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title: "App secret"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CHAT/87851420/App%20secret"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

The App Secret is used to verify that incoming requests to Chat’s backend are genuinely from WhatsApp.

## Step 1: Find app secret on Meta for Developers

1. In your app, go to **App settings **> **Basic.**
2. Click the **Show** button next to App Secret and enter your password.

## Step 2: Add app secret to Chat

1. Open your project, and click **Project Settings** > **Chat for JSM** > **Integrations** > **WhatsApp Business**.
2. Copy the App Secret into the required field.