Share your channel
A connected channel is only half of it. A bot nobody can find receives nothing — and none of the values you pasted in when connecting is something a customer can use: Messenger keeps a Page id, Instagram an account id, WhatsApp a phone-number id.
Open Channels, pick the channel, and press Share link.
What you get
A link to share. An https address you can put in your Facebook bio, your website, an invoice, a printed flyer or an email. It works on a desktop, with or without the app installed.
A QR code. Point a phone camera at it and the chat opens. Press Download the code to save it as a PNG — for a shop sign, a business card, a sticker on the counter or a product photo.
An app link. Opens the app directly, skipping the browser. Useful inside posts and messages. It does nothing on a laptop, so it is never the only thing to share.
What each channel gives you
| Channel | Link customers can open | QR code |
|---|---|---|
| Telegram | t.me/yourbot | Yes |
| Facebook Messenger | m.me/yourpage | Yes |
ig.me/m/yourusername | Yes | |
wa.me/yournumber | Yes | |
| Viber | App link only — Viber publishes no web address for a bot | Yes, and it is the easier thing to share |
| Custom Channel | None — customers reach it through your own site or app | No |
The code is saved the first time you open the drawer, so the same image keeps
working wherever you have printed or posted it.
If there is no link yet
Instagram and WhatsApp store an id rather than a name, so Parrot asks Meta what the account is publicly called the first time you open the drawer. If that lookup does not answer, the drawer says so instead of guessing — a wrong address printed on a flyer is worse than none. Press Check connection and try again.