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Free Viber Link Generator

Turn your phone number into a one-tap viber://chat link, with an optional pre-filled message. No coding, 100% in your browser.

Your Viber phone number *

International format with country code (E.164). Example: +14155552671 for a US number, +447911123456 for UK.

Pre-filled message (optional)

Which placement actually starts Viber chats?

Shorten your Viber link with Flyn, get a branded URL (go.yourbrand.com/viber) and per-channel click analytics so you know whether the email signature, the GMB profile, or the flyer QR is doing the work.

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How to Make a Viber Link in 3 Steps

Enter your phone number

Paste your Viber-registered phone number in international format (with country code, leading +). Optionally add a pre-filled message.

Copy your Viber link

The tool instantly builds your viber://chat URL, an HTML "Chat on Viber" button, and a Markdown version, ready to paste anywhere.

Share it everywhere

Add it to your website, email signature, business cards, and QR codes. Shorten it with Flyn for branded URLs and per-channel tracking.

What Is a Viber Click-to-Chat Link?

A Viber link is a deep-link URL in the form viber://chat?number=+14155552671 that opens the Viber app on the user's device directly into a one-to-one conversation with your phone number. One tap, chat ready, no copy-paste.

Viber is the dominant business chat app across Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, Russia), Greece, and the Philippines, markets where WhatsApp has lower penetration. If your customers are there, a Viber click-to-chat link converts better than a contact form because it lands them inside the app they use all day.

A complete Viber link:

viber://chat?number=%2B14155552671&text=Hi%21+I%27d+like+to+know+more

Where to Put Your Viber Link

The link only starts conversations where customers actually see it. These are the highest-converting placements, and the ones worth tracking separately with a Flyn short link.

Placement	Why it converts
Website "Contact us" page	Pair Viber with WhatsApp and SMS, let the visitor pick the chat app they already use. Conversion lifts dramatically over a contact form.
Email signature	Every customer email becomes a passive Viber CTA. Especially powerful in Eastern Europe and the Philippines where Viber dominates business chat.
Instagram & Facebook bio	For audiences in Viber-heavy markets, a viber:// in bio funnels serious inquiries off social and into your sales chat.
Google My Business profile	Use the website field with a Viber link so local mobile searchers can ping you instantly, often faster than calling.
Printed flyers, packaging, business cards (as QR)	Generate a QR pointing at your viber:// link, physical visitors scan, chat opens, conversation starts in 5 seconds.
SMS broadcast follow-up	"Reply here or tap to continue in Viber", pairs SMS's 98% open rate with Viber's richer media support.

Pro tip

Use a different Flyn short link for each placement (one for the website, one for the email signature, one for the GMB profile, one for the printed flyer QR). Same Viber destination, separate click counts, that is the difference between knowing what drives chats and guessing.

Viber Link Best Practices

Don't

Use E.164 format (+countrycode...)

Strip the + or country code

Set your business name in Viber profile

Let the chat show a personal name

Keep pre-filled text under 280 chars

Cram a paragraph into the text parameter

Offer Viber + WhatsApp + SMS together

Force everyone onto a single chat app

Use a Flyn short link per channel

Hardcode viber://… everywhere and lose attribution

Test on a real device with Viber installed

Trust desktop preview behavior alone

Turn Viber Clicks Into Real Attribution

See what starts chats

Track clicks by channel, website vs email vs flyer QR, so you know which placement actually drives Viber conversations.

Branded & memorable

Turn the viber:// URL into go.yourbrand.com/viber, clean enough for a printed flyer, an email, or a one-line ad.

Edit the destination

Switch to a new number or pivot to WhatsApp, edit the Flyn link once, every flyer and email keeps working (Pro).

A/B test placements

Split-test "Chat with us" vs "Quick question?" across the website and emails, see which copy actually earns chats (Pro).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Viber click-to-chat link?

A Viber link is a URL in the form viber://chat?number=+14155552671 that opens the Viber app directly into a one-to-one chat with your phone number. It is the cleanest way to send a visitor from a website, email, SMS, ad, or QR code straight into a Viber conversation, no copy-paste, no looking you up.

What format does the phone number need to be in?

E.164 international format with the country code and a leading +. Examples: +14155552671 (US), +447911123456 (UK), +919876543210 (India). No spaces, brackets, or dashes. Viber's deep link is strict about formatting and silently fails on anything that is not raw digits and a leading +. The tool above strips any extra characters automatically.

Do I need the country code?

Yes, always. Without the country code Viber cannot route the chat. International users get a "number not found" error. If your business is in the US, your number must start with +1; UK is +44; India is +91, and so on. The tool warns you and auto-adds the + if you forget it, but the country code itself you have to type.

How is this different from a Viber Business / Bot link?

This generator builds personal-account chat links, the most common case for small businesses where the owner answers the messages from their personal Viber. Viber Business Messages and bots use a different URI (viber://pa?chatURI=... ) and require enrolment in Viber's Business platform. For 95% of small businesses, the personal-account link below is the right answer.

Will it open the Viber app or the browser?

On any device with the Viber app installed, the link opens the app directly into the chat, no extra taps. If the app is not installed, behavior depends on the OS: iOS and Android usually offer to install it from the store; on desktop without the Viber Desktop app, the link simply does nothing visible. Pair Viber with a wa.me or sms: fallback so non-Viber visitors are not stuck.

How long can the pre-filled message be?

In practice, keep it under 280 characters. The text parameter is URL-encoded into the deep link, so longer messages produce huge URLs that some apps truncate, mobile keyboards cannot fully scroll, and link previewers display weirdly. A short, specific prompt ("Hi! Saw your launch, pricing question?") converts dramatically better than a wall of pre-typed text anyway.

Can the user edit the pre-filled message before sending?

Yes, the text is dropped into the Viber message input as a draft, and the user has to tap send. That means it is not spammy (people see and edit the text first) and the message can also be enriched (they add details like their order number or preferred meeting time before hitting send).

Will Viber show my profile name or just my number?

Viber shows whatever name you have set in your Viber profile, that is what the chat recipient sees at the top of the conversation. Use your business name, not your personal name, so customers immediately know they are talking to the right account. You can change your Viber name from Settings → Account.

Can I track clicks on my viber:// link?

Viber does not give you any click counts on the deep link. If you shorten the link with Flyn, every click is logged with location, device, referrer, and the source channel, so you know whether your homepage CTA, the Instagram bio, or the printed flyer is actually driving Viber conversations. Same destination, separate short links per channel = clean attribution.

Will viber:// work inside SMS messages?

Yes, iOS and Android both make viber://chat?number=... URLs tappable inside SMS. This is a useful pattern for "we just texted you, tap to continue in Viber" flows: send an SMS with the deep link, the recipient taps once, and the conversation continues in Viber where you can send richer content (images, voice notes) than SMS allows.

Why am I getting a "chat not available" error?

Three causes: (1) the phone number is not registered on Viber. The recipient has to have a Viber account on that exact number; (2) the country code is missing or wrong; (3) the recipient blocked you. Test the link by opening it on a separate device first. If you are the recipient, install Viber on that number before sharing the link publicly.

How does this compare to WhatsApp and Messenger links?

WhatsApp (wa.me) dominates outside the US, best universal pick if your audience is in Asia, Latin America, or Africa. Viber is huge in Eastern Europe, the Philippines, and parts of Greece. Messenger (m.me) makes sense when your business already has an active Facebook Page. Most small businesses pick the two that match where their customers actually are, and use a Flyn short link per channel to see which one drives the most conversations.

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