First you need to follow the “Set up Developer Assets and Platform Access” step from this guide here https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/get-started
This will create a Facebook Developer App with the WhatsApp product enabled
Next you can configure your phone numbers in the “Whatsapp” section of your new Facebook Developer App. Once your phone number has been added sucessfully you will get a “Phone Number ID” and “WhatsApp Business Account ID”, save these two values to use in the steps below. See the attached screenshot where to find these values
You will need to create a system user in your business manager account with the required access to use your new Meta Developer App with WhatsApp access. Follow this guide here https://www.facebook.com/business/help/503306463479099?id=2190812977867143
<aside> ✅ When generating an access token you must enable ther permissions “whatsapp_business_messaging” and “whatsapp_business_management”
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