whatsapp url scheme ios dev

Question

In the new version whatsapp implemented url scheme like

NSURL *whatsAppURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"Whatsapp://"];

if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:whatsAppURL]) {

    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:whatsAppURL];

}

anyone knows if there is any action related to that? like create a new message?

Answer 1

With the new iPhone v2.10.1 release WhatsApp now publicly supports its own url scheme. E.g. to open a new chat composer with the text "Hello World" you have to do this:

NSURL *whatsappURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"whatsapp://send?text=Hello%20World!"];
 if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL: whatsappURL]) {
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: whatsappURL];
 }

More information can be found in this FAQ on their site: http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/iphone/23559013

Answer 2

The whatsapp:// URL scheme has been registered by WhatsApp, according to this answer, and you may be able to launch the WhatsApp application.

Unfortunately, at date, there's no documentation available so it's not known whether there are useful actions associated with it.