How the WhatsApp QR code works
The code contains a click-to-chat link: wa.me followed by your number. WhatsApp officially supports these links. After scanning, the chat with you opens directly on the phone, without the customer having to save your number.
The number must be in international format. Scanoli removes spaces, the plus sign and leading zeros automatically when it builds the link.
With a prepared message
You can pre-fill the first message, for example “Hello, I would like to book a table”. Choose the content type Link for this and enter the address in this form:
- wa.me/447700900123?text=Hello%20I%20would%20like%20to%20book
- Replace the number with yours, without plus sign or spaces.
- Spaces in the message are written as %20.
The customer still sends the message themselves. A prepared text just makes the first step easier and tells you right away what it is about.
Ideas for businesses
- Restaurants: table reservations and takeaway orders.
- Trades and services: customers send photos of the problem and get a quote.
- Shops: questions about products, availability and opening hours.
- Holiday rentals: a direct line to the host.
- Events: questions from guests and exhibitors.
WhatsApp Business
WhatsApp Business also offers its own QR codes inside the app. A code from Scanoli works with WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business alike, and you can design it freely for print, for example with your logo in the center.
