A message QR code sends someone straight from their phone camera to a chat screen in a messaging app. The code can encode a deep link for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Messages, Viber, Line or WeChat, so the right conversation opens straight away. For SMS-based routing, the QR uses the sms URI scheme defined in RFC 5724. Phone-number deep links follow the tel URI scheme in RFC 3966.
Add your logo, brand colours and AI-generated designs so the code fits your support card, sales deck, property sign, restaurant table tent, service business card, creator bio card, healthcare form, banking notice, event badge or community invite. You can print it on support cards, sales decks, yard signs, table tents, business cards, healthcare forms, banking statements, event lanyards and posters to route people into the right messaging conversation.
Choose the messaging app deep link, customise the code with your logo and AI-generated designs, then download it in PNG, SVG or PDF for support cards, sales decks, business cards or community posters.
Pick the messaging app that suits your audience. WhatsApp works well for international support. Messenger may suit local enquiries. Signal can suit healthcare. Copy the deep-link URL such as wa.me, m.me, t.me or discord.gg together with your phone number or invite code.
Add your logo, brand colours and pixel patterns. Choose from 1200+ templates or create AI-generated designs that match the look of your support card, sales deck, property sign, table tent or healthcare form.
Export in PNG, SVG or PDF. Print on support cards, sales decks, yard signs, table tents, business cards, healthcare forms, banking statements or event lanyards. Test the scan on both iOS and Android before full print production.
Turn any messaging-app deep link into a one-scan chat entry, add your logo and AI-generated designs for stronger brand recall, track scans across support cards and business cards, and update the destination later.
See who scans your message QR, when each scan happens and which placement it came from. Real-time dashboards help you measure performance across support cards, sales decks, property signs, restaurant table tents, healthcare forms and event lanyards.
Track message scans
Turn long WhatsApp, Messenger, Signal or Telegram deep links into custom short links with UTM parameters for cleaner attribution. Test different placements across support cards, sales decks and business cards.
Shorten message links
Add your logo, brand colours and QR Code Art to every message code. Use 1200+ templates for customer support, sales teams, property agents, restaurants, service businesses, creators, healthcare and events.
Customise your message QR
A WhatsApp QR sends scans straight into WhatsApp through a wa.me deep link, while a message QR can offer a multi-platform choice. Use the dedicated option when the platform is confirmed.
Open WhatsApp chat
An SMS QR opens the phone’s native SMS app through the sms URL scheme, while a message QR routes to messaging apps. Use both when you want broader compatibility across devices.
Open the SMS draft
An email QR opens a drafted inbox message, while a message QR starts a live chat conversation. Pair them on support cards so people can choose to write in or message directly.
Capture email opt-ins
A Telegram QR sends scans directly to a t.me invite, while a message QR works better when your audience may use different apps. Use both when Telegram is your main channel.
Open Telegram chat
A message QR starts a live chat, while a vCard saves the full contact record, including name, phone, email, address and website, into the address book with one tap. Pair them on bio cards.
Save a contact card
A URL QR can send scans to any web destination, while a message QR points to a specific messaging-app deep link. Use both on packaging when you need a website plus support chat flow.
Open any webpageOpening chat threads in one tap.
Choose your messaging platform and copy its deep-link URL, such as wa.me/[number] for WhatsApp, m.me/[username] for Messenger, t.me/[username] for Telegram or discord.gg/[code] for Discord. Paste it into QR Code AI, add pre-filled text if the platform supports it, then customise the design with your logo and brand colours. The finished QR code opens the chat directly on iOS or Android with the draft message ready.
A message QR code can open different messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, Discord, Signal, iMessage or LINE through their own deep-link URLs. An SMS QR code uses the sms: URI scheme, for example sms:[number]?body=[text], and opens the phone’s built-in SMS app without needing another app installed. Choose message QR for app-based conversations and SMS QR for the widest device compatibility.
Yes. Message QR codes are free on QR Code AI. You can generate one, customise it with your logo, brand colours and AI-designed templates, then download it in PNG, SVG or PDF without watermarks. Most message QR codes are dynamic by default, so you can edit the destination after printing and track each scan in your dashboard with country, device, browser and timestamp data.
Yes, some platforms support pre-filled text in their deep links. WhatsApp supports pre-filled messages through the wa.me format, and Telegram supports text parameters in certain t.me share links. Support depends on each platform’s own implementation, so the exact syntax can vary. Check the official documentation for the messaging app you plan to use before publishing the QR code.
Create a landing page with buttons for WhatsApp, Messenger, Signal, Telegram, Discord and any other apps your audience uses, then encode that landing-page URL as a standard website QR code. When people scan it, they arrive at the chooser page and select their preferred app. This setup works well when your audience uses different platforms across regions or device habits.
Scanning a QR code from a text message depends on where the image appears. On iPhone, save the QR image to Photos, open it, then press and hold the code so iOS can detect it and offer an open-link action. On Android, take a screenshot, open it in Google Photos, then tap Google Lens to detect the QR and follow the link. If the code is on another screen, scan it directly with the camera.