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How to get set up - AWS End User Messaging

How to get set up

This topic takes you from a new AWS account to sending your first WhatsApp message with AWS End User Messaging. Complete the following steps.

Setup steps

Step

What you do

Prerequisites

Set up your AWS account, IAM permissions, the AWS CLI, and a Meta Business account.

Step 1: Link your WhatsApp Business Account

Link a WhatsApp Business Account (WABA) to connect Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform to your AWS account.

Step 2: Add a WhatsApp business phone number

Add a WhatsApp business phone number to send from.