WhatsApp link and QR code generator
Make a wa.me link that opens a WhatsApp chat with your business, with a message already typed, and a QR code to print or share. Free, with no sign-up.
Updated 5 November 2026
The number customers should message, with its country code.
Enter your number to make your linkMade in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us.
Where to use your link
- Your website
A “Chat on WhatsApp” button on your contact page, product pages and booking page.
- Instagram, TikTok and Facebook bios
One tap from your profile into a chat, instead of asking people to save your number.
- Your Google Business Profile
WhatsApp's help centre explains how to add a chat link to your profile on Google.
- Email signatures and invoices
So customers can ask a quick question without writing an email.
- Print: menus, flyers, packaging, receipts
The QR code opens the chat from a phone camera, with your message already typed.
- Ads
Click to WhatsApp ads open a chat directly; customers who arrive that way get a free messaging window from Meta for up to 7 days.
How a WhatsApp link works
- The link is wa.me/ followed by your number in full international format, without a plus sign, leading zeros, brackets or dashes.
- Adding ?text= and a URL-encoded message types that message into the chat; the customer still presses send.
- It opens WhatsApp on a phone, or WhatsApp Web on a computer, and the customer doesn't need your number saved.
- The person tapping it needs a WhatsApp account.
From WhatsApp's help centre: How to use click to chat. Checked 5 November 2026.
When a customer taps it
- A 24-hour window opens
When they send their message, you can reply freely for 24 hours. After that, only an approved template can reach them.
The 24-hour window, explained - Someone has to answer
Quickly, and at any hour. An AI agent on your number can answer straight away and hand the chat to your team when it needs a person.
WhatsApp AI chatbot - Meta may charge for replies
Since 1 October 2026, each WhatsApp Business Platform number gets 1,000 free replies a month; the WhatsApp Business app itself stays free.
Work out your WhatsApp cost
Questions about WhatsApp links
Short answers before you print your QR code.
Enter your WhatsApp number with its country code above, and optionally a message for customers. The tool makes a wa.me link and a QR code; copy the link or download the QR code as a PNG or SVG.
Yes. It's free with no sign-up, and the link and QR code are made in your browser, so nothing you type is sent to HeyKiko.
Yes. The message is added to the link and appears typed in the customer's chat; they still press send. Keep it short: this tool allows up to 500 characters.
No. The QR code holds your wa.me link, so it keeps working as long as the number is on WhatsApp. If you change the message, make a new code.
No. According to WhatsApp, a wa.me link opens a chat with your number whether or not the customer has it saved. They do need WhatsApp installed, or WhatsApp Web.
Yes. A wa.me link works for any number that's on WhatsApp, including numbers on the WhatsApp Business app and the WhatsApp Business Platform.
Yes. If your number is connected to an AI agent such as HeyKiko, the agent answers the chats your link starts, around the clock, and hands them to your team when needed.
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