# Become a Meta Tech Partner

Meta Tech Providers that meet eligibility criteria can upgrade to a **Meta Tech Partner** 

Becoming a Tech Partner allows Businesses to have even more choices and control of WhatsApp messaging solutions. It also grants access to benefits such as:

* Training and support
* Analytics reports
* Business customer matching opportunities

### Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for an upgrade, Businesses must:

* have successfully completed all [Tech Provider Get Started](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/solution-providers/get-started-for-tech-providers) steps
* greater than or equal to 2,500 average daily messages (sent or received) on the WhatsApp Business Platform between your business and its users over the last 7 days or greater than or equal to 200 average daily calls (business-initiated or user-initiated) on the WhatsApp Business Platform between your business and its users over the last 7 days
* 10 or more active business customers (have used your app to send at least 1 message in the last 30 days)
* maintain a business phone number [quality rating⁠](https://www.facebook.com/business/help/896873687365001) of 90% or better

### Steps to upgrade to Meta Tech Partner

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#### Access the Upgrade Flow

In the [App Dashboard](https://developers.facebook.com/apps), navigate to **WhatsApp** > **Quickstart**, and in the **Become a Partner** section, click the **Take the next step** button.

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#### Initiate the Upgrade Process

On the **Onboarding** page, scroll to the bottom and click **Become a Partner**. This will reveal the 4 steps that are required to complete the upgrade to become a Tech Partner.

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Keep in mind the following:

* Please carefully fill out all business details because the information will be submitted and reviewed for approval.
* During a few of these steps, you will receive emails as shown in the steps below. If you do not see them, check your spam folder.
* This process will likely take a few weeks to complete to get through all of the approvals.
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#### Add the WhatsApp Specialty For Your Business

Return to the **Onboarding** page inside of Meta for Developers and navigate to the **Meta Business Partners** application step, then click the **Apply now** button to submit an application to become a Meta Business Partner and apply for the WhatsApp Specialty.

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#### Sign up for the Partner Portal&#xD;

Navigate back to the Onboarding page in Meta for Developers and scroll down to the **Sign up for the Partner Portal** step. Click **Sign up** and on the Partner Portal login screen select the link to **Sign up**. Add your name and business ID and accept the agreement to create the account.

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The Partner Portal is a resource to use as a partner to collaborate on deals with the Business Messaging team as well as access resources such as marketing and sales material.

Once you have created an account, you will receive an email with a link to get started and add your account password.
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#### Enrol in the Accelerate Program&#xD;

The final step is to enroll in the **Business Messaging Accelerate Program** and accept the agreement. On the **Onboarding** page in Meta for Developers, scroll down to the last step to **Enroll in the Accelerate Program** and click the button to **Complete enrollment**.Inside of the Partner Portal, look for the **Business Messaging Accelerate** card and click to view and sign. You will be able to download the agreements if needed.

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When you return to the **Onboarding** page in Meta for Developers, if all steps are complete, you are officially a Tech Partner!

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### **Tech Partner FAQ**

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<summary>Is Meta Tech Provider and Meta tech Partner the same thing? </summary>

No, these are two separate Partner types. See the [comparison table here](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/solution-providers/overview#comparison).&#x20;

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<summary>Are there any technical differences between Meta Tech Providers and Meta Tech Partners? </summary>

No technical difference, what changes is that after the Tech Provider achieves a certain volume of active customers and message they can become a Meta partner that will unlock access to some portal and also be listed in Partner Directory.

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<summary>Can 360dialog grant Meta Tech Partner status? </summary>

No. The process and decision to grant Tech Partner status is managed entirely by Meta.&#x20;

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