How to Make a WhatsApp QR Code for Your Business

For many businesses, WhatsApp is where orders come in. A WhatsApp QR code removes steps for customers: no saving your number and no typing from scratch. One scan opens the chat with the greeting you prepared.

How a WhatsApp QR code works

The code holds an official WhatsApp link in the wa.me format, followed by your number and, if you add one, a greeting. The link opens the WhatsApp app on the scanning phone, or WhatsApp Web on a computer.

Steps to create a WhatsApp QR code

1. Open the WhatsApp QR code generator.
2. Enter your number in international format without the plus sign or a leading zero. For example, a UK mobile 07700 900123 becomes 447700900123. Spaces and dashes are removed automatically.
3. Write a greeting, for example "Hi, I would like to order". It appears in the customer's message box and they can still edit it.
4. Adjust colors, add your logo, and turn on Frame CTA with text such as "Scan to order".
5. Test it with your own phone. Make sure the chat opens to the right number before printing.

Ideas for using it

• Product packaging for repeat orders.
• Flyers and business cards so prospects can ask right away.
• Storefront and counter for customer service and complaints.
• Resellers and agents with a different greeting, for example "Hi, I want to become a reseller".

To create many codes at once with different messages, use bulk mode.

Important tips

• Use a dedicated business number, because anyone who scans the code can see it.
• The WhatsApp Business app makes it easy to set up quick replies and a catalog.
• This code is static. If your business number changes, create a new code and print it again. As long as the number stays the same, the code never expires.