v8.3.3
aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevicev8.3.3Mar 15, 2026by aldinokemal
AI Summary
Adds archived chat filtering, fixes anti-bot blocking on link metadata fetching, resolves DB_URI parsing issues with quoted values, and prevents incorrect sender JIDs in group history sync.
Key Highlights
- Archived boolean field added to chats table
- New `archived` query parameter for `GET /chats`
- Browser-like headers for link metadata fetching
- Fix for DB_URI parsing when values are quoted
- Skip senderless group messages during history sync
New Features
- Archived chats filtering via query parameter
- Browser-like headers to avoid 403/429 blocks
- Handling of quoted values in DB_URI environment variables
- Logic to skip group messages without participants during history sync
Full Release Notes
## What's New in v8.3.3 š ļø **Patch Release: Archived Chats Filter, Link Metadata Fix, DB_URI Quote Handling & History Sync Improvement** This release adds archived chat filtering, fixes anti-bot blocking on link metadata fetching, resolves a DB_URI parsing issue with quoted values, prevents incorrect sender JIDs in group history sync, and updates dependencies and CI workflows. --- ## āØ New Features ### Chat: Archived Chats Filtering (#600, fixes #598) - **New**: Added `archived` boolean field to the `chats` table via backward-compatible schema migration - **Filter**: `GET /chats` now supports `?archived=true/false` query parameter to isolate archived chats - **Event Sync**: Added event listener for `events.Archive` which whatsmeow handles natively in AppStateSync and live updates - **Domain**: Included `Archived` field in `domainChatStorage.Chat` and optional `IsArchived` pointer filter in `ChatFilter` - **Backward Compatible**: Existing SQLite stores are upgraded automatically via `ALTER TABLE` ### Utils: Browser-Like Headers for Link Metadata (#602, closes #592) - **Fix**: `GetMetaDataFromURL()` now sends browser-like User-Agent and Accept headers to avoid 403/429 blocks from anti-bot protections when scraping link preview metadata for `/send/link` - **New Helper**: `newBrowserRequest()` with Chrome UA and standard browser headers - **Applied To**: Both page fetch and image download requests - **Tests**: Added `TestGetMetaDataFromURLSendsBrowserHeaders` test --- ## š Bug Fixes ### Database: Handle Quoted DB_URI Values (#613) - **Fix**: Strip surrounding quotes from `DB_URI` before detecting database type, fixing the "unknown database type" error when `.env` values are quoted (e.g., `DB_URI="file:data.db?_pragma=foreign_keys(1)"`) - **Docs**: Updated `.env.example` to remove unnecessary quotes from `DB_URI` / `DB_KEYS_URI` ### History Sync: Skip Senderless Group Messages (#609) - **Fix**: Group messages without participant info during history sync are now skipped, preventing the group JID from being incorrectly stored as `sender_jid` --- ## š§ Technical Improvements ### Dependency Updates - **go.mau.fi/whatsmeow**: Updated to latest version - All Go dependencies kept up-to-date ### Build & CI - **ARM Runner**: Switched ARM build runner from self-hosted `[ARM64]` to `ubuntu-24.04-arm` - **Workflow Cleanup**: Normalized YAML quotes, trimmed trailing whitespace in goreleaser configs --- ## What's Changed * feat: Add archived chats filtering (#598) by @aldinokemal in https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/pull/600 * feat(utils): add browser-like headers to metadata fetch by @aldinokemal in https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/pull/602 * fix: handle quoted DB_URI and skip senderless group history messages by @aldinokemal * chore: update whatsmeow to latest by @aldinokemal * ci: update workflows with ARM runner and formatting fixes by @aldinokemal **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/compare/v8.3.2...v8.3.3