# How do i open Whatsapp using thunkable **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072 "2021-08-26T05:55:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/1 "2021-08-26T05:55:35Z")
I’m making an assistant app and I want it to open up WhatsApp on android ---
**Author:** ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 6:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/2 "2021-08-26T06:45:05Z")
🤪 😜 ![Screenshot 2021-08-26 121340](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/e/4ec257f7445303876e90b625fdbe6b38bd10b63e.png) ---
**Author:** ![overturner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@overturner](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overturner)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/3 "2021-08-26T07:02:26Z")
@aryatac yes i have worked with opening whatsapp directly and this is how it works. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/f/ef70103e886608acc3dbdbc71c2b30b23278a7e8.png) You have to include the +(countrycode too) Example number: 1(yournumber) ---
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/4 "2021-08-27T03:53:46Z")
i just wan to directly open WhatsApp not send a text message ---
**Author:** ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/5 "2021-08-27T03:55:33Z")
it opens the default messaging app (like whatsapp) ---
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/6 "2021-08-27T03:56:08Z")
Also ill send a apk and / or the code and design when it is finished ---
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/7 "2021-08-27T03:56:56Z")
hmm maybe ill just remove that text thingy and see ---
**Author:** ![overturner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@overturner](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overturner)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/8 "2021-08-27T03:57:56Z")
> [@overturner](#): > > @aryatac yes i have worked with opening whatsapp directly and this is how it works. > > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/f/ef70103e886608acc3dbdbc71c2b30b23278a7e8.png) > You have to include the +(countrycode too) > Example number: 1(yournumber) ⏫ ---
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/9 "2021-08-27T03:58:32Z")
thx ill try to see if it works ---
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/10 "2021-08-27T04:00:37Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/0/70af2fc5bf778fbdd614509e4985c9cfccd6c9f5.png) this is 1/8 of the code i guess ---
**Author:** ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/11 "2021-08-27T04:27:23Z")
click this link to create your own assistant. that’s very simple. 👉 [https://dialogflow.cloud.google.com/](https://dialogflow.cloud.google.com/) first you should click create agent and after you entered the name, you should click done.then click create intent, add a response and set the response to `custom payload` then enter the response below: ![Screenshot 2021-08-27 095131](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/a/7a5fe0036234a787e9edf2f6301f85df4ae97be1.png) ![Screenshot 2021-08-27 095616](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/d/4d79bd75543e335c81927e2a3a173be419e4a2f8.png) ![Screenshot 2021-08-27 095656](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/9/294acf40acb869eae40bba9f5607fa0cc981c132.png) why didn’t you tell me that’s an assistant? make sure you create a google site with the emended cde from the ![Screenshot 2021-08-27 100057](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/3/331101f851a1c53620dbd3c5b5958e94ff157a2e.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/6/a66e55b206db82e322fd1181129753bfd310429b.png) the url to whatsapp is [web.whatsapp.com](http://web.whatsapp.com) that should be filled in the `link` field of the response. if you want to use thunkable, use this block: ![Screenshot 2021-08-27 100722](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/c/eccd6cda82e8dc7cedd88d82b9582e8f410a6c43.png) ---
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/12 "2021-08-27T05:25:08Z")
i hvae used dialog flow but it cannot open any app or give the time and help with stuff like google bixby alexa cortana and siri can ---
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/13 "2021-08-27T05:26:01Z")
and also that is for PC for android phone we have to OPEN whatsapp web not the website\ ---
**Author:** ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/14 "2021-08-27T05:28:50Z")
arh! did you change the object type? ![Screenshot 2021-08-27 105828](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/c/2c5ef19e0598ded71d5686fff58386a9080722d2.png) ---
**Author:** ![aryatac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aryatac/32/114448_2.png) [@aryatac](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aryatac)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/15 "2021-09-01T04:06:03Z")
i dont know how to do that ---
**Author:** ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/16 "2021-09-01T04:36:16Z")
> [@vishruth-ram](#): > > ![Screenshot 2021-08-27 105828](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/c/2c5ef19e0598ded71d5686fff58386a9080722d2.png) you should select “custom payload” and do the following: ![Screenshot 2021-08-27 095131](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/a/7a5fe0036234a787e9edf2f6301f85df4ae97be1.png) ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-open-whatsapp-using-thunkable/1470072/17 "2024-11-08T13:17:05Z")