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Free WhatsApp link generator

Generate a wa.me click-to-chat link in seconds. Enter your number, add a prefilled message, and copy a link you can drop into ads, emails, packaging, or your website.

No login. No limits. Generated client-side in your browser.

Create your wa.me link

Type your number, add an optional message, copy the result. That's it.

Include the country code, without the plus sign (+).

Appears pre-typed in the customer's chat window.

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TL;DR

A WhatsApp click-to-chat link (wa.me link) opens a WhatsApp conversation with a specific number when tapped. Businesses use them to route customers from websites, email signatures, ads and social profiles directly into a chat. This generator creates a ready-to-use link in under 10 seconds, free, with no WhatsApp Business account required.

Why it matters

Why businesses need a WhatsApp click-to-chat link

A wa.me link removes every step between a customer seeing your number and actually messaging you. Without one, customers must save your number manually before they can start a chat, and most do not.

WhatsApp has over 2 billion monthly active users. For ecommerce brands and small businesses, it is already the channel their customers use daily. The friction is on the business side: making it easy to start a conversation.

A click-to-chat link fixes that. One tap and the customer is in a WhatsApp chat with your number. You can also pre-fill a message so they do not have to type anything, which increases the chance they actually send it.

How it works

How do you create a WhatsApp click-to-chat link?

To create a WhatsApp click-to-chat link, write https://wa.me/ followed by the full international phone number without the plus sign. To pre-fill a message, append ?text= and the URL-encoded message. This generator builds the link automatically as you type.

The whole flow takes under 30 seconds.

1

Enter your phone number

Include the country code but no plus sign (+). For a US number, enter the digits starting with 1 (e.g. 15551234567).

2

Write a prefilled message

Optional. The text appears pre-typed in the customer's chat window. Use it to add context: "Hi, I have a question about my order."

3

Copy the generated link

Click Copy link. Your wa.me link is ready, nothing is sent to a server.

4

Place it anywhere

Drop it on a website button, email signature, Instagram bio, packaging insert, or ad CTA.

Format

What a wa.me link looks like

The official WhatsApp click-to-chat format is https://wa.me/[phone] or https://wa.me/[phone]?text=[message]. Both formats are supported on iOS, Android and desktop.

A basic wa.me link:

https://wa.me/15551234567

A link with a prefilled message:

https://wa.me/15551234567?text=Hi%2C+I%27d+like+to+know+more+about+your+products

The text after ?text= is URL-encoded. Spaces become + and special characters use percent encoding, the generator above handles all of that for you.

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