Is there an official Chat on WhatsApp button for my website?
Updated 2 October 2026
Yes. WhatsApp provides a Chat on WhatsApp button, currently only in English, that opens a chat through a wa.me link.
- The link is wa.me/ followed by your full number in international format, with no zeroes, brackets or dashes.
- Add ?text= to the link to fill in a message for the customer.
- A chat button starts a conversation. It does not take a payment or an address by itself.
- Test the link on your own phone before you publish it.
Take the order, not just the chat
A chat button starts a conversation. Your Menuthere ordering website takes the whole order, with menu, payment and delivery details, so customers do not type it out.
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- WhatsApp Help Center help page, WhatsApp Help Center, read 2026-09-30
