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# Setup a developer Portal

### 1. Setup Developer Portal <a href="#id-1.-setup-developer-portal" id="id-1.-setup-developer-portal"></a>

1.1 Create an app

Go to [Meta for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com/apps/?business_id=830641582007032) and click “Create App”

1. Select “Other” for “What do you want the app to do?”
2. Select “Business” for “Select an app type”
3. Give your app a name, add a contact email and associate it with a Meta Business Manager

<figure><img src="/files/DVsgBBvQEAOC1rTLl2h8" alt=""><figcaption><p>Step 1 </p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/rTZGlnHHVXVLZCLMgmVU" alt=""><figcaption><p>Step 2 </p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/JfvuLgWXQJfbgAyQ7rYG" alt=""><figcaption><p>Step 3 </p></figcaption></figure>