Send a link of a specific flow to new contacts to join the BOT
You can configure a link like below and send to the contacts through SMS or emails.
Once they will click on the link, it will redirect them to a WhatsApp with the message, which they can send to start the conversation.
Method 1 : Commonly used to onboard existing users to chatbot.
https://wa.me/+91<10 digit bot phone number>?text=<text you want user to send>
Eg: A URL like the one below can be used to trigger your new contact flow with optin. https://wa.me/+91<your bot phone number>?text=Hi
Whatsapp documentation for the same : https://faq.whatsapp.com/452366545421244/?helpref=uf_share
Method 2:
https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=**BOTNumber**&text=**Message**
- https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone= - link prefix
- Your BOT Number - Ex. 917302307943
- text= - fixed content of the link
- Message - This will be message which will be posted on the WhatsApp. Ex. Hi
https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=917302307943&text=Hi%20Glific%20team
Message will look as given below for contacts in WhatsApp
