WhatsApp link generator with a ready message
Your number and an optional message in; a wa.me link and a QR code in your colours out - with the formatting mistakes that break Indian numbers fixed on the way.
- Fixes Indian number formats
- Pre-filled message
- QR code in your colours
- Made on your device
Your WhatsApp number
The message they send you optional
Colours and shape
Colours
Shapes
Logo optional
PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG. A square logo on a plain background works best. It stays on your device, and the code switches to its strongest error correction to make room for it.
Your QR code
- Strong contrast between pattern and background
- Error correction M (15%), the usual level
- Prints clearly from about 11 mm wide
How to make a WhatsApp link
A WhatsApp link is https://wa.me/ followed by your full number in international format - country code first, with no plus sign, leading zero, spaces or dashes. Add ?text= and a message, and it appears ready to send in the other person's chat. This page builds both, and a QR code to print.
- Type your number
Pick the country and type the number the way you normally would. The tool removes the zero, the plus sign, the spaces and a country code typed twice.
- Add the first message
Start from a template for your trade or write your own, in the customer's voice. It arrives in their chat box ready to send, so their first message tells you what they want.
- Test, copy, print
Press "Test it" on your own phone and check the right chat opens. Copy the link for your bio or website, and download the QR code for anything printed.
A first message for five kinds of business
The pre-filled message is what the customer sends you, so write it in their voice. A good one tells you what they want before you reply - which is the whole point of pre-filling it. Leave it open-ended, ending on "for" or "of", when you want them to finish the sentence.
"Hi, I saw your card. Can you tell me the price and availability of"
"Hello, I would like to book an appointment. Which days and times are free this week?"
"Hi, I am interested in the property you shared. Could you send the price, location and floor plan?"
"Hi, I would like a quote. Here is what I need:"
"Hello, I would like to place an order for"
Make one link per place, with a word that tells you where it was: "Hi, I saw your Instagram" or "Hi, I scanned the code on the bill". You will know which one brings customers.
Six places your WhatsApp link earns its keep
Use the link wherever someone might want to reach you in writing: your bio, your website, your email signature. Use the QR code wherever they are standing in front of something you printed: the shop board, a flyer, the bill. Both open the same chat. Whether you also need the paid WhatsApp API is in WhatsApp Business app vs API.
Put the link where people already look for a way to contact you. The message you pre-fill tells you which page they came from.
A "Chat on WhatsApp" button on the contact page, or a small floating button on every page.
One line under your name. The email signature generator on this site adds it for you.
Make an email signatureThe QR code, printed next to "Order on WhatsApp", for people who would rather not queue or call.
A code on anything that leaves with the customer, so the next order is a scan away.
Paste the link when you answer an email or a marketplace enquiry, so the conversation moves to WhatsApp.
The mistakes that make a WhatsApp link fail
WhatsApp's own instructions ask for the full number in international format, leaving out any zeroes, brackets or dashes. In India that trips people up in four ways, and the generator fixes all of them:
- A leading zero. 098765 43210 becomes 9876543210 before the country code goes in front.
- The country code typed twice. Paste +91 98765 43210 with India selected and it is used once, not as 9191....
- A plus sign, spaces or dashes. All removed - the link needs digits only.
- Special characters in the message. Spaces, ₹ and line breaks are encoded so the message arrives exactly as you wrote it.
Before you print the QR code anywhere, tap the Test it button on your own phone and check it opens the right chat.
On a Beeps Card profile, WhatsApp is one of the contact links, so everyone who taps your card can start a chat from the page they are already on - on every plan, from ₹199 a year. Selling on WhatsApp? The WhatsApp store is part of Enterprise, ₹5,000 a year. Get the NFC card, or see how the WhatsApp business card fits with a catalogue and payments.
From a link that opens a chat to a page that shows what you sell
Your link does its job in chats and bios. A Beeps profile puts your products, prices and a save-contact button around the same WhatsApp button - and the NFC card hands it over in person.
- Works where you can paste it: bios, messages, email signatures
- Opens a chat with you, and nothing else
- Does not save your number in their phone
- A new number means a new link and a new print
- WhatsApp, call and email buttons on one page
- Your products and services with prices, before they message you
- One-tap save puts your name and number in their contacts
- Everyone who saves your contact lands in a list you can export
- An enquiry form and appointment booking on the same page
₹199 a year
A Beeps profile on Basic, no card needed. Add the NFC card for ₹1,699 once, whenever you want a tap.
Start with the profileOr get the NFC card with itSee the WhatsApp business cardWhatsApp link questions
What is a wa.me link?
It is WhatsApp's own click-to-chat link. Anyone who taps it goes straight to a chat with your number, without saving you as a contact first. Add a message to the link and it appears ready to send in their chat box.
Sources: WhatsApp
How do I add a message to a WhatsApp link?
Put ?text= after the number, followed by the message with its spaces and symbols encoded. The generator does the encoding for you: type the message as normal and copy the finished link.
Sources: WhatsApp
Why does my link open "invalid number"?
Usually a formatting slip: a leading zero, a plus sign, spaces or dashes inside the number, or a missing country code. WhatsApp wants the full number in international format with none of those. The generator strips them for you. If it still fails, the number may not be registered on WhatsApp.
Sources: WhatsApp
Can I use this for a WhatsApp Business number?
Yes. The link works the same way for WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business numbers.
Can I print the WhatsApp QR code?
Yes. Download the 2000 px PNG or the SVG for print, keep the white border around the code, and scan the printed copy with your own phone before you print a batch. The tool shows the smallest size the code prints clearly at.
Sources: DENSO WAVE
Will the link stop working if I change my number?
Yes. The number is part of the link, so a new number needs a new link and a new printed code. A Beeps Card profile gets round this: the card and its QR open your profile, and you change the WhatsApp number on the profile.
Is my number sent anywhere?
No. The link and QR code are built in your browser. Nothing you type leaves your device.
The QR code keeps the four-module white margin a QR code needs - leave it in when you print. More free tools, such as the email signature generator, which can carry this link, and the free QR code generator for any other link.
Sources
Facts about other companies and the wider market come from the pages below, as published by them. Each was read on the date shown. Beeps Card prices come from our own pricing page.
- WhatsApp, How to use click to chat. Checked .
- DENSO WAVE, Point for determining the code area. Checked .