WhatsApp QR code
Scanning this opens WhatsApp on your number, with the message you set already in the box, ready to send.
The number has to be in full international form. That is the usual reason one of these opens WhatsApp to nothing, so it is checked before the code is drawn.
Country code first, no leading zero. Spaces, brackets and + are fine.
Optional. Appears in the box, ready to send.
Your code appears here as you type.
Questions
- Do the codes expire?
- No. The code contains your information directly — there is no short link in the middle that could stop working, no account behind it, and nothing to renew. A code made here works in ten years exactly as it does today, because nothing has to still be running for it to.
- Is anything I type sent anywhere?
- No. The code is drawn in your browser as you type. Nothing is uploaded, there is no server here that could receive it, and the picture you download is generated on your own device. You can check with your browser's network tab: no request carries what you entered.
- How do I write the number?
- Country code first, then the number without the leading zero. A London number written 020 7946 0000 becomes 44 20 7946 0000. Spaces, brackets, + and dashes are fine — they are stripped for you.
- Does the person need to have my number saved?
- No. That is the point of it: scanning opens a chat with you whether or not they have you in their contacts.
- Is this the same as WhatsApp's own code?
- No. WhatsApp's in-app code is tied to your account and changes when you reset it. This one is an ordinary link to your number, so it keeps working and can be printed.