# Register a New Number

### Requirements <a href="#requirements" id="requirements"></a>

1. Phone Number not on WhatsApp ( should be able to receive calls / sms )
2. Old Facebook account
3. 4-5 pages professional website

### How to Sign up with WhatsApp API/ Register a Number with WhatsApp API via WABA Connect? <a href="#how-to-sign-up-with-whatsapp-api-register-a-number-with-whatsapp-api-via-lancepilot" id="how-to-sign-up-with-whatsapp-api-register-a-number-with-whatsapp-api-via-lancepilot"></a>

* Sign in to WABA Connect > Channel > Click "Create a channel"
* You will be redirected click "Go to channel"
* Click on **"Add New Channel"** and select your WABA currency
* Click on **"Connect"** and log in with Facebook.
* Choose to create a new business portfolio, a Meta business account, or select an existing one.

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* Click on **"Next"**. Always opt to create a new WhatsApp account.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**NOTE**: Always select "*Start with a new WhatsApp phone number*". Do not choose "**Share existing WhatsApp phone numbers**".
{% endhint %}

* Enter your WhatsApp account name (your brand name or business legal name) and select a category.
* Enter your phone number and verify the OTP received via phone call or text message.
* Click on **"Continue"** and then **"Finish."**
* Wait a few seconds for the popup to close automatically. Your channel will then be displayed.
* Copy **Channel ID**

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* Click on **"Connect,"** enter a name for your channel, select a color, and click on **"Create Channel."**
* You will see your channel with the status **"Pending."**
* Click on the WhatsApp icon, go to **Two-Factor Authentication**, and enter a six-digit pin. Remember this pin.

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* Click on **"Register Pin."**
* Refresh the page. Your number should now be connected.
* Now click 3 dots icon and click "Copy channel ID"

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* Go back to WABA Connect > Channel
* Click "connect channel"

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* Paste the copied Channel ID & click "Connect Your Channel"


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