# Groups API **Success:** **Eligibility for Groups API** The Groups API is now open to all businesses with an [Official Business Account (OBA)](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/official-business-accounts). The Groups API enables you to programmatically create groups for messaging and collaboration. ## How it works Groups are an invite-only experience where participants join using a group invite link you send them. This invite link provides context about the group, helping the user decide whether they want to join. ## Get started When you are ready to start using the Groups API, see the Get started guide for more information: [Get Started with Groups API](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/get-started) ## Quick facts * **Max group participants:** 8 * **Supported message types:** Text, media, text-based templates, and media-based templates * **Max groups you can create:** 10,000 per business number * **Max Cloud API businesses per group:** 1 ## Analytics **Note:** **Performance metrics are not available for message templates used in Groups.** Create new templates specifically for Groups use instead of repurposing templates used for one-to-one messaging. ## Limits **Warning:** **Eligibility for Groups API** To qualify for groups features, your business must be an [Official Business Account (OBA)](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/official-business-accounts). _Groups are **not available** for [WhatsApp Business app phone numbers](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/embedded-signup/onboarding-business-app-users) and phone numbers onboarded to [Multi-solution Conversations](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/solution-providers/multi-solution-conversations)_. _The [Calling API](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/calling) is not supported in groups._ * **Non-supported message types:** * Calling * Disappearing messages * View-once * Auth * Commerce messages * Interactive messages * **Non-supported actions:** * Admin hide group participant list * Edit message * Delete message ## Pricing The Groups API uses [per-message pricing](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/pricing). [Learn more about Groups API pricing here](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/pricing). ## Features and reference ### Group management features * [Create and delete group](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference#create-group) * [Groups with join requests enabled](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference#groups-with-join-requests) * [Get and reset group invite link](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference#get-and-reset-group-invite-link) * [Send group invite link template message](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference#send-group-invite-link-template-message) * [Remove group participants](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference#remove-group-participants-endpoint) * [Get group info](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference#get-group-info) * [Get active groups](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference#get-active-groups) * [Update group settings](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference#update-group-settings) [_View Group Management reference_](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/reference) ### Group messaging features * [Send group messages](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/groups-messaging#send-group-message) * [Receive group messages](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/groups-messaging#receive-group-messages) * [Pin and unpin group message](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/groups-messaging#pin-and-unpin-group-message) [_View Group Messaging reference_](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/groups/groups-messaging)