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2026.8.1

NodePassProject/Anywhere2026.8.1Aug 14, 2026by devlikepro

AI Summary

This release focuses on session configuration enhancements for GOWS and NOWEB, introduces Message Capping and Reachout Timelock APIs, and resolves various stability and group management issues across WEBJS, NOWEB, GOWS, and WPP engines.

Key Highlights

  • New GOWS session flags for storage control and keepalive intervals.
  • New Message Capping and Reachout Timelock monitoring APIs.
  • NOWEB engine improvements including auto-fetching WhatsApp Web versions.
  • Enhanced ChatWoot integration for `@lid` contact handling.
  • Fixes for session stuck states, phantom statuses, and group participant management.

New Features

  • GOWS storage configuration flags (`storage.contacts`, `storage.messageSecrets`).
  • Message Capping API (`GET /api/sessions/{session}/capping`, `me.messageCapping` events).
  • Reachout Timelock API (`GET /api/sessions/{session}/timelock`).
  • NOWEB auto version configuration (`WAHA_NOWEB_WA_VERSION=auto-web|auto-baileys`).
  • GOWS keepalive ping interval settings (`WAHA_GOWS_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL_MIN|MAX`).
  • ChatWoot JID population for `@lid` contacts.
  • ChatWoot optimization to exclude full attachment content from task results.

Full Release Notes

🆕 **New**

-   `2026.8.1` - **GOWS** - `storage.contacts` and `storage.messageSecrets` session config flags to disable contact and message secret storage - [**GOWS**](https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/how-to/sessions/#gows) - [#2207](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/pull/2207)
-   `2026.8.1` - [**Message Capping**](https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/how-to/sessions/#message-capping) - `GET /api/sessions/{session}/capping`, `me.messageCapping` and `session.status` events - [#2186](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/pull/2186)
-   `2026.8.1` - [**Reachout Timelock**](https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/how-to/sessions/#reachout-timelock) - `GET /api/sessions/{session}/timelock` (**GOWS, NOWEB, WEBJS**) + **GOWS** refreshes `me.reachoutTimelock` on `463` send errors - [#2219](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2219)
-   `2026.8.1` - **NOWEB** - `WAHA_NOWEB_WA_VERSION=auto-web|auto-baileys` - fetch the latest WhatsApp Web version on start - [**NOWEB**](https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/engines/noweb/#configuration)
-   `2026.8.1` - **GOWS** - `WAHA_GOWS_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL_MIN|MAX` - keepalive ping interval for proxies reaping idle tunnels - [**GOWS**](https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/engines/gows/#keepalive) - [devlikeapro/gows-plus#3](https://github.com/devlikeapro/gows-plus/pull/3)

🧩 **ChatWoot**

-   `2026.8.1` - populate the WhatsApp JID attribute for `@lid` contacts from the message payload - [#2208](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2208)
-   `2026.8.1` - do not save full attachment content in the task result - [#2201](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2201), [#2202](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/pull/2202)

🛠️ **Fixes**

-   `2026.8.1` - **GOWS** - disabling all `gows.storage` flags was silently ignored and data was stored anyway - [#2207](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2207)
-   `2026.8.1` - **GOWS** - `check-exists` returns the phone number in the new `pn` field (`chatId` can be a `@lid`) - [#2208](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2208)
-   `2026.8.1` - **GOWS** - fill the phone number (`_data.Info.SenderAlt`) from the LID store in message payloads - [#2208](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2208)
-   `2026.8.1` - **GOWS** - Lids API resolves unknown `@lid` → phone number via a server query - [#2208](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2208)
-   `2026.8.1` - Groups - set the phone number in `participant.pn` for `@lid` participants when available
-   `2026.8.1` - **WEBJS** - phantom `AUTHENTICATED`/`READY` statuses after logout and message id binding race - [#2222](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2222)
-   `2026.8.1` - **WEBJS** - session stuck in `STARTING` status
-   `2026.8.1` - **WEBJS** - hide “What’s new on WhatsApp Web” popup - [#2217](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2217)
-   `2026.8.1` - **WEBJS** - send button reply - [#2183](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2183)
-   `2026.8.1` - **WEBJS** - set group description - [#2199](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2199)
-   `2026.8.1` - **WEBJS** - fix adding group participants
-   `2026.8.1` - **WPP** - fix promoting group participant to admin
-   `2026.8.1` - **NOWEB** - fix leaving a group via `group.v2.leave` - [#2206](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2206), [#2209](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/pull/2209)
-   `2026.8.1` - **NOWEB** - fix presence chat issue
-   `2026.8.1` - **S3** - set `ContentType` on uploaded media objects
-   `2026.8.1` - reliable session stop and process shutdown (**WEBJS** kills Chrome, **NOWEB** stops cleanly, **GOWS** gets SIGKILL if hanged)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/compare/2026.7.1...2026.8.1