2026.5.1

bytedance/deer-flow2026.5.1May 26, 2026by devlikepro

AI Summary

This release focuses on engine updates and stability fixes for the GOWS, NOWEB, and WPP components. It introduces new features like Lottie to WebP conversion and encrypted message edits, alongside a mandatory pagination requirement for the chat overview API endpoint.

Key Highlights

GOWS engine updates including Lottie to WebP conversion and encrypted message edits
Fixes for session stuck states due to Node.js Buffer limits with large RemoteAuth entries
Media retry improvements and video format fixes (GIF to MP4)
API update: `POST /api/{session}/chats/overview` now requires pagination

Breaking Changes

POST /api/{session}/chats/overview now requires pagination

New Features

WAHA_GOWS_STATUS_PARTICIPANTS_BATCH_SIZE environment variable for batch size control
WEBJS e2e session and disappearing setting messages support
Sticker download improvements (dropping placeholder URLs)

Full Release Notes

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/compare/2026.4.2...2026.5.1


### 2026.5[#](https://waha.devlike.pro/docs/overview/changelog/#20265)

🆕 **New**

-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS** - Convert Lottie stickers (application/was) to animated WebP - [#2039](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2039)
-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS** - Add `WAHA_GOWS_STATUS_PARTICIPANTS_BATCH_SIZE` env variable for status@broadcast batch size control - [#2080](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2080)

🛠️ **Fixes**

-   `2026.5.1` - **WEBJS** - Session stuck in `starting`/`stopped` state due to Node.js Buffer limit with large RemoteAuth entries (PostgreSQL) - [#2090](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2090)
-   `2026.5.1` - **WEBJS** - Ignore symlinks for remote storages — **PLUS**
-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS** - All outbound messages fail with error 400 until session restart - [#2084](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2084)
-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS** - MediaRetry triggers on ciphertext hash mismatch (not only 403) - [#2085](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2085)
-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS** - Fix status@broadcast batch timeouts, default batch size reduced to 500 - [#2080](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2080)
-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS**, **NOWEB** - Send video: fix gif to mp4 format conversion - [#2077](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2077)
-   `2026.5.1` - **NOWEB** - message.edit event fix - [#2072](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2072)
-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS** - Sticker download: drop placeholder a.whatsapp.net URL
-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS** - Handle encrypted message edits - [#2062](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2062)
-   `2026.5.1` - **WEBJS** - e2e session and disappearing setting messages - [#2046](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2046)
-   `2026.5.1` - **API** - `POST /api/{session}/chats/overview` — require pagination - [#2070](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2070)

**📊 Dashboard**

-   `2026.5.1` - Dashboard - WEBJS e2e session and disappearing messages settings support - [#2046](https://github.com/devlikeapro/waha/issues/2046)

⚙️ **Updates**

-   `2026.5.1` - **GOWS** - up engine
-   `2026.5.1` - **NOWEB** - up engine
-   `2026.5.1` - **WPP** - up engine