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2026.8.1

bigcapitalhq/bigcapital2026.8.1Aug 14, 2026by devlikepro

AI Summary

This release enhances session management for the GOWS, NOWEB, and WEBJS engines by introducing new configuration options for storage, message capping, and reachout timelocks, alongside fixes for ChatWoot integration.

Key Highlights

  • Added GOWS storage config flags to disable contact and message secret storage
  • Implemented Message Capping API endpoints and status events
  • Added Reachout Timelock API for GOWS, NOWEB, and WEBJS engines
  • Enabled NOWEB to auto-fetch the latest WhatsApp Web version on start
  • Added GOWS keepalive interval configuration for proxy reaping

New Features

  • GOWS storage config flags (contacts and messageSecrets)
  • Message Capping API endpoints (GET /api/sessions/{session}/capping)
  • Reachout Timelock API (GET /api/sessions/{session}/timelock)
  • NOWEB auto-fetch for latest WhatsApp Web version
  • GOWS keepalive ping interval configuration

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