WhatsApp On-Premises API
The self-hosted version of the WhatsApp Business API that allowed businesses to run the API on their own infrastructure. This API was deprecated on October 23, 2025, and all users must migrate to the Cloud API.
API entry from apis.yml
name: WhatsApp On-Premises API
description: The self-hosted version of the WhatsApp Business API that allowed businesses to run the API
on their own infrastructure. This API was deprecated on October 23, 2025, and all users must migrate
to the Cloud API.
image: https://www.whatsapp.com/img/fb-post.jpg
humanURL: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises
baseURL: https://localhost:443
tags:
- Deprecated
- Messaging
- On-Premises
- Self-Hosted
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises
- type: GettingStarted
url: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises/get-started/installation
- type: Deprecation Notice
url: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises
- type: PostmanCollection
url: https://www.postman.com/meta/whatsapp-business-platform/collection/vdi189b/whatsapp-on-premises-api-deprecated
- type: Migration Guide
url: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/migrate-to-cloud-api
aid: whatsapp:on-premises-api