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WhatsApp order links
Give customers a link, a button or a QR code that opens your menu and takes the order. Share it in WhatsApp, on Google and on Instagram. The Free plan includes 50 orders a month, with 0% commission.
Free plan, $0. 0% commission on every plan.
Not on Google? Create it manually


Pick a kind
People use the words "order link" for three different things. The kind you choose decides who does the typing and adding up.
| Kind | What the customer taps | Who does the work | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| A chat link (wa.me) | A chat with your number, with optional typed text | The customer writes the order. You read it, add up the total and ask for the address. | Free |
| An order form | A web form that turns the answers into a WhatsApp message | The form collects items and an address. It comes from a third-party tool, so check its price, its limits and where it keeps the data. | Set by the tool |
| A menu link | Your menu in the phone's browser, with dishes, sizes and add-ons | The customer picks and places the order. It lands in your dashboard and partner app. | $0 on the Menuthere Free plan |
If you get a few orders a week and like typing totals, a chat link is enough. If you are retyping orders, use a menu link.
The quick way
This is WhatsApp's own click to chat link. It costs nothing.
The link is https://wa.me/ followed by your full phone number. Leave out zeroes, brackets and dashes. A made-up example number: https://wa.me/15551234567.
Add ?text= and the message with spaces written as %20. Example: https://wa.me/15551234567?text=Hi%2C%20I%20want%20to%20order. A line break is %0A.
Open the link from a different phone before you print it or post it. The customer can change the typed text, and the message reaches you only when they press Send.
The WhatsApp Business app creates a short link and a QR code for your account. In the app, open Tools, then Short link. You can edit the default message. The QR code does not expire unless you reset it or delete the account.
A wa.me link opens a chat and nothing else. It shows no menu and no prices, and it saves no order. You read each message, add up the total and ask for the address yourself. For a menu with prices, use a menu link (below). Step-by-step guides: a WhatsApp link for your restaurant and a link with "I want to order" already typed.
Pro plan
On the Pro plan, Menuthere connects your own WhatsApp Business number. A customer who sends "Hi" gets a reply with an Order Now button. It opens your menu already signed in, so there is no OTP and no password. How it works.
The Order Now link is valid for 23 hours and works for the first person who opens it. A forwarded link shows an expired screen, and that customer sends "Hi" again for a new one. Stores with WhatsApp ordering on can also show a "Send Hi to order" button on the store's info page.
Meta bills its per-message fee to your own WhatsApp account, and Menuthere takes no cut. From 1 October 2026 Meta also charges for service messages, with a free allowance of 1,000 delivered service messages a month per business number (Meta's pricing page, updated 28 September 2026). Work out your own figure with the WhatsApp cost calculator.
Pro is $39 a month and also adds automatic order-status updates, broadcasts and the missed-order alert. The details are on the WhatsApp ordering page.
Placement
Google's WhatsApp chat button and its menu and order link are two separate fields. They do different jobs.
| Place | What to put there | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Google Business Profile, WhatsApp button | Your WhatsApp Business number | Add it under Edit profile, Contact, Chat. A chat button then shows in Search and Maps. It opens a chat, so orders are typed by the customer. Guide |
| Google Business Profile, Menu link | Your menu link | Add it under Edit profile, Contact, Menu link (on a phone: Edit profile, Business information, Contact, Menu link). Customers who tap it reach your menu and order there. |
| Instagram bio | Your menu link, with "Order here" in the bio | Menuthere's Share screen has the steps. |
| WhatsApp Business profile | Your menu link in the Website field | Open Settings, Business tools, then Business profile. |
| Facebook Page | Your menu link in the Website field | The Share screen has the steps. |
| Table tents, signs, packaging, receipts | The QR code | A table QR code opens the menu for that table. WhatsApp lists storefront signage and table tents as uses for its own QR code. Free QR code menu |
| WhatsApp chats and groups | The link with a line of text | The Share screen's WhatsApp button types "Order from" and your store name, then the link, for you. Table orders on WhatsApp |
Two rules. Do not reset a printed WhatsApp QR code, because the old one stops working. Use one menu link everywhere, so a change to the menu shows in every place at once. Does a WhatsApp QR code expire?
Before you share it
Run through this list once before you print a QR code or post the link. It takes a few minutes and catches most mistakes.
Questions owners ask
Find your restaurant on Google and get your menu, ordering website and QR code. The Free plan has 50 orders a month and 0% commission.
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Menuthere is an official Meta Tech Provider. Your WhatsApp ordering, broadcasts and live order updates run on Meta's own WhatsApp Business Platform, the same one global brands rely on.
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