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whatsapp://send?text= Doesn't work

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I'm developing a hybrid app for android. I've added the following code:

<a href=whatsapp://send data-text=mytext>Send message to WhatsApp</a>

<a href=whatsapp://send?text=Hello%20World!>Hello, world!</a>

However, when I click on those links on my phone, whatsapp doesn't pop-up. Can you, please, help me out? Why isn't that message being shared?

Thanks in advance!

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answered 6 Years ago nora · Accepted Answer

This is the URL you should use:

https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=15551234567&text=I'm%20interested%20in%20your%20car%20for%20sale

In JavaScript, you must encode the text for e.g.

var url='https://api.whatsapp.com/send'

var text='text can contain this char: &'

window.open(url + '?phone=2211227373&text=' encodeURIComponent(text))