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title: Take Ownership of your Data Residency on Unified WhatsApp
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description: Define the specific country or region where your WhatsApp data is stored at rest on Meta's side. By giving you control over data residency for each individual phone number, we help you meet your internal compliance and regulatory requirements.
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# Take Ownership of your Data Residency on Unified WhatsApp

Define the specific country or region where your WhatsApp data is stored at rest on Meta's side. By giving you control over data residency for each individual phone number, we help you meet your internal compliance and regulatory requirements.

**Where:** This applies to Unified WhatsApp in Enterprise and Unlimited Editions for Marketing Cloud Engagement Growth and Advanced Editions.

**How:** On the Your Numbers page in Setup, click to open the settings page for your Unified WhatsApp number. Deactivate any active capabilities, then make a selection from the Data Residency Region (Meta) dropdown. After you receive a green confirmation message, reactivate your capabilities.

![Your Numbers page with the Data Residency Region (Meta) field.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-salesforce_release_notes-260-0-0-production-enus/ba62a63b-6cd1-440e-8d24-e867afab0363/salesforce_release_notes/images/rn_data_residency.png)

#### See Also

- [_Salesforce Help:_ Choose Your Unified WhatsApp Data Residency](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.uwa_data_residency.htm&language=en_US)
- [_Salesforce Help:_ WhatsApp Unified Messaging Channel Capabilities](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.um_whatsapp_comparison.htm&language=en_US)