.
   • Click Create System User.

4. Accept Non-Discrimination Policy:
   
   • Review and accept the non-discrimination policy on behalf of your system users.
5. Finalize Creation:
   

• After accepting the policy, click Done.

6. App Association (if needed):
   
   • If you receive an error stating that an app must be part of the business, you need to create a Facebook app associated with your Business Manager first. Once the app is created, return to this step.
7. Add App:
   

• Under Accounts, click on Apps.
• Click the Add drop-down menu.
• Select Connect an App ID.
• Enter the Facebook app ID.
• Click Add App.

8. Assign assets such as your Pages, ad accounts, Facebook apps, and catalogues.
   

• Click on the Add Assets button, it will open a model and you can able to see, 1. Select asset type, 2. Select assets, and 3. App.
  
• Click on Apps under Select asset type, available in the left corner.
• Click on the Specific App’s checkbox(s) that you want to provide access to the current user under Select Assets, available in the middle section.
• Click on the Manage app toggle option and enable it for all access, you can customize it by other options available in this App section.
• Finally, Click on the Save Changes button.

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”Congratulations, you have added assets successfully.”

1. Click on the Generate New Token button.

2. Select an App, That you want to generate a token for.

3. You can able to see the list of Info, Warnings, and a section Available permissions.

4. Scroll down to the Available permissions, there is a list of API components, you need to select “whatsapp_business_messaging” and “whatsapp_business_management” for WhatsApp Business APIs access and Click on the Generate Token button.

5. It will appear as a model and you can able to see the newly generated Access Token, Just Copy the Access Token and store it in a safe place i.e. your project’s environment(env) file.