How to Send a WhatsApp Message to an Unsaved Number

Last Updated: October 7, 2019

This wikiHow will show you how to send a message to an unsaved number in WhatsApp. To send a message on WhatsApp you usually must have the contact saved on your phone, but with this workaround, you don't have to save their number.

Steps

1
Open your preferred browser on your phone or tablet. You can use any of the popular browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or IE.
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Go to https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXXX. Instead of the Xs, enter the phone number you want to contact.^{[1]
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- For example, the phone number you want to contact is a US number (prefix 1) 555-1234, then you would type "https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=15551234."
- Make sure you press "Enter" or "Go" on your keyboard and a WhatsApp window will pop up.
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3
Tap Message. You'll be confirming that you want to send a message to that number and the WhatsApp app will open in a chat with that number.
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Enter your message. You'll see a text field where you can enter your message.
- Tap the text field to open the text box and your keyboard will slide up from the bottom.
- If you don't tap the text box, you can opt to tap the microphone icon and record a message instead of writing one. Once you tap the text box and enter text, however, the microphone icon will disappear.
- You can also attach a file, take a picture or video with your camera, or include emojis using the icons in the text field.
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Tap the paper airplane icon
. You'll see this paper airplane icon to the right of the text field.