--- title: "WhatsApp API Pricing in India (Oct 2026)" canonical_url: "https://www.calypso.so/whatsapp-api-pricing/india" last_updated: "2026-10-28T21:37:05.347Z" meta: description: "India: $0.0118 per WhatsApp marketing message, $0.0014 per utility, authentication or service message, from Oct 1, 2026. Tiers and calculator." keywords: "WhatsApp API pricing India, WhatsApp Business API cost India, precio API WhatsApp India" "og:description": "India: $0.0118 per WhatsApp marketing message, $0.0014 per utility, authentication or service message, from Oct 1, 2026. Tiers and calculator." "og:title": "WhatsApp API Pricing in India (Oct 2026)" "twitter:description": "India: $0.0118 per WhatsApp marketing message, $0.0014 per utility, authentication or service message, from Oct 1, 2026. Tiers and calculator." "twitter:title": "WhatsApp API Pricing in India (Oct 2026)" --- Organize my WhatsApp **WhatsApp API pricing tracker** # WhatsApp API pricing in India From October 1, 2026, Meta charges $0.0118 per marketing message delivered to India, and $0.0014 per utility, authentication or service message, before volume tiers. In INR, Meta's own local card: ₹0.8631 and ₹0.115. Meta rate card · effective October 1, 2026Next possible change: January 1, 2027 ## Per-message rates **Marketing** ₹0.8631 per message Offers, launches, re-engagement. **Utility** ₹0.115 per message Order updates, confirmations, reminders. **Authentication** ₹0.115 per message One-time passcodes. **Authentication-international** ₹2.4971 per message Passcodes from eligible businesses based abroad; Meta decides eligibility. **Service** ₹0.115 per message Replies inside the 24-hour customer service window. **Volume tiers** ## Volume tiers Utility and authentication get cheaper as your India volume grows within a month. Each tier's rate applies only to the messages inside it. **Utility** | Messages per month | Rate | % | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 – 25,000,000 | **₹0.115** | List rate | | 25,000,001 – 50,000,000 | **₹0.1081** | -6% | | 50,000,001 – 100,000,000 | **₹0.1012** | -12% | | 100,000,001 – 200,000,000 | **₹0.0943** | -18% | | 200,000,001 – 300,000,000 | **₹0.0874** | -24% | | 300,000,001 and up | **₹0.0805** | -30% | **Authentication** | Messages per month | Rate | % | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 – 750,000 | **₹0.115** | List rate | | 750,001 – 15,000,000 | **₹0.1081** | -6% | | 15,000,001 – 20,000,000 | **₹0.1012** | -12% | | 20,000,001 – 50,000,000 | **₹0.0943** | -18% | | 50,000,001 – 100,000,000 | **₹0.0874** | -24% | | 100,000,001 and up | **₹0.0805** | -30% | **Calculator** ## Estimate a month in India. Pick where your customers are, enter a month of messages, and see what Meta charges, volume tiers included. **Customers' country or region** **Currency** **Messages per month** **Marketing**Offers, launches, re-engagement. **Utility**Order updates, confirmations, reminders.**Authentication**One-time passcodes.**Authentication-international**Passcodes from eligible businesses based abroad; Meta decides eligibility.**Service**Replies inside the 24-hour customer service window.**Business phone numbers**Each gets 1,000 free service messages a month.**Estimated Meta charges per month · India** ₹5,925.50 ₹0.312 on average per billed message - Marketing · 5,000 messages₹4,315.50 - Utility · 10,000 messages₹1,150.00 - Authentication · 2,000 messages₹230.00 - Service · 2,000 messages₹230.001,000 service messages free this month. Meta's charges only, before taxes and any provider fees. Messages in a free entry point window (after a click-to-WhatsApp ad) are free and don't count toward tiers, so leave them out.**Country lookup**## Countries billed at these rates - India +91 ## Compare nearby markets [**~~All markets ~~**](https://www.calypso.so/whatsapp-api-pricing#markets) Every market, every category. (INR) | | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Auth. intl. | Service | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | ₹5.3664 | ₹0.2712 | ₹0.2712 | ₹7.036 | ₹0.2712 | | | ₹5.3664 | ₹1.9056 | ₹1.9056 | — | ₹1.9056 | | | Lowest in the column:₹0.8631 | Lowest in the column:₹0.115 | Lowest in the column:₹0.115 | Lowest in the column:₹2.4971 | Lowest in the column:₹0.115 | | | ₹3.0111 | ₹1.8316 | ₹1.8316 | ₹9.9638 | ₹1.8316 | | | ₹6.3037 | ₹1.0262 | ₹1.0262 | ₹3.0639 | ₹1.0262 | | | ₹5.3664 | ₹0.2492 | ₹0.2492 | ₹8.2087 | ₹0.2492 | | | ₹3.4683 | ₹1.10 | ₹1.10 | ₹5.5035 | ₹1.10 | | | ₹5.3664 | ₹1.1727 | ₹1.1727 | — | ₹1.1727 | | | ₹5.3664 | ₹0.1466 | ₹0.1466 | ₹10.5541 | ₹0.1466 | | | ₹6.1714 | ₹0.8282 | ₹0.8282 | — | ₹0.8282 |**Questions and answers**## WhatsApp API pricing in India**Cite or reuse**## Free to reuse. Link back as the source. The data is released under CC BY 4.0: use it in articles, decks and tools, with a link to this page. 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