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# Set up a developer portal app

### 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="https://358667285-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FzMRQUXiGQlBwWdg6WEmG%2Fuploads%2F4pMHqD8qphCKZr4g9Y0K%2FMeta%20for%20developers%20Image%20one.avif?alt=media&amp;token=acab4a9f-1d0b-4102-a911-ecb24d5f0b0e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Step 1 </p></figcaption></figure>

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<figure><img src="https://358667285-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FzMRQUXiGQlBwWdg6WEmG%2Fuploads%2FCWXnM5omMSwfg4C1NuuB%2FStep%203%20meta%20for%20developers.avif?alt=media&amp;token=63475f3c-bd34-4811-bc32-3a6fe2c1f54f" alt=""><figcaption><p>Step 3 </p></figcaption></figure>