Can I sell unofficial WhatsApp services here?
No, the first rule bans selling hashes, phone number sessions, and virtual numbers, and repeated violations lead to a ban.
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r/WhatsappBusinessAPI rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/WhatsappBusinessAPI: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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Current public stats
- Members
- 9,007
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Technical product and developer communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No unofficial service selling: No hash selling No Phone Number sessions selling No Virtual Numbers selling. Such posts will be removed. Repeatedly failing to uphold this rule will be banned from this sub.
- Account selling will require image proof: We don't want to allow this at all but meta sometimes creates troubles for genuine use cases so we are making an exception. The condition is you need to share the image of browser window which has two tabs in it. One is the facebook BM's business info page. You can blur or redact the center numbers and name of the BM but three digit from starting and three digit from the end must be visible. Second tab in the browser window should be your own profile page of reddit.
- No DM requests on "Solution only" flair: If a post has a "solution only" flair then don't comment anything related to DM.
Works well
- A technical question about a WhatsApp Business API integration problem, with code or error details, and no selling.
- A public solution or workaround you found for a common WhatsApp Business API issue, shared as a post or comment.
- A question about Meta's WhatsApp Business API onboarding or verification, with no request for DMs.
- An account sale post that includes the required two tab browser screenshot with the Facebook BM business info page and your Reddit profile page.
Avoid
- Selling hashes, phone number sessions, or virtual numbers, which the first rule explicitly bans.
- Posting an account sale without the two tab browser screenshot described in the second rule.
- Commenting anything about DMs on a post flaired as solution only, which the third rule forbids.
- Treating this as a place to push unofficial WhatsApp services or shortcuts.
What r/WhatsappBusinessAPI Is For
This community is an unofficial forum for users and developers of Meta's WhatsApp Business API. Based on the description, people come here to talk about practical and technical issues around the API, and the rules suggest a lot of that talk involves accounts, numbers, and solutions. It is a developer and operator room, not a general marketing channel.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rules that matter most for a marketing adjacent post are the three published ones. The first, called No unofficial service selling, bans hash selling, phone number sessions selling, and virtual numbers selling, and says repeated failures will get you banned. The second, called Account selling will require image proof, says account selling is allowed only as an exception if you share a browser window screenshot with two tabs: one showing the Facebook BM business info page and one showing your own Reddit profile page, with some digits visible. The third, called No DM requests on solution only flair, says if a post has a solution only flair then do not comment anything related to DM.
What To Post
A good post here is a clear technical question or solution about the WhatsApp Business API, written so other users and developers can help or learn. If you are a founder, share a real problem you hit with the API, a workaround you found, or a question about integration, and keep it public and useful. If you have a genuine account situation to resolve, follow the second rule exactly before you post.
What To Avoid
Avoid anything the first rule calls unofficial service selling, including hash selling, phone number sessions selling, and virtual numbers selling, because such posts will be removed and repeated failures will get you banned. Do not sell an account without the exact image proof described in the second rule. Do not comment anything related to DM on a post flaired as solution only, because the third rule is explicit about that.
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Common questions about r/WhatsappBusinessAPI
Can I sell a WhatsApp Business account here?
Only if you include the image proof described in the second rule: a browser window with two tabs showing the Facebook BM business info page and your Reddit profile page, with the required digits visible.
Can I ask people to DM me on solution only posts?
No, the third rule says do not comment anything related to DM on posts flaired as solution only.
What kind of posts do well here?
No top post titles were available for this community, so shape your post around the public description and the three published rules.
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