# WhatsApp API Cost Calculator

> Work out what Meta charges each month for your WhatsApp Business API messages to Indian customers.

- Page: https://www.brandbakery.tech/tools/whatsapp-api-cost
- Last updated: 2026-10-07

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Enter how many marketing, utility, login-code and service messages you send a month. See Meta's charges at the current India rates, with the free service messages taken off.

## Use it

Open the tool in a browser at https://www.brandbakery.tech/tools/whatsapp-api-cost. It is free and needs no signup.

## Use it from code

Meta's monthly charges for WhatsApp Business Platform messages to Indian numbers, at the current India list rates, with the free service tier and volume bands applied.

`POST https://www.brandbakery.tech/api/tools/whatsapp_api_cost` with a JSON body, or call the `whatsapp_api_cost` tool on the [MCP server](https://www.brandbakery.tech/mcp).

| Input | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `marketing` | number | no | Marketing template messages a month. |
| `utility` | number | no | Utility template messages a month (confirmations, updates, reminders). |
| `authentication` | number | no | Authentication (one-time password) messages a month. |
| `service` | number | no | Free-form replies inside the 24-hour customer service window a month. |
| `phoneNumbers` | integer | no | Business phone numbers; each gets 1,000 free service messages a month. |

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