How much does the WhatsApp API cost in Saudi Arabia?
Meta bills WhatsApp messages to Saudi numbers by category, directly, and Tawked Notifications adds nothing to its rates. That is about 0.0401 SAR for an order update or an appointment reminder, and about 0.2159 SAR for a message with an offer. Below are Meta's dated rates and a worked example.
Tawked Notifications is a WhatsApp Business API service for Saudi businesses.No subscription: Tawked’s fee is 0.00 SAR per message today, and Meta bills you its own rates directly.
Key points
Who bills you for what
Tawked is a Meta Tech Provider, so you add your own payment method to your WhatsApp Business Account and Meta charges it directly. Meta’s message charges are separate. Any Tawked fee comes out of your Tawked balance, never out of Meta's bill.
A worked example
A thousand order updates to Saudi numbers as utility templates cost about 40.10 SAR at Meta, and a thousand marketing messages about 215.90 SAR. Tawked's fee on each of them is 0.00 SAR today.
Your team's replies are charged since October
Messages your customer sends you are free. Since October 1, 2026, though, Meta has charged your replies inside the 24-hour customer service window, including the ones your team writes in Tawked Chat, at the utility rate of the customer's country. Meta charges a message when it is delivered, not when it is sent.
The currency of Meta's bill
A WhatsApp Business Account's billing currency is set when the account is created, and Saudi riyals are one of Meta's billing currencies. An account created in US dollars stays in dollars, because Meta does not change the currency of an existing account.
Meta's rates for a Saudi number
Rates depend on the message category and the customer’s country. These are Meta's list rates for a Saudi number; Meta lowers them for businesses that send large monthly volumes of utility or authentication messages.
| Category | Used for | SAR | USD | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | Offers, discounts, invitations, any message that promotes | about 0.2159 | 0.0576 | October 1, 2026 |
| Utility | Order and shipping updates, appointments, invoices | about 0.0401 | 0.0107 | October 1, 2025 |
| Authentication | One-time verification codes | about 0.0401 | 0.0107 | October 1, 2025 |
| Service replies | Your replies within 24 hours of the customer's last message | about 0.0401 | 0.0107 | October 1, 2026 |
| Messages from your customer | What a customer writes to your business | free | free | always |
Sources: Meta's WhatsApp pricing page, Rates inside the service window, Meta's USD rate card, October's marketing rate changeChecked on October 9, 2026
Common questions
Does Tawked Notifications have a monthly subscription?
No. Tawked's fee is 0.00 SAR a message today, with no contract, and you pay Meta for its messages. Many WhatsApp platforms in Saudi Arabia sell monthly plans; those suit a business that wants SMS and WhatsApp from one provider, with an account manager and prepaid message bundles.
Does Tawked add a markup to Meta's rates?
No. Meta charges the payment method on your account directly at its published rates, and that money never passes through Tawked. That is the difference between a Tech Provider and a provider that resells Meta's messages at its own price.
Do I need to top up my Tawked balance to send notifications?
No. Tawked's fee is 0.00 SAR a message today, so nothing comes out of your balance when you send notifications. What you pay Meta is charged to the payment method on your WhatsApp Business Account.
Can I keep my number on the WhatsApp Business app?
Yes. Connecting a number in Tawked can keep it on the app as well, so it works on the app and on the WhatsApp Business API at the same time. What you send from the app stays free, and what your system sends through the API is billed at Meta’s rates.
How much do Tawked's apps for Salla and Zid stores cost?
Each is one plan of 49 SAR a month before VAT, billed by Salla or Zid, and Meta's message charges stay on your WhatsApp Business Account. Tawked's Salla app is awaiting its listing on the Salla App Store, and its Zid app is awaiting its listing on the Zid App Market.
Do WhatsApp API prices change?
Yes, but Meta changes its rates only on the first day of a quarter, and announces a change at least a month ahead. That is why the table carries the date we checked it. The pricing page always shows Tawked's current fee.
Read next
- Tawked NotificationsThe product: what you send, the price, the ways to connect
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- WhatsApp marketing messages to customers who opted inOpt-in, Meta's limits and rate, and why only to those who agreed
- WhatsApp order and shipping notifications for your storeOrder, shipping and delivery messages, platform by platform
Start with a message your customer needs
Sign up with your mobile number
No contracts, and no card.
Connect your business number
In Meta's own window, opened from the Tawked console.
Send your first template
Try it on your own phone from the console, then send it from your system with a tk_live_ key.