# `bird whatsapp business-accounts get`

## Usage

```bash
bird whatsapp business-accounts get <business-account-ref> [flags]
```

## Description

Read one connected WhatsApp Business Account by its `id` (`waa_` prefix) or the ID WhatsApp reports in `waba`, with the state WhatsApp reports for the account.

## Examples

```bash
bird whatsapp business-accounts get <business-account-ref>
bird whatsapp business-accounts get <business-account-ref> -f text
# the id to pass comes from
bird whatsapp business-accounts list
```

## Options

| Name                | Description                                      |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `--response-schema` | Print the fields this command returns, then exit |

## Related

| Name                                                                                          | Description                     |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| [`bird whatsapp business-accounts list`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-business-accounts-list) | List WhatsApp Business Accounts |

## Related resources

- [Connecting WhatsApp to Bird: from buying a number to a live channel](/learn/whatsapp/connecting-whatsapp-to-bird) (video)
- [What is the 24-hour customer service window on WhatsApp?](/explained/whatsapp/what-is-the-24-hour-customer-service-window) (answer)
- [WhatsApp](/products/whatsapp) (product)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)

[Get an implementation brief](/learn/workspace?topic=whatsapp)