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wa.me

Category: Chat, Im, Sms

Scanned: Apr 24, 2026, 04:06 PM UTC · First seen: Apr 24, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 94 · Times Scanned: 1
84 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of wa.me Captured Apr 24, 2026
https://wa.me
Screenshot of wa.me
16 years
Extremely Popular - #77 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 94 engine
✓ Valid (TLS)
Edge Network Services Ltd
Brussels, Belgium
Unknown
Unknown
179.60.195.51
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar RegistrarSafe, LLC
Registered July 24, 2009
Expires July 24, 2034
Name Servers a.ns.whatsapp.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Edge Network Services Ltd
Reputation & Threat Check 94 security engines checked
1
1 of 94 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 1 of 94 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
16 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
14
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=bg 222.6 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=cs 213.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=da 212.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=az 213.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json 212.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=es 212.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=de 212.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=fr 213.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=af 211.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=he 218.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
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api.whatsapp.com.http-redirect 77 B No threats
api.whatsapp.com/# 157.7 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
163
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
16
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://wa.me/data/manifest.jsonNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DafNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DarNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DazNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DbgNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DbnNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DcaNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DcsNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DdaNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DdeNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DelNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DenNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DesNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DetNot flagged
https://api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang%3DfaNot flagged
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api.whatsapp.comNot flagged
blog.whatsapp.comNot flagged
business.whatsapp.comNot flagged
faq.whatsapp.comNot flagged
lookaside.fbsbx.comNot flagged
scontent.whatsapp.netNot flagged
static.whatsapp.netNot flagged
wa.meNot flagged
web.whatsapp.comNot flagged
whatsapp.comNot flagged
www.facebook.comNot flagged
www.instagram.comNot flagged
www.metacareers.comNot flagged
www.whatsapp.comNot flagged
www.youtube.comNot flagged
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wa.me Overview

Description of wa.me

wa.me appears to be the official short-link domain used to open chats in WhatsApp, the widely used messaging platform. The page title, branding, and metadata indicate that it is part of WhatsApp’s web ecosystem and is intended to route users into WhatsApp conversations or app downloads. The site is categorized by multiple web-classification providers as instant messaging, online chat, or similar communication-related services.

Based on the domain structure, nameservers, and on-page branding, the service appears to be operated as part of WhatsApp’s infrastructure. The screenshot shows a branded “Open WhatsApp” landing page with links to features, privacy information, help resources, apps, and business offerings, which is consistent with a legitimate messaging service entry point rather than a parked or placeholder domain.

Safety Assessment for wa.me

This domain shows several positive trust indicators at the time of this scan. It has a long registration history of about 16 years, a very high traffic ranking, valid HTTPS, and clean results across multiple blacklist databases. Only 1 out of 94 security engines flagged the domain, while the broader classification data aligns with a mainstream instant-messaging service.

The main caution point is that one malware scan marked a number of manifest.json variants and the index page as suspicious. However, no specific malware family names were identified, no external links or referenced domains were flagged, and blacklist checks remained clean. On large, dynamic web applications, heuristic scanners can sometimes produce suspicious findings on web manifests or localized assets without confirming active malware.

Based on the available data, the domain appears to be a well-established messaging service endpoint, and no widespread threat signals were detected at the time of this scan. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, with expiry listed in 2026. It resolves to an IP in Brussels, Belgium and appears to be delivered through edge-hosted infrastructure. The domain uses dedicated WhatsApp nameservers, which is consistent with a mature, centrally managed service deployment.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but does mean DNS responses do not benefit from that additional integrity layer. Aside from the heuristic suspicious findings on certain manifest and index resources, the scan data does not show flagged iframes, malicious outbound references, or blacklist listings at the time of review.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 https://wa.me
200 https://api.whatsapp.com/
Website Insights
#77
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Chat, Im, Sms
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 16 Apr 23
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
0 1st party cookies
1 3rd party (tracker)
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