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wa.me

Category: Chat, IM, SMS

Scanned: Aug 28, 2026, 17:34 UTC · First seen: Apr 24, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 91 · Times Scanned: 2
85 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of wa.me Captured Aug 28, 2026
https://wa.me
Screenshot of wa.me
17 years
Extremely Popular - #71 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
London, United Kingdom
Unknown
Unknown
163.70.151.60
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar RegistrarSafe, LLC
Registered July 24, 2009
Expires July 24, 2034
Name Servers a.ns.whatsapp.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
1
1 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
View detailed engine results on VirusTotal
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
25 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
23
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
api.whatsapp.com/learn-more 226.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=tl 210.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=lv 211.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=zh 227.2 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=pt-pt 226.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=nl 217.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=ur 233.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=bg 221.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=cs 211.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
api.whatsapp.com/data/manifest.json?lang=nb 210.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
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api.whatsapp.com.http-redirect 77 B No threats
api.whatsapp.com/# 172.7 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
249
External Links
3 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
17
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
4
Flagged Resources
Detected
whatsappbusiness.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://whatsappbusiness.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://whatsappbusiness.com/es-la/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://whatsappbusiness.com/pt-br/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://whatsappbusiness.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://whatsappbusiness.com/es-la/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://whatsappbusiness.com/pt-br/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://wa.me/data/manifest.jsonNot flagged
http://wa.me/learn-moreNot 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
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whatsappbusiness.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
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
www.facebook.comNot flagged
www.instagram.comNot flagged
www.metacareers.comNot flagged
www.threads.comNot flagged
www.whatsapp.comNot flagged
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wa.me Overview

Description of wa.me

wa.me appears to be WhatsApp's short-link domain used to open chats and route users into the WhatsApp messaging service. The page title, metadata, and screenshot all indicate that it is part of the WhatsApp ecosystem, with navigation links to WhatsApp features, privacy information, apps, help resources, and business services.

Based on the domain relationships shown in the scan, wa.me is connected with official WhatsApp and broader Meta-owned infrastructure, including whatsapp.com, whatsappbusiness.com, and other Meta-associated properties. The site appears to function as a lightweight entry point for messaging actions rather than a standalone content-heavy website, which is consistent with its instant messaging and online chat categorizations.

Safety Assessment for wa.me

The scan results appear broadly consistent with a legitimate, established messaging service. The domain is more than 17 years old, has a very strong traffic ranking, and was categorized by multiple web-classification providers as instant messaging or online chat. Blacklist and threat-database checks were clean at the time of this scan, and only 1 out of 91 security engines flagged the domain.

The main cautionary signals come from a heuristic malware scan that marked many manifest-related URLs as suspicious and labeled references to whatsappbusiness.com with a generic suspicious classification. On their own, these kinds of generic heuristic findings may reflect pattern-based detection rather than confirmed malicious activity, especially when they are not supported by broader blacklist hits or multi-engine consensus. The screenshot and metadata also match the expected branding and function of WhatsApp.

Based on available data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, although the isolated engine detection and heuristic flags suggest a small amount of residual uncertainty.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by DigiCert Inc, with the certificate shown as expiring on 2026-09-05. Hosting appears to be on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited infrastructure, with the scanned server IP geolocating to London, United Kingdom. The domain uses dedicated WhatsApp nameservers, which is consistent with an established first-party service deployment.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but does mean the domain may not benefit from that additional layer of DNS integrity protection. No major infrastructure-side security issues were evident from the provided scan data beyond the limited heuristic alerts noted elsewhere.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 https://wa.me
200 https://api.whatsapp.com/
Website Insights
#71
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Chat, IM, SMS
Rank History (30 days)
Jul 20 Aug 27
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
0 1st party cookies
1 3rd party (tracker)
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