NOTE: Previously, only Official Business Accounts could have their approved display name appear in chats with customers. Now this will be enabled for all businesses that have passed business verification, regardless of whether they have a blue checkmark badge. This has decreased the significance of the OBA/blue checkmark badge designation.
If your WhatsApp account is an official business account there will be a blue checkmark badge beside the displayed name in the contacts view. It means WhatsApp has verified that an authentic, notable brand owns this account.
The criteria for WhatsApp Official Business Accounts (OBA) is based on a number of factors and is different from policies on other platforms. In addition to following WhatsApp's Commerce and Business Policies, businesses need to be:
To request the Official Business Account status for your channel, please refer to the detailed instructions here.
NOTE: Once a display name is OBA approved, any change in the Display Name requires opening a case with Salesforce support with the following information:
Official Business Account status can be rejected for a number of reasons, including:
Please note, you can still use all WhatsApp features regularly, even if you have had your OBA request rejected by Meta.
Unfortunately, Salesforce has no ability to impact decisions related to Official Business Account status. These decisions cannot be appealed, though you may reapply after 30 days if you believe your brand’s notability has increased substantially in that time.
To get further details on an Official Business Account rejection, you can open a case with Salesforce support with the following information:
000679214

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