WhatsApp QR Code Generator

No. The code encodes a permanent wa.me link, so it works as long as the WhatsApp number is active — print it once, use it for years.

No, and this is the most common mix-up. The QR code on web.whatsapp.com is a login code that links your own phone to a browser session; it changes every few seconds and only works for you. The code this tool makes is a click-to-chat code: anyone can scan it to start a conversation with your business, and it never expires.

Not with this tool. A group needs its own invite link, which you get inside WhatsApp: open the group, tap the group name, then Invite via link. You can turn that invite link into a QR code with any QR generator. Bear in mind a group invite link lets anyone who has it join, so treat it as semi-public and reset it if it spreads further than you intended.

This generator produces a clean code without a logo. If you want branding, drop the downloaded PNG into any image editor and place a small logo over the centre — QR codes carry error correction, so a modest overlay usually still scans. Keep it under roughly 20% of the area and always test-scan the final artwork with more than one phone before printing.

No. Scanning opens a chat window with your number, but nothing is saved to their address book unless they choose to save it. That is one reason QR codes outperform printed phone numbers: there is no typing and no saving step between seeing you and messaging you.

Yes. The code points at a phone number, so it works whether that number runs on WhatsApp, the WhatsApp Business app, or the official WhatsApp Business API. If the number is on the API, every scan can also trigger an automatic greeting or menu instead of waiting for a human.

You cannot tell what a QR code contains by looking at it, which is why scam codes exist. Before scanning one in public, check whether the sticker looks applied over something else, and after scanning confirm the number and business name that WhatsApp shows you before sending anything or paying. For your own codes, printing them on your own materials and using an official verified business number is what makes them trustworthy.

As a rule of thumb, print at least 2×2 cm for arm's-length scans (menus, cards) and larger for posters. The downloaded PNG is high-resolution and scales cleanly.

The code opens one number. To let a whole team answer that number without sharing phones, connect it to a shared inbox like WABPO's — every scan lands in one queue with assignment and history.

Yes — free, no signup, no watermark, and the code is generated in your browser. Your number never touches our servers.