---
title: "E15043 — WhatsAppTemplateBusinessNotVerified"
description: "An authentication template needs a verified business, and Meta has not verified the business behind this WhatsApp Business Account."
canonical: "https://bird.com/docs/api/errors/E15043"
---

# E15043 — WhatsAppTemplateBusinessNotVerified

An authentication template needs a verified business, and Meta has not verified the business behind this WhatsApp Business Account.

- **HTTP status**: `412`
- **Type**: `precondition_error`
- **Name**: `WhatsAppTemplateBusinessNotVerified`

## What to do

Meta verifies your business in Meta Business Suite, on the business portfolio that owns this WhatsApp Business Account. See https://bird.com/en-us/docs/knowledge-base/whatsapp/business-verification for what Meta asks for and how to submit. The decision is Meta's alone: we cannot approve or accelerate it. Once Meta verifies the business, allow up to a few hours before you create the template again, because we re-read the verdict from Meta periodically rather than at the moment you ask. Marketing and utility templates are unaffected and can be created meanwhile.

## Related

- [E15xxx — WhatsApp sending & delivery](/docs/api/errors/E15xxx): every code in this range
- [Errors](/docs/api/errors): the full wire contract, status mapping, and error catalog
- [Error handling](/docs/guides/errors): branching on `type` and `code`, validation details, and `vendor_code`

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- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first email](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-email) (docs)

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