Send the link to yourself in whatsapp and then click on it.

Open a chat with yourself in whatsapp. https://wa.me/your-number . You can spam anything here, it's personal and only you can see it.

They send wa.me/number-of-person-you-are-contacting in that chat. Click on it and it will start a chat with person-you-are-contacting.

All numbers MUST be in international format. Country code and number.