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2026.8.1

devlikeapro/waha2026.8.1Aug 14, 2026by devlikepro

AI Summary

This release focuses on session management improvements across different engines (GOWS, NOWEB, WEBJS), particularly around storage configuration, message capping, and reachout timelock. It also includes various fixes for group handling, ChatWoot integration, and engine stability.

Key Highlights

  • GOWS: New config flags for disabling contact and message secret storage.
  • GOWS: Message capping and reachout timelock support.
  • NOWEB: Auto-fetching WhatsApp Web version via environment variables.
  • Reliable session stop and process shutdown improvements.
  • Fixes for phantom statuses in WEBJS and group participant handling.

New Features

  • Session config flags `storage.contacts` and `storage.messageSecrets` for GOWS.
  • Message capping API (`GET /api/sessions/{session}/capping`).
  • Reachout timelock API (`GET /api/sessions/{session}/timelock`).
  • NOWEB environment variable `WAHA_NOWEB_WA_VERSION=auto-web|auto-baileys`.
  • GOWS environment variables `WAHA_GOWS_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL_MIN` and `MAX`.

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