--- title: "WhatsApp API Pricing in United Arab Emirates (Oct 2026)" canonical_url: "https://www.calypso.so/whatsapp-api-pricing/united-arab-emirates" last_updated: "2026-10-28T21:37:11.770Z" meta: description: "United Arab Emirates: $0.0576 per WhatsApp marketing message, $0.0157 per utility, authentication or service message, from Oct 1, 2026. Tiers and calculator." keywords: "WhatsApp API pricing United Arab Emirates, WhatsApp Business API cost United Arab Emirates, precio API WhatsApp United Arab Emirates" "og:description": "United Arab Emirates: $0.0576 per WhatsApp marketing message, $0.0157 per utility, authentication or service message, from Oct 1, 2026. Tiers and calculator." "og:title": "WhatsApp API Pricing in United Arab Emirates (Oct 2026)" "twitter:description": "United Arab Emirates: $0.0576 per WhatsApp marketing message, $0.0157 per utility, authentication or service message, from Oct 1, 2026. Tiers and calculator." "twitter:title": "WhatsApp API Pricing in United Arab Emirates (Oct 2026)" --- Organize my WhatsApp **WhatsApp API pricing tracker** # WhatsApp API pricing in United Arab Emirates From October 1, 2026, Meta charges $0.0576 per marketing message delivered to United Arab Emirates, and $0.0157 per utility, authentication or service message, before volume tiers. In AED, Meta's own local card: AED 0.2115 and AED 0.0576. Meta rate card · effective October 1, 2026Next possible change: January 1, 2027 ## Per-message rates **Marketing** AED 0.2115 per message Offers, launches, re-engagement. **Utility** AED 0.0576 per message Order updates, confirmations, reminders. **Authentication** AED 0.0576 per message One-time passcodes. **Authentication-international** AED 0.1872 per message Passcodes from eligible businesses based abroad; Meta decides eligibility. **Service** AED 0.0576 per message Replies inside the 24-hour customer service window. **Volume tiers** ## Volume tiers Utility and authentication get cheaper as your United Arab Emirates volume grows within a month. Each tier's rate applies only to the messages inside it. **Utility** | Messages per month | Rate | % | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 – 100,000 | **AED 0.0576** | List rate | | 100,001 – 1,000,000 | **AED 0.0547** | -5% | | 1,000,001 – 4,500,000 | **AED 0.0518** | -10% | | 4,500,001 – 40,000,000 | **AED 0.049** | -15% | | 40,000,001 – 80,000,000 | **AED 0.0461** | -20% | | 80,000,001 and up | **AED 0.0432** | -25% | **Authentication** | Messages per month | Rate | % | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 – 300,000 | **AED 0.0576** | List rate | | 300,001 – 2,000,000 | **AED 0.0547** | -5% | | 2,000,001 – 10,000,000 | **AED 0.0518** | -10% | | 10,000,001 – 20,000,000 | **AED 0.049** | -15% | | 20,000,001 – 40,000,000 | **AED 0.0461** | -20% | | 40,000,001 and up | **AED 0.0432** | -25% | **Calculator** ## Estimate a month in United Arab Emirates. 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 · United Arab Emirates** AED 1,863.90 AED 0.0981 on average per billed message - Marketing · 5,000 messagesAED 1,057.50 - Utility · 10,000 messagesAED 576.00 - Authentication · 2,000 messagesAED 115.20 - Service · 2,000 messagesAED 115.201,000 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 - United Arab Emirates +971 ## Compare nearby markets [**~~All markets ~~**](https://www.calypso.so/whatsapp-api-pricing#markets) Every market, every category. (AED) | | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Auth. intl. | Service | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | AED 0.2364 | Lowest in the column:AED 0.0132 | Lowest in the column:AED 0.0132 | AED 0.2386 | Lowest in the column:AED 0.0132 | | | AED 0.1252 | AED 0.029 | AED 0.029 | AED 0.4698 | AED 0.029 | | | AED 0.1296 | AED 0.0195 | AED 0.0195 | — | AED 0.0195 | | | AED 0.2908 | AED 0.1615 | AED 0.1615 | AED 0.4404 | AED 0.1615 | | | AED 0.152 | AED 0.0845 | AED 0.0845 | AED 0.298 | AED 0.0845 | | | AED 0.1894 | AED 0.0246 | AED 0.0246 | AED 0.2754 | AED 0.0246 | | | AED 0.1252 | AED 0.0907 | AED 0.0907 | AED 0.2202 | AED 0.0907 | | | AED 0.1252 | AED 0.044 | AED 0.044 | — | AED 0.044 | | | AED 0.2115 | AED 0.0393 | AED 0.0393 | AED 0.2196 | AED 0.0393 | | | AED 0.1391 | AED 0.0349 | AED 0.0349 | Lowest in the column:AED 0.0734 | AED 0.0349 | | | AED 0.2115 | AED 0.0576 | AED 0.0576 | AED 0.1872 | AED 0.0576 | | | Lowest in the column:AED 0.0826 | AED 0.0147 | AED 0.0147 | — | AED 0.0147 | | | AED 0.144 | AED 0.0334 | AED 0.0334 | — | AED 0.0334 |**Questions and answers**## WhatsApp API pricing in United Arab Emirates**Cite or reuse**## Free to reuse. 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