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What we have found building a WhatsApp assistant in the Gulf: what Meta actually charges, why numbers get restricted, and how the API behaves in production.
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WhatsApp Business API pricing in 2026: what you actually pay after 1 October
Meta starts charging for service messages on 1 October 2026. Here is what a WhatsApp reply costs now, with the UAE and Gulf rates, the 1,000 free messages, and the AI cost on top.
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Handling WhatsApp Cloud API webhooks in Node: the four things that break in production
A working WhatsApp Cloud API webhook in Node and Express, with signature verification, the fast 200 rule, idempotent job ids, and the duplicate reply bug that only shows up under load.
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Why WhatsApp Business accounts get restricted, and how to get one back
The real causes of a restricted WhatsApp Business Account, including the shared credit line nobody warns you about, and what the appeal process actually looks like from the inside.