v8.3.2
aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevicev8.3.2Feb 27, 2026by aldinokemal
AI Summary
Adds support for multi-contact webhook payloads, fixes display name resolution issues, and improves the representation of media in chat history.
Key Highlights
- Support for `contacts_array` in webhook payloads
- Fix for display name resolution preventing internal device IDs from appearing
- Improved media representation using actual filenames
- Added `name` field to `/user/info` response
New Features
- ContactsArrayMessage support in webhooks
- Fallback logic using clean phone numbers for display names
- Media representation improvements (actual filename vs generic label)
- User info name field enhancement
Full Release Notes
## What's New in v8.3.2 š ļø **Patch Release: ContactsArray Webhook, Display Name Fixes & Media History Improvements** This release adds support for multi-contact webhook payloads, fixes display name resolution issues, improves media representation in chat history, and updates core dependencies. --- ## āØ New Features ### Webhook: ContactsArrayMessage Support (#594) - **New**: When a user shares multiple contacts at once, the webhook now includes a `contacts_array` field with all shared contacts - **Format**: Each entry contains `displayName` and `vcard` fields ā consistent with the existing single `contact` field - **Display Text**: `BuildEventMessage` now shows a summary like `š„ 3 contacts` for multi-contact messages - **Backward Compatible**: Existing `contact` field for single contacts is unchanged; webhook consumers that don't handle `contacts_array` are unaffected - **Contributor**: Thanks to @lowprofix for this contribution! --- ## š Bug Fixes ### Display Name & User Info Resolution (#595, fixes #590) - **Fix**: Fallback logic now uses clean phone numbers when a push name is unavailable, preventing internal device IDs from appearing as chat names - **API Enhancement**: Added a `name` field to the `/user/info` response - **Data Persistence**: The `User` usecase now queries local chat storage to provide push name if the live WhatsApp query returns empty values - **Sync Improvement**: History sync now proactively creates chat entries when push names are received, ensuring availability for future lookups ### Media Representation in Chat History (#597, fixes #596) - **Documents**: Now uses the actual filename (e.g., `š report.pdf`) in history when no caption is provided, instead of the generic `š Document` label - **Documents**: Trims filename used for document representation fallback to avoid whitespace issues - **Images**: Removed redundant `š¼ļø ` prefix from user-provided captions to keep history clean - **Inbound Support**: Enhanced `ExtractMessageTextFromEvent` to extract filename from incoming WhatsApp messages when caption is empty --- ## š§ Technical Improvements ### Dependency Updates - **go.mau.fi/whatsmeow**: Updated to latest version - All Go dependencies kept up-to-date --- ## New Contributors * @lowprofix made their first contribution in https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/pull/594 ## What's Changed * feat: add ContactsArrayMessage support in webhook payloads by @lowprofix in https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/pull/594 * fix: resolve display name issues and missing user info names (#590) by @aldinokemal in https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/pull/595 * fix: improve media representation in chat history (#596) by @aldinokemal in https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/pull/597 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/compare/v8.3.1...v8.3.2