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WhatsApp Link Generator

Built for Indian businesses — country-code dropdown defaults to +91, generates the link and a downloadable QR in one step, with a live preview of how the message will look when WhatsApp opens.

Built for Indian businesses — country code defaults to +91, generates the link and a downloadable QR in one step, with a live preview of how the message will look when WhatsApp opens.
WhatsApp Number

Spaces, dashes, and brackets are stripped automatically. If you paste a number that already includes the country code, it won't be added twice.

Prefilled Message (optional)
Your wa.me Link
Enter your WhatsApp number above to generate a link.
PreviewHow it opens in WhatsApp
+— — —
online
Your message will appear here…
QR CodeScan to open chat
Enter a phone number to see the QR code.

How to Use

  1. 1. Enter your WhatsApp number

    Pick your country code from the dropdown and type the rest of your phone number. The tool strips spaces, dashes, and brackets automatically — paste any format.

  2. 2. Add a prefilled message (optional)

    Type the message you want the customer to see when they open WhatsApp. Leave blank to send them straight to a fresh chat.

  3. 3. Copy the link or download the QR

    Click Copy to grab the wa.me link for your bio, website, or Google Business profile. Click Download QR to save the image for posters and packaging.

Why Use This Tool

A wa.me link is WhatsApp's official click-to-chat format: https://wa.me/ followed by your full number in international format, with an optional ?text= parameter that prefills the first message. For a small business, that one link removes the biggest friction in starting a conversation — the customer doesn't have to save your number, find you in contacts, or type a greeting. They tap, WhatsApp opens with the message ready, and they hit Send. Put it in an Instagram bio, a Google Business profile, a website chat button, or behind a QR on packaging.

The two things that silently break hand-built links are the number format and the message encoding. The number must be country code plus subscriber number with no plus sign, spaces, or dashes — 919876543210 for an Indian number, never just the 10 digits. And the prefilled message must be URL-encoded, so spaces become %20 and characters like & or ? don't get swallowed as URL syntax. This tool handles both automatically: it normalizes whatever number format you paste and runs the message through proper encoding, so the link works the first time on Android, iOS, and WhatsApp Web.

A prefilled message also does quiet lead-tagging for you. Set a different starter text per placement — "Hi, I saw your Instagram page" versus "Hi, I'm interested in the pamphlet offer" — and every incoming chat tells you where the customer came from before you have asked a single question. Everything is generated in your browser; your number and message are never sent to any server.

Instant Results

Runs entirely in your browser. No waiting in queues, no server round-trips — output appears the moment you act.

Private by Design

Your files and text never leave your device. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or logged on any server.

Free, No Signup

Use every feature without an account, watermark, or paywall. Open the page and start working.

Frequently Asked Questions

A wa.me link is the official WhatsApp short link format — https://wa.me/<number> — that opens a chat with that number when tapped on any phone. Adding ?text=<message> prefills the chat with your message so the customer just has to hit Send. It works without saving the contact and on both Android and iOS, plus WhatsApp Web on desktop.
No. wa.me links work with both regular WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business — same number, same link format. WhatsApp Business adds features like quick replies and away messages on your end, but the link itself is identical and works everywhere WhatsApp works.
Generate the link here, copy it, and paste it into the website field in your Instagram profile (Edit profile → Website). Instagram makes it tappable. On a business profile you can also add an “Action button” that does the same thing without using the website slot — both go through the same wa.me link.
WhatsApp uses your country code to identify the number globally — without it, the link won’t open the right account. For India that’s 91 followed by the 10-digit mobile number (so 919876543210, not just 9876543210). The tool prepends it automatically based on the country you pick.

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