How to Create a UPI Payment Link to Send Over WhatsApp

Many freelancers, home bakers, local service providers, and business owners collect orders directly through WhatsApp chat.

When it comes to billing, typing out bank account details (Account Number, IFSC, Bank Name) or copy-pasting your UPI ID is slow and prone to customer spelling errors.

A cleaner, faster solution is sending a direct UPI Payment Link or a payment card. When the customer clicks the link on their mobile phone, it automatically opens their preferred payment app (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, or BHIM) with your name and VPA pre-filled.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to generate these links for free.

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What is a UPI Payment Link?

Under the hood, a UPI link is a standard deep-link URI schema defined by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The schema looks like this:

upi://pay?pa=yourvpa@bank&pn=YourName&am=Amount&cu=INR

Where:

• pa = Payee Address (your UPI ID)
• pn = Payee Name (your bank registered name)
• am = Amount (optional)
• cu = Currency (INR)

When clicked on a smartphone, the mobile operating system recognizes the upi:// protocol and forwards it to any installed UPI application.

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Method 1: Generate a Shareable Payment Link Online (Easiest)

If you want a clean, verified link or a QR poster to share on WhatsApp:

1. Visit Pro UPI QR Generator.
2. Enter your Payee Name and UPI ID.
3. (Optional) Enter the specific invoice amount and a short note (e.g., “Invoice #402”).
4. Click Generate UPI QR.
5. Once generated, click the Share / Copy Link button.
6. Paste the copied link directly into your WhatsApp chat with the customer.

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Method 2: Creating a Manual UPI Link

If you want to manually type a link inside WhatsApp for quick billing, you can format it using standard browser URL redirects.

However, since WhatsApp doesn’t always render raw upi:// schemes as clickable links in all operating systems, you can use a universal web helper redirect:

https://upiqr.in/pay?pa=yourvpa@bank&pn=MerchantName&am=150

Replace:

• yourvpa@bank with your actual UPI ID.
• MerchantName with your name (use %20 for spaces, like John%20Doe).
• 150 with the billing amount.

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Best Practices for Sharing Payment Links on WhatsApp

To maximize trust and get paid faster, follow these simple tips:

1. Send the Link with an Image

A text-only link can sometimes look suspicious. Generate a custom Pro UPI QR Card, download the PNG, and send the image along with the payment link. This way, the customer can either click the link on their phone or scan the image if they are using WhatsApp Web on a laptop.

2. Include the Invoice Details

Always specify what the payment is for. For example:

“Hi Raj, here is your payment link for the Custom Cake order. Click below to pay ₹1,500 securely via GPay/PhonePe: [Your Link]”

3. Ask for Confirmation

Request the customer to reply with a screenshot of the transaction receipt once completed. This helps you track payments in your bank statement.

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Summary

Creating a UPI link for WhatsApp is one of the easiest ways to modernise your customer support chat. It takes less than a minute to generate, reduces the hassle of sharing bank coordinates, and guarantees that payments go to the correct account without errors.

Generate a clean WhatsApp Payment Link now →

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