React native send a message to specific whatsapp Number

Question

I\'m trying to send a text message to a WhatsApp contact from a react-native apps , i found that i can do it through Linking

Linking.openURL(\'whatsapp://send?t         


        

Answer 1

You can use this method to send whatsApp message direct to a number.

Example link: https://wa.me/919234567812?text=%7B0%7D+Balaji+CTest

export const sendWhatsAppMessage = link => {
 if (!isUndefined(link)) {
  Linking.canOpenURL(link)
   .then(supported => {
     if (!supported) {
      Alert.alert(
        'Please install whats app to send direct message to students via whats 
         app'
      );
    } else {
      return Linking.openURL(link);
    }
  })
  .catch(err => console.error('An error occurred', err));
} else {
  console.log('sendWhatsAppMessage -----> ', 'message link is undefined');
 }
};